Music Video Production

The Music Video Production course takes the participants on a journey through every step in the process of making a music video including music interpretation, storyboarding, camera operation, acting and lighting training. The group work together to create a professional music video and examine the roles and responsibilities of a film production company. The course provides a great amount of flexibility as to the choice of activities for young people: participants can choose to be in front of or behind the camera. Music from Point Blank's music publishing library is made available to work with.

Course Breakdown

• Recognise the relationship between lyrics and images in a music video.
• Introduction to "shot types" and their use.
• Various roles within video production: director, camera, sound etc.
• Introduction to the different types of microphones available.
• Lighting setup and the safe use of lighting equipment. Work in groups of three: one on camera, one on sound and a director. 
• Review and evaluate in camera edited sequences from previous lesson.
• Rehearsal for shoot.
• Shoot.
• View and discuss rushes and take note edit decisions.
• OCNLR test and completion of the edit.

This OCN LR course is  worth 3 credits (30 hours of learning) at Levels 1 & 2

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MVP Course Outline

 Case Studies

Swiss Cottage SchoolLB of Barking and Dagenham - Sonic SpinLB of Redbridge - The KlickLB of Enfield - Streetbeat

Match this course with Streetdance and capture the choreography for the music video.

Interested in creating sound tracks and audio effects for movies and TV? Take a look at Point Blank Music School's Sound Design Course.