List of people involved

People involved

In my music video, I decided that I was going to be in the band singing, as I knew the song well and I was able to lip sync in time. It was easier for me to do the singing part rather than have someone else learn the song.  One of my main strengths is photography, so I knew how I needed to be framed, and where I would need to stand to be in a certain composition. I also knew about lighting, and this was helpful in to deciding where and when to film the music video. I was also able to access a photography studio, and this was incredibly helpful as I was able to film the performance part in there. When planning the music video, I felt that I was able to help with the performance side of things, as I know about the indie genre and I have watched several indie music videos, so I knew how they were done. I felt that this was important, and would enable me to create a music video which fit the genre. Even though I featured in the music video, I filmed parts of the performance when I wasn't in the frame and also the narrative. The skills that I have learnt from photography in the past few years were extremely beneficial for the music video, and hopefully these will be shown throughout my work. 

Also featured in the performance part of the music video is a friend, whose name is Rebecca. She knew roughly how to play a guitar, so I felt that this would be useful in the video. It was important that in the music video someone who wasn't shy in front of the camera was included. One of Rebecca's strengths is that she is confident, and isn't camera shy. This was incredibly useful, as she was also a drama student, so allowed her performance to be almost professional looking rather than spontaneous. She was willing to help after school too, so I had plenty of time to film as many parts as I could.

Additionally, in the narrative part of the music video, I decided to include an ex-media student, Cloe. As she has done media before, it made the filming slightly easier as she knew what I had to do. Cloe has been included in two other of my media productions, so I knew that she would get the filming done for me properly. I had told her what my plan was to do for the narrative, makeup, costume etc. so she was also able to get herself ready for the filming day. She is always up for a challenge, so helping me with filming was no problem for Cloe. She is quite camera shy usually, but when she can act in a different way and perform, she expresses herself and always puts on a good character.