Evaluation - Q4

I used YouTube to research for my music videos, as its the easiest accessible website to find and watch music videos. But because it doesn't just hold music videos, it also gives information on behind the scenes of certain artists work, i.e Bruno Mars describes his work on the set of Just The Way You Are. Avril Lavigne too explains and shows you the set of 'Alice.'
I didn't re-create many scenes out of the Alice In Wonderland video, because I had plenty of strange ideas twirling around my head when I first started. When I did come to planning and story-boarding, it was overwhelming and I couldn't seem to think one step at a time, finding where to start the story. My ideas were small segments of the song put into video but they didn't fit into the song, they were just small clips in my head. It was rather difficult to ever start creating a story so instead of writing down the images that I saw in my head, I built them up in my mind, like a story book. I first pictured a big table with great amounts of props and food, panning up and down the table showing different characters dressed in odd costumes and colourful make up.

Within the construction stage, I used both handheld and tripod techniques, such as, when I was running  after the dream character I used the handheld camera technique to give a more realistic view to the viewer, to make them feel as though they are involved in the situation. 
When building ideas on the music video, I tried to use a diverse number of props to make it as interesting as possible for the audience. Through examining the Alice in wonderland video, I listed all of the props used within the tea party segment and with this information I tried to re-create this scene using an assortment of sweets, tea cups and saucers including a teapot. Along side the use of my props I added a dazzle effect on top of the image to create a more fuller effect to the scenery. 

I used the photoshop programme and final cut pro to edit and manipulate my pictures and video footage. I found the process easy as I have had a lot of experience editing different pictures in my other subject Art & Photography. I enjoyed the process of making a music video because I was able to explore Final Cut Pro more with the effects, filters and transitions. My last project of creating an opening sequence for a Thriller, I used the programme Movie Maker on Windows so I wasn't able to edit any of the footage on Final Cut Pro.