Don't Go Breaking My Heart

 During the process of making my music video for the Elton John & Kiki Dee song "Don't Go Breaking My Heart", I have learnt a lot that I can take with me for when I make my own music video later this year. I have learnt that you must have a variety of shots in your music video in order to ensure that it is not boring for the audience to watch. When I was filming, I found that it was more effective to sing out our and then match the audio of the song to the images I have recorded. I have also found that there must be a use of fast editing when the beat speeds up and when there in an interval in the music. Also, when filming music videos, you must ensure that you film the person/people singing all the way to the end of the song several times so that the lip syncing links up well with the song.
When filming a duet, I have learnt to take shots both with two in the shot, and just one person at a time as it varies the shot types and makes the video much more interesting. Also, it is a good idea to have an equal amount of words per person as it allows the two performers have equal screen time.
 When I was editing the music video, I found that it was easy because I had filmed up to a certain point and then made the decision that I should stop filming there. This then gave me the ability to put the shots together simply and quickly, and also effectively.

I have learnt that when editing the music video, I should perhaps stick to singing the song numerous times instead of just up to a certain point. It would benefit me greatly as it would make linking the shots up even easier. Also, I would have preferred to have a wider range of shots to cut to throughout

the duration of the song.