Equipment Used For Music Video

In preparation for the filming of our music video, I made a list of equipment my group and I will need to film our music video.

The Canon handheld camera is one of the two cameras we will use to film our music video. The reasons for using this camera is because we are able to perform the majority of all camera shots in which we will need when filming our music video with ease. The Strap on the side of the camera allows us to film in various angles such as close ups and point of view shots. It can also be attached to tripod for steady shots.


The tripod allows my group and I to film steady shots without shakiness by attaching the Canon camera to it. With adjustable legs, we can film at different heights and angles which will be particularly useful whilst filming high and low angle shots. The handle on the back of the tripod allows us to move the position and focus of the camera which, in turn, makes it easy for us to perform professional looking tracking and panning shots.




The second camera we will be using to film is another canon but this one is more designed for photos however it still takes great quality video. Reasons for using a second camera is due to it being easier and less time consuming as we can have two members of our group filming the artist at once while he is performing. This camera also has numerous settings which change the focus, style and effects of the shot.

Mirco Element: Simplicity

From research of recent indie videos (2012 era) there has been an increase in music videos which take on the simplicity style. This generally does not include a main narrative presence within the video and focuses souly around the artist performance. Personally, I believe that taking on this 'stripped-down' approach to a music video works exceptionally well and hieghtens the focus of the artist. The style of simplicity is evident in Gabrielle Alpin's music video for her cover of 'The Power Of Love' where the focus is entirely on Gabrielle playing piano and singing. This style is one of which I wish to incorporate into my music video as our chosen genre is indie and to use a simplicity style would make our video 'current' with other established indie artists. Below is Gabrielle Aplin's video 'The Power Of Love':

Voice Recording Of Our Planning Discussion

We recorded ourselves discussing the main topics which will feature in our music video. These include: performance, main ideas, cast, shot types, location and props.

Finished Preliminary Video

We finally finished our preliminary video for Ben Howard's Keep Your Head Up

Analysis of album cover: Amy Winehouse

Poster showing digipack analyse 

In order to gain a greater knowledge of how an artist image is portrayed on their album cover; I, along with other group members, analysed various album covers from Amy Winehouse's. The image above highlights what we have analysed into the way she is illustrated on the covers and the reasons behind it.