Unit 29 & Unit 4: Music Video Production- Logistics

Personnel roles – Director – Dani , Cinematographer – Dimitar , Producer – Berfin , Sound and editor – Dimitar, Dani and Berfin

In terms of our responsibilities, the Director is responsible for pretty much everything from Casting the actors to choosing locations, create a storyline which makes sense and has a structure and make sure everyone is doing the best they can on set. The cinematographer is responsible for framing the shots and make the whole visual part look beautiful. The cinematographer has the right to choose its own equipment whichever works best to get the desired effect. Producer makes sure the music video becomes possible, from finding the locations needed to getting the proper license for them and make sure you can film there. Casting performers is also something the producer should largely take part in. The sound and edit is really what brings the whole footage together and helps shape it up and fit the puzzle together. As this is a music video, the music is obviously a crucial element and we are planning to add a few foley sfx which will help complement the footage and hopefully give it a fresh approach.

The equipment which we’d use consists of a Sony a7rii and Sony a68, these two cameras are both good in terms of filming particularly the a7rii as it is capable of shooting 4k footage internally as well as shoot 120fps which could be helpful with our music video when slow motion is necessary to convey certain emotion within the shot. In terms of accessories, internal microphones would be the ones we would use and the reason being is because the song would be synced with the visuals later on when the editing process takes part. As the video is chilled rap, the pace of the video would be slower rather than aggressively fast as most rap videos are. Handheld would be our primary choice however tripod shots as well as hopefully be able to use a steadicam could also be thrown in the video which would really help the flow of the footage by having steady and smooth shots which would reflect on the genre and theme of the video.

The resources for the video besides the equipment would be the track itself with the lyrics as well as any mise en scene such as costumes, and any accessories which would add up to the visual side of things.