I Want You Back Music Video

Overview:

The goal our music video was to put together a story to go along with a song. The song we picked was "I Want You Back" by The Jackson 5. We wanted to tell a story that everyone could relate to. It was the classic, girl doesn't want the guy back so he goes through all these trials to get her back. It was a cute story!

Process:

Pre Production:

The first step was to create a production schedule. This gave us a clear idea of what all we had to do and when we had to do it. Then we brainstormed about our story and created a beginning middle and end. Before creating an official storyboard we created a mood board. This helped set the tone of our video and get an idea of the emotions we wanted to capture. After everyone had a pretty good idea of the things we wanted to show we came up with a storyboard to help us film.

Production:

            With a fairly clear idea of our story we went out and filmed the video. It took about two weeks to get all the shots we needed. The filming was always pretty easy but sometimes we ran into some problems that we didn't quite know how to fix so we had to improvise.

Post Production:

            The editing process was fun because our footage required us to get creative with the editing and we all added some personal touches to our videos and they weren’t all the same.

What I Learned:

            Throughout this project I learned a lot about collaboration. Our group worked well together, we always pitched in ideas and compromised when there was a problem. I also gained knowledge of productivity and that planning is very important in order to work efficiently. 

            My editing skills improved a lot during this project. I had to many shots that the music video almost became boring so I had to learn what was important and what wasn't, and cut a lot of stuff out. I also learned about timing things, using markers, and a lot of other things.

Future:

            Next project I will focus a lot more on time. Planning better and accounting for some amount of error and delay will be a priority of mine. I will use the same creativity and emotion while planning, as I think we did a good job. This project was good for me because of how long term it was. I gained valuable experience with extendwork time and will make sure to use all the time I have to better the film during my next project.