Intro to Music Video

The transition into the music video from our commercial was somewhat difficult. The commercial we made gave us some issues as the editing process became choppy due to the lack of familiarity we had with the software. Pinnacle studios was not the ideal system we could have used to work with our commercial and was moving slow/ lagging. It was not tying the sound and video together at the right times and overall was not a fun process. However, out storyboard concept and filming was rather easy as we had full control of what we wanted tot do. We could change our concept or add in new pieces based on shots we took and developing ideas. Overall, our commercial process was not ideal and we hope to be able to improve as we now know what we can do and what we can change to have a smoother running "operation".

The song we chose is called Sunset Lover by Petit Biscuit. The song is not extremely popular, and neither is the artist, however developing a concept for the song was rather easy. The song doesn't have words, making it more instrumental, but has a type of beat that can be used to create a good story. Due to the fact that the song is so instrumental is has a strong beat that can portray a sad situation or something really happy. My team and I decided to go with a beachy concept of teens having fun during the summer, driving around, enjoying their time and watching the sunset go by. 

This song would fall into a mix of EDM music but mostly Tropical house or vapor wave. To set up the feeling and theme we want for our music video we want to make sure that we accomplish six things.

For the vapor wave genre:

 1st- The costumes, are very retro, modern and a somewhat neo-noir style.

2nd- The lighting, very bright positive colors like what would be in a sunset, also giving a mellow tone.

3rd - The Acting, is a calm non hyper-feeling.

4th- The Makeup, there is minimal makeup done in this genre. It doesn't focus on the looks of the actors.

5th- The props, skate boards, bikes, and other things that you would normal use and see as calming

6th- The scenery, is a beach-like late afternoon early night.