My Evaluation

This is the Evaluation for my music video, Supernova. To keep in line with the music video and artist promotion for the project I decided to stage my evaluation as a 4 Music Interview. For this I had to hire the drama room and use the professional lighting and stage to create a recognisable and nearly identical mise-en-scene similar to the show. I then had to also get my friend and drama student Samuel Wayne to act as a host. We then shot the evaluation and for each question filmed the answers from several different angles. For some of the angles i shot them from peculiar angles such as a high angle and extremely low angle as this is a shooting style frequently used in the show so my video would further look like on the show.

My Music Video

This is a fully edited version of my music video. One change i have made since from the animatic, is to include another shot of the girl within the first section to make her prescence more well known throughout the video. I have edited the scenes with her in more carefully as well to make the shots seem more like a memory. I have done this by having them fading in and out so it seems like a flashback.

Copyright Issues

For my music video I chose to re-record the song with myself and Daniel Josiah singing the song rather than use the original song. So as the song is my own work I do not need to seek permission for the use of the song.

Genre Codes and Conventions and How I Used Them.

Music Video Genre Conventions - R N' B / Solo Artist

* Focus is on star, enforcing star image.
- I have included many close ups of my artist both singing separately and together, 100% of my video is of the artist.

* Often focus on wealth or materialistic possessions. This often includes product placement e.g. Jaguar XJ in Jay Z's song 'On To The Next One'
- Both of my artists are dressed in smart suits with smart bits of jewellery on but not too much or too elaborate jewllery. There is also more expensive and 'smart' props and mise-en-scene such as an orient express photo in a silver frame in the background.

* Links between lyrics and visual.
- During the chorus the singers are singing in the dark surrounded by stars. Also the lead singer at time is singing alone as he is singing about a break up at points/heartbreak.

* Many Close ups of the artist
- My video is 100% of the artist and includes many close ups and mid-shots of the artist.

* Featuring of beautiful women
- At times a woman is present in a few of the shots to symbolise a previous relationship.

* Post Production Effects.
- My song has the artists singing in the dark whilst being surrounded by stars flying towards the screen which were edited in to re-enfforce the 'supernova feel.

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