To understand the techniques of music videos I created an animatic for 'The Pretender' by the Foo Fighters. To create the animatic I made a storyboard from a 20 second sequence of my choice, I then took individual pictures of each shot and edited them together on Premiere Pro. I added the soundtrack and exported it onto Youtube. From creating the storyboard I learned that a number of different shots edited together at the right pace can create the right performance. For example the song I chose to do is quite fast paced and there are a number of different shots in a matter of seconds, these shots change in time with the music and make the performance more effective. If the song was slower less shots may have been used but the same effect would have been created as the shots would match the speed of the song.
When creating a music video it is a good idea to include a number of different shots to make the video more memorable. There is a large selection of shots to choose from; high angle, low angle, wide shot, close up, long shot, tracking shot, 180 degree and extreme close up. The mise-en-scene changes depending on the song, for example this song has very little props and is filmed in what looks like an old warehouse. The singers have the instruments they need to make the music and there is a red backdrop behind the drummer. The mise-en-scene is basic but effective as it creates the desired effect for the song.
from creating this animatic I have learned that the pace of the song effects how the editing is done. The song I chose is fast paced which means the editing is fast as the different shots changing match the beat of the song. For example I chose a 20 second sequence of the song (30-50 seconds) and there were 23 different shots, all edited together to match the beat. For slower songs the editing will less rapid as there is no need to change the shots continuously, one shot could last a sentence of a song and still create the effect needed as it matches the tune.
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