ACDC music video

Music video synchronization

Today I used final cut express to sync a music video of 'you wanna what' track.

I gained a knowledge of how to sync a film, which will be beneficial for our music video on

ACDC.

There were a variety of different videos to use to use in the video so we do not only watch one scene throughout the whole song.

Above: screen grab of work on final cut express.

Rock music genre characteristics

Rock music:

It is said to be an equal infusion of rhythm and blues and country. Besides jazz and country, it is the only type of music Americans can call their own. Rock and roll caused quite a stir when it first began to be played, as many claimed that it was immoral.

Genre characteristics:

- Strong rhythm
- singable melodies
- simple accompaniment
- guitar riffs/ostinatos

- dark clothes and make-up

- male musicians wearing make-up

- alcohol influence

- musicians being filmed playing instruments

In the late 90's, Bands such as Pink Floyd and Genesis pulled away from the conventions of guitars and drums, this second phase brought revolution to Rock, it was a musical earthquake. Art rock was more theatrical and more dramatic, it was almost an experiment where rock no longer was a group of people on stage playing instruments, it was a theatrical spectacle.

Idea for practise music video

Mise-en-scene

crazy hair

Props: guitars, drumsticks,

Make-up

guy liner,

Lighting

natural, better if cloudy because it fits genre characteristics - dark and dull. a sunny day would contrast the initial projection of the mood

location suggestions

field, roof or stage

Editing style

Lots of fast, sudden jumpcuts fits with beat of music

Beginning

See main singer standing on the roof, jump cuts to extreme close-up guitar on field , slowly zooms out to a long shot of lead guitarist, then jump cuts to the singer when he starts singing.

End

The camera zooms away from the guitarist who is on the field with the camera person on a second floor room so that it is an establishing shot, then a sudden jump cut to the lead singer on the roof who turns away as the music fades and the screen fades away.

Different music instruments being played in different locations, with lead singer on roof to show dominance and to sell the main artist

Jump cuts throughout the video to show each person individually

Intertextuality

the band The Click Five in their video for Just the Girl they film on the roof of a school.