Free Choice – Own Lip Synch

We got given a task to do a lip syncing video to a song of our choice. I worked with Emily Thistleton and Elenya Grant to produce a video to 'Evanescence - Bring me to Life'.

WWW:

• Lip syncing in time with music.
• We used a lot of expression and feeling when lip syncing as it went with the song and made it look more interesting and realistic.

EBI:

• The music started from the beginning (we had to cut a couple of seconds).
• We didn't laugh at the end.

What makes a good music video?

• Make sure it is thoroughly planned, storyboard every shot and make sure you're confident with what you need to do.
• It needs to be fast pace, this will prevent the audience getting bored and make it look more interesting as there should be a different shot every couple of seconds.
• Lip syncing in time with the music.
• Lots of different shot types and camera angles as it would be extremely boring if it was kept at one distance the whole time.
• Something new and exciting that hasn't been done before.
• Something interesting that will keep the viewers attention so they don't get bored and change channels.
• Make sure the cinematography is relevant to the lyrics and the meaning of the song.

This is a good example of a music video that successfully uses all of the above.