Music Video Workshop Feedback

Holly, Laura, Charlotte & Amelia - Teenage Dirtbag

What did you learn?
The most educational bit of the day was watching Jake Wynn and his crew work. I like watching the filming in the sports hall because there was so much space that we could follow the mobile camera round, or else watch on the monitor. I learnt that it really is better to do more takes than less to save time, as in the end you need a choice of footage. During editing, we often didn't have the right shots and so in the future we know to always take at least three times.

What was the best bit?
My favourite part of the day was making up Hannah (playing the lead) and also being in the video myself. Me and Amelia were playing girl-jock-mean-girls and had to walk down a corridor looking fierce. This was later slowed down in editing. Although it was fun playing this character, editing myself was not! I definitly prefer backstage rather than front stage. I enjoyed getting people ready for there scenes and also helping in any way I could the crew.

How will the workshop influence you in the coursework practical?
Like I mentioned, we definitly know now to leave enough time for extra takes. Also all the pre-production is so important in ensuring you don't waste time and money, something I hadn't given a huge amount of thought to before. Making sure people are going to be there in advance, writing a schedule and checking equipment were all this we did in the workshop and that we, in our group, will definitly do for shooting.