Mr Ayoolo surprised the class by revealing that he in fact has directed a music video(s) and gave us very useful information that will allow us to create the best possible video. His music video is below:
This music video i think is quite good. This is because it has great shots and the picture itself is very clear and the visuals suit the music and genre of this piece.
One of the most resounding statements he made was "The more footage you have, the more you can work with which will make the final product better and easier to make". In addition to this another key thing to creating a successful music video is by using locations that don't require planning permission and that you can do a lot with a very small budget as all of the locations he used in his music video were areas that he found that were open to the public which looked visually stunning and really suited the music video as it fit what the lyric were trying to convey. He also mentioned that storyboards and actually writing your ideas down is important as it enables you to plan what you are going to do and also gives you a rough idea of what you can expect to see.
He followed this up by stating that creativity is not limited by budgets as much as we think. In terms of making this music video budgets were not a limitation and it was made clear that you can make a lot out of a little. The budget he used for this video was very small as it covered travel costs among other little things. The locations were not paid for as they were either already owned i.e the apartment(s) and the locations open to the public i.e the beach. What else didn't need to be paid for was the required costumes as the artists and actress were wearing clothes that they already owned similarly to the apartment.
The talk from Mr Ayoolo was very useful as it helped to show me what can be done without a major budget and that too much film is greater than what is required as it gives you room to work and substitute shots that may work better than others.
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