Lip Sync Battle

  Learning Comment:
Our lip syncing task was filmed in the same location for each song we sang, this is very different to how we would film a music video because I would change the location so that it was continually engaging to the audience. We also filmed it in a private location where no one could see us, which would be different to filming a music video- I need to think about finding a location where passers by are quite infrequent so that they do not reduce the realism of the shots by looking strangely at those lip syncing or manipulate a background by casting extras to walk past in a private place. Another problem that arises from filming in public is the possibility of the actor feeling embarrassed and this reflecting on their acting and lip-syncing performance. 

Additionally, we found that actually singing along to the song greatly aided our ability to lip sync and actually made the editing of the video a lot easier. This is something that I would urge my actor to adopt because it makes for a more realistic looking video.

When editing the video, I found it very difficult to actually sync the music up with the visuals. However, I did find that using 'Final Cut Pro X' was very good for making the visuals and music work in harmony. Therefore, I will definitely use 'Final Cut Pro X' again when I make my actual music video. It has a lot of filters which would be good for creating mood and atmosphere in my video. My current thoughts are to do a song which has a very tropical vibe and sound to it so I could use a filter that really exaggerates colour to emphasise this theme.

If I could do this again differently I would definitely use more locations and there would be more actions in the scenes to make it more interesting. Additionally, I would ensure that the background is not as dull and boring at this one.

UPDATED COMMENT:
We filmed our lip syncing again but we used different locations to make the video more visually interesting. We also used come quick cuts to add to the fast paced atmosphere of this video which seems to be a convention of many music videos currently.  However, some of the lip syncing it  bit out of sync which I need to improve by practicing my editing, so I will have to film some more practice shots so I can improve on my editing and timings. I could have edited it a bit more interestingly and added some filters and some jump cuts on the beat which would have made it more upbeat and lively. However, I must remember to reflect the genre in the editing, and make sure that a fast paced song has fast editing and a slow paced song has slow editing, so that it works in accordance with the schemas that people have regarding how a video should be.