Thursday, September 24, 2009

Does the thought of creating a music video excite you?

The role of the commissioner


  • over seeing every aspect of a music video, to make sure the interests of the artists and record company match.

Video budget

  • the amount of air time
  • the budget is decided by the record labels and producers
  • the success determines how much money is spent on the next video

Selecting a director

  • someone that has quite a good previous history
  • able to work to a budget
  • a treatment that really works with the song

The artist - commissioner relationship

  • relationship with he artist is key to make sure it runs smoothly
  • although they employ other workers they still work closely
  • budget depends on how famous they are

The responsibilities of the director

  • bringing an idea to the table
  • describing a video well to make sure that the idea is put across well
  • instructing people that you work with

conceptualizing the video & writing the treatment

  • they need to bring the film to life using the treatment

After looking at both music videos and print newspapers in depth i think that i am going to create my project on local newspapers. I am more interested in this area as it is more suited to me and my creative skills are more channelled towards this specific area. I have got that much prior knowledge of making any short or music videos. So in response to my intial question i don't think creating a music video excites me enough to do it. Creating a local newspaper will be easier to cater for more peoples needs and will not limit me as much. Although it is impossible to please eveyone, however i believe that it will be a lot harder to widely please a large audience through a short film or music video.

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