O.k. folks, in this clip we're going to talk about how to make music videos. Alright, so first of all you're going to want to consult with a band. Find out, you know, what type of video they want to see come together here. You're going to want to have ideas prepared when you sit down with them. Having listened to the song, if they want to shoot a video too. Make sure you come to the table with at least two or three ideas on the video concept. Whether it would be the visual style or maybe a story that you want to tie in with. Come to the table with them and also make them feel like they're collaborating in the story telling process. They might have an idea already laid out. So work with them, collaborate, find a visual interpretation of the song. That everyone's happy with. After that get every, all the preproduction work done. And set a date to shoot. when you're actually shooting a music video, you're going to want to get a lot of coverage of the band playing. If the video has a performance bit to it. Where the bad you know is in the shots, you know, playing the songs. Singing whatever, you want to make sure you get a lot of coverage of this. Because this will be the stuff that you all, will go back to again and again and again. We're assuming that this video has some other component to it, as well. Like maybe a story line that you cut back to. It actually has a narrative thread too. So calling back to the band is your safety net. Get a lot of really great shots that the band from a lot of different angles. Cover them well. The next step, if you're shooting a story portion of the video. The thing that's great about this is, obviously dialog is not going to be a factor. You're not going to be worried about recording any sound on the location. So really feel free to explore the visual landscape here. Because it's all of individuals, essentially. A music video is basically a silent film. Because the song is the driving force of it. And obviously creates the energy. But the actors themselves in the video, really won't have any talking to do. So make sure that the story moves, that it feels you know, there's a certain level of excitement to it. That there's a, you can hook them early on with a concept. And yeah, get a lot of coverage in this, as well. Basically feel free to explore and get creative visually. Because a music video is essentially a visual calling card for a band. Then as you're editing it together. Make sure that the movement of the video. And particularly the cuts match the rhythm of the song, itself. You don't want to make the cuts all spread. It can feel out of sync with the rhythm and the tempo of the song. Once that's all done, just submit to the band for final approval. And hopefully, you have just made yourself a top notch, successful music video.
