So You Wanna Be A Music Video Director?
Here's your chance to learn fundamentals and invaluable advice from a director with 9 years of experience and over 300+ music videos produced. Every Thursday we will have topics , tutorials, or special guests in the music industry. "Learn This Business" thursdays will air from 9pm to 9:30pm central.
Filming Music Videos Step by Step
Compound Films | How To Get Booked For A Music Video Shoot
Compound Films | How To Prepare For A Music Video Shoot
Compound Films | How To Direct Rappers And Models
Compound Films | How To Prepare Footage For Editing
These Are The Topics Covered
BOOKING
- Create a website
- Create a paypal account
- Accept 50% deposit and 50% after completion
PREP
- Check the weather
- Scout 3 Primary Locations
- Keep a power generator on hand
DIRECTING
- Make sure your talent maintains good energy on camera
- Make sure to have a dressing room for wardrobe changes
- Film 3 Primary angles - Full Body, Medium shot, close up
EDITING
- Always back up your footage to an external hard drive
- I recommend Final Cur Pro X or Adobe Premiere Pro for editing
- I recommend Cineflare for cool plugins