Tips from Miss Poulten

In lesson our teacher, Miss Poulten showed us a short PowerPoint with some tips for our videos on it. These were the given tips;

Lip Syncing
- Know your lyrics (One mistake could ruin the entire look of the video).
- Pronunciation (Words need to be clear to the viewer).
- Mouth what it sounds like.
- Only lip sync the lead singers words not the backup as it can ruin continuity.
- Play the song whilst miming.

When we practised lip syncing we also found it easiest to actually sing the song as that way you mouth the words clearly and do not need to think about what you are doing. As long as you know the words to the song, our tip should work.

Lyrics
- Lyrics tends to establish a general mood, feeling or sense of subject matter, rather than offering coherent meaning.
- Key lines may play a part in the associated visuals but rarely will a music video simply wholly illustrate the lyrics. Remember mise-en-scene.

Music
- Take note of the tempo and pay attention to this during editing.
- Repeat with the beat.

Genre
- Some music videos do transcend genre while others can be categorised.
- Some music channels focus on genre, pay attention to this and think of what channels your video will be played on.
- Show genre conventions through; Mise-en-scene, narrative themes, performance, camera & editing style

Camerawork
- Take note of your camera movement, angles and shot distance.
- Camera movements may accompany the movement of the performers or be used to create a dynamic feel or disorientate.
- Close ups of the singer usually dominate.

Editing
- Usually fast paced, pay attention to the pace of your song.