Preliminary Task/Vlog

For our preliminary task we chose to replicate 30 seconds of the music video for Uptown Funk by Bruno Mars. As a group, we chose to do this song for several reasons. Firstly, the variations of shots- although very technical as we came to realise- was brilliant! There were so many opportunities for a wide range of shots throughout our chosen section. Furthermore, we also liked that there was a strong, recurring beat throughout the song- allowing us to really edit to the beat.

Although the filming itself was successful- we learned a routine just for this- we noticed so many flaws during the editing process. For example, there was clutter in the mise-en-scene (!!!) and trying to get the lip synching absolutely perfect was close to impossible. However, having realised our 'preliminary' mistakes, we have learned how to avoid making them during our real coursework process. Overall though, a thoroughly enjoying and embarrassing experience!

Here's the original music video performed by Bruno Mars:

Now here is our version performed by (the not so professional) Mac 4:

And finally, a group vlog to sum up our entire preliminary task process: