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Tips for making music video
Hello I’m filming a music video for school. I just finished making the song on the computer and about to go out and film the video itself. How should I go about doing this? Best way of keeping the song in-sync with lips? etc
Thanks for any help
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The answer really depends on your level of expertise and what the goal of the video is. If is just to have them lip sync then what you want to do (the cheapest way) is to rehearse a few times with the singers to be sure they really know the song well and can repeat the process everytime. If you plan on having them move away from your sound source (speakers, cd player etc) then you will have to also have that mobile. Do a few run through and practice getting the camera moves. If you are shooting with just one camera try to mark their positions throughout the song and if there is any type or choreography at all (not talking major moves) be sure to have them be able to repeat those as well. This way you can do multiple takes from different angles so it will look like you used more than one camera. I’ve done this but in the studio and it comes out really well.
Now if you are talking doing green screens and such that is a whole different discussion. Of course you did not mention any of the details so it is a bit hard to fine tune the answer to your needs. Keep it simple and have fun.
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Hey there,
You might consider this: Music Video Shoot
1. shooting with a “boom box” and having your on board mic on to pick up the reference track. Then Edit to your music track. You’ll get some very cool sync
2. Double system with a Zoom H4N. A bit tedious but very do able.
Practice and TEST a method with a 30 second clip…
T
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Hey,
Well to start off, you gotta have your vocalists/musicians sing/play along with the original soundtrack. Yeah I mean get some kind of a stereo playing while you’re filming, and have them sing along! Obviously practice a lot to get it down good, all the pauses, breaks, etc…Also actually have them sing/play while filming not just move their lips or whatever, because at the end you just sync the audio from the video, mute it, and that’s the best as it gets as far as syncing goes. If you got this method nailed down, you’re pretty much all set to go with the instruments, etc… as well.
Good Luck.
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