MUSIC VIDEO PRODUCTION

This course is intended to give students a “real” production experience of making music videos. Students will learn about the numerous ways of telling stories and promoting songs/artists through this medium. They will work with a group of peers in producing a professional quality music video as the final project. They will conceptualize, pre- produce, and edit content-legal music videos. » Students will learn how to produce a music video from script to screen. » Students will apply the art and craft of cinematic montage to creative storytelling. » Students will learn to create powerful and meaningful cinematic images.

Students will: 1.1 Work with an Artist to develop a concept for a video. 1.2 Discuss the basic differences between a concept video and a performance video 2.1 Discuss and demonstrate multi-camera production techniques 2.2 Demonstrate lighting for multi-cam and stage production 3.1 Demonstrate a basic ability to synchronize audio and video clips 3.2 Discuss techniques for keeping multiple cameras and audio all in sync

You will get an "F" if you miss more than one third of classes.

Craft of making visual content