Music video research blog

Now that we are done with the commercial we have to make a music video. Hopefully it goes as well as the commercial. I learned better ways to shoot and get things done fast and smooth after completing it. The editing went very well for the commercial, so I feel great about how the editing will go for the music video. I am ready for this project and the challenges that will come. I kinda don’t want to do it, but I do at the same time. Since we just finished one project and to turn around and do another one is a lot. Nevertheless I’m to give my all for the music video and look forward to having a great time. 

The song we decided to do is Finesse by Bruno Mars and Cardi B. We chose to do this song for various reasons. The artists of the song are modern and very well known. Many people love their music. Also the song itself is upbeat and happy which will put people in a good mood. Many people must love it because it received 620million views on YouTube. It even received a award for Favorite Soul/RNB song at 2018 American Music Awards.  

The genre of the song is mixed with a little bit of pop, RnB, and soul music. Although this sounds old school, the youth is the group that enjoyed the song this most (because of the artists). In the video the camera movement pretty much followed the movement of the dancers. The shots included: close up, medium close up, and medium shots. Their transitioning was very fast because many shots included short silly poses. In order to remake this video, we would have to find clothes from like the 80’s or 90’s that represent a pop culture. The lighten may vary, however many of the videos are vibrant in color. Therefore ours will be too. The acting was very joyful. You can tell through the facial expressions and the way the people were dancing in the video. I’m sure makeup was applied for the actors, but for our video makeup will be optional. The props they used in the video included paintbrushes , painting in a white room. Our props may include money, jewelry, and a radio. The sound will obviously include the Finesse song. What will make our project unique is that will incorporate other people  in our video to enjoy the fun.