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Step 1
Select a small, efficient, experienced crew. More than likely your first videos will be low budget ones. You're not going to have the money for a large crew, so find a handful of people that you trust and are experienced and reliable enough to get the job done.
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Step 2
Choose locations that are private, free, that you have ready access to and if possible that you can get for free or extremely low-cost. You don't want to risk shooting without a permit because you can get black-balled from a location and have to pay exorbitant fees.
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Step 3
Rent from a person who owns their own equipment if you don't have your own. It will be much cheaper then trying to rent from a business.
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Step 4
Keep it simple. This isn't the time for special effects, elaborate sets or lots of props. Ultimately it's about the music, so to save time and money keep sets and story ideas as simple as possible.
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Step 5
Shoot outside as much as possible. It costs more money to light interior shots then outside shots. If you shoot during daylight hours than you can use natural light.
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Step 6
Find talent that is willing to work for free and supply their own hair, make-up and wardrobe.
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Step 7
Stick to a tight schedule. You don't have time to waste and may be limited to only working with several hours to get the video shot.
Comments
brock6360 said
on 10/10/2008 MYTHS ABOUT BECOMING A MUSIC VIDEO DIRECTOR
MYTH #1: I need to go to film school.
Wrong! While film school is really fun, and a great way to network with other filmmakers
MYTH #2: I don’t live near Hollywood, New York, or London, therefore I could never break into the Music Video Industry.
Wrong! Some of the Industry’s most successful music video directors come from Finland, England, Russia, South America, Japan, India, and all throughout the United States, just to name a few. In a lot of ways, it could work to your benefit, because you have abundant resources of people that want to help you create videos for little or no money. Additionally, you have a chance to cut your teeth as a director and build your reel, without a critical eye of people in the industry watching you.
MYTH #3: It is an impossible industry to break into.
Wrong! This industry has more oppo
AudreyBrown said
on 9/17/2008 Keeping it simple, my husband and I teach students interested in film and video, and they ALWAYS want to break the mold before they know how to hold a camera...so excellent tip. Seems like people don't want to learn anymore, they just want money and fame...wow, I sound 80.