4. How do you think your prelim experiences will impact on your approach to next term's music video coursework?

Changing costumes due to the way the girls are represented
in the original music video.

• Lipsynch - Before the prelim, I was not aware of the fact that you had to sing the words instead of miming. This will be useful for creating a music video in which the singing looks believable for next year.
• Acting for Camera - As I am used to acting on stage, this is a skill which is not only useful for the music video in case I am acting in it, but also later on in life as I wish to be an actress and the vast majority of acting jobs are in front of the camera, such as in films and in television dramas.
• Representation - During the music video remake, we changed the costumes of most of the female characters as well as the hot dog to the burger during the poolside set-up. This was to prevent the people in the media department from being depicted as overly sexualised as they are in the video. However, the fact that we were forced to think about this in order to change it has made me realise the different representations which are common in music videos and how sexualisation is used to sell artists and their music.
• Working to time - Time constraints will be even more strict during the actual A2 coursework when we have many other commitments and are working to a more strict deadline. We will have to be creative whilst also doing what we can to use all the time given in an effective way. The fact that we filmed the whole remake within one day makes this more real as well as proving that we are capable of doing it.
• Structural - It was interesting to learn that there are different ways in which music videos can be made and it opens more doors for next term when making our own music video.
• Working to a schedule - due to the lack of a large budget when making a music video, in the industry the time spent shooting is kept as short as possible in order to try and save money. It is usually completed over one day with a strict schedule in which you cater for the possibility of the shoot running over. We had this experience during the workshop and we will have a similar one when doing the coursework. I learnt the value of the schedule as well as the fact that it is unlikely that we will stick to the times on it.