Summary of Media Tips!By Millie Bourke

Planning- Research Music videos (including past students)- Re-create websites, digipacks, photographs, etc. For skills

development- Plan EVERYTHING (equipment, location, lighting, costume,

mise-en-scene, etc)- Make timeline of song and mark out certain points for band,

dance, narrative, etc.- Plan everything down to the last detail on everything- Create 70-100 blog posts- START EARLY

LightingMake sure all elements of Mise-

en-scene are visibleAdd depth by carefully placing

the lights

On set Do an equipment check Sing along, don’t mime Do full length takes of the song, even at one camera angle Have everything organised on the day (hair, makeup,

costume,etc) Aim for 10 takes per day Take photos of the shoot! Make a time lapse of shoots Blog how the shots went (what went well, what didn’t, and

what can be improved)

EditingSync up audio and footage before editingContinuity is keyEnsure cuts are aligned to the beat of the

musicDo a full edit first and then go back and play

around with key frames, split screens, etcDon’t hold shots for too longEnsure location variety

Conclusion?Altogether these tips are

absolutely perfect guidelines for my music production and have reminded me of things that I probably would have missed out. It has made me feel a lot more prepared and ready for the making of the project.