Mansard Roof- Music Video

The concept of the video was initially a group of friends hanging out until one day at a party two one of the boys realizes he is in love with the girl. He sees her with another guy at the party and after they disappears he finds them and starts a fight with the guy. At the end the girl leaves and the by is left on his knees in the middle of the road watching as she leaves. All of this was supposed to be found footage that the group took together.

We let someone who hasn't been director become director or this project in hope of a learning experience. Preproduction kind of lacked because the groups surrounding us distracted our director as well as editor so when filming day was upon us the Art Director and myself as DP were on a different page than him. We went location scouting, completed all story boards, and had a complete beat sheet. only the storyboards got used during production until the director came with ideas scraping all of the work. While on set our first day the Art Director and I set up the lights and set the way it was conveyed to us, we  came prepared to film in the dark with a 50mm lens as well as the light kit. We were also under the impression that the part was going to be found footage as well. We were only let in on the idea that it was supposed to be in real time when we were getting our critiques and the director agreed with the students giving us feedback as if that was the plan and we didn't listen to him. As for editing I wasn't aware of the final product until it was shown in class since I had been gone for client work. If I would have been there I could have seen the issues before they were prevailed in class.

Along the way I learned that I must make sure everyone is in the loop for the decision making process and to make sure you give yourself enough time to make a quality project. Where communication lacked Olivia and I were there with leadership to pick up the slack. We could have improved out project management however all things considered

Although it was a good learning experience I wish I would have chosen to be Director in order to ensure the success of our music video. The idea was there but the execution lacked. However, I loved the aesthetic of the video as a while and enjoyed the idea of it being found footage like a VHS tape.

One thing that I noticed is that people don't understand the role of director. When you are director you do not have the jurisdiction to take the camera out of your DP's hand and start shooting- That is not your job. A director is not a dictator advising your crew is different than being in total control. Overall, I enjoyed the project even when the circumstances are frustrating, it was a good learning experience and it gave the juniors quality work to put in their reel.


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