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Storyboard
The storyboarding aspect of planning was something which I found particularly challenging. I feel that my initial storyboards were to vague and lacked specific shot selections. As a result of this, shot taking become a more arduous task at times as I was unaware of what I needed specifically. This led to me needing to reshoot shots which differed but ultimately fit the narrative. The task was made more difficult with my evident lack of artistic talent. Overall, this was a useful process but a storyboard with more specifics would be have been of greater use when filming Preliminary storyboard Storyboard
Changes from the first draft
The main differnce I made to my music video from the first draft were some re-shoots and new storyboarding for some sequences. This was particularly evident when filming the flashback within the video. Originally I found that the shots in this part were uncreative and appeared somewhat 'rough'. I found that this was not conventional of the music video industry and decided that some re-shoots were neccessary. I used some more contemporary techniques such as whip pans and matched cuts to help the narrative develop. I also used more long shots and alternating camera angles. Overall, this allowed the narrative to develop and give a slicker approach to the video. From the first draft I have also decided that the video would benefit from the flashbacks being spread sporadically around the video. I felt that this would help the video meet the brief as the video seperates itself from having short film conventions. This distorts the chronology and plays of the way that music videos do...