'In the summer time' practice for our A2 production

In preparation for our A2 production we took part in a small task that would enable us to practice basic skills, I worked with Jodie. We had to choose a summer song that we could create a music video to, we chose 'In the summer time' by Mungo Jerry. We didn't have much time to plan as we had to shot our video the following week. In preparation Jodie and I printed out the song lyrics and annotated them with props and actions we could use in our music video.

Travelling to our location Jodie and I brought water pistols, blow up balls, tennis balls, juggling balls, sunglasses, umbrellas, Frisbees, buckets and spades, goggles, hats, scarves and our camera props! Bringing such a variety of equipment gave us a lot to work with and made it fun and exciting to film. Walking around the large location we were also able to find props there that we could incorporate into our music video. We used the slides (with extra actors - Perry, Laura and Sophie) and the children’s park.

Although the mini-task did not allow us to focus on good quality camerawork skills by completing our music video we were able to practice basic skills such as lip synching, framing shots and working with the weather for mis en scene. When editing, we were able to discuss our framed shots and cut them in time to the beat of the music. After this, Jodie and I discussed improvements that could be made if we had more time for this task. I thoroughly enjoyed taking part in this exercise which is a main reason I chose to do a music video for my main A2 production.