Prelim Edit

Audition Video

1. Personal Achievement

What do you personally want to get out of the whole A2 prelim experience?


Due to the professional style of the music video, I hope to gain a better understanding of what actually goes on during the production of a music video. I hope to gain an understanding of the role of those both in front of the camera as well as those behind the camera.


Is it a challenge for you or are you within your comfort zone?


Although I have some acting experience, I feel that performing in front of a camera is very different to performing on a stage. I have been assigned quite a major role within the music video so I feel particularly under pressure however I am excited to improve my on screen acting abilities.


Have you achieved/learnt anything so far?


I have already learnt something which I didn't think classed as a skill; how to lipsync. Initially, I thought that lipsyncing was just moving your mouth around to make it appear as though you are singing along to a song. However, I have learnt that it is in fact a skill and I feel that I have become fairly good at it.

2. My Role

Describe your role, how do you feel about it?

I have been cast as the lead female role in the video. Initially I was very excited about this role as I liked the idea of playing a major part in our prelim task. Although I am still very excited about my role, I also feel quite nervous about being on screen in the spotlight.


What does the performance actually consist of?

My performance consists of pretending to strum an electric guitar. lipsyncing to the lyrics of the song, and dancing along to the song.

Is this a challenge for you, or something within your comfort zone?

The performance itself is within my comfort zone because I enjoy music and I have danced since the age of 3 so I feel comfortable dancing along to the music. Having said this, the on screen element of the prelim task adds a much more daunting aspect to the performance so, although it is within my comfort zone, I am also a little nervous.

3. My Costume

I will attempt to replicate this outfit

Describe the specific costume/look you are aiming for


The lead girl in the video wears black lingerie along with thigh-high black mesh socks and very high heels. Although I will not be wearing lingerie in our prelim video, I will be aiming to create a similar look by wearing a short black dress/playsuit with black knee/thigh-high socks and black platform heels.



Do you have the items you need or are you planning to beg/borrow? Is there anything that you may need to be bought?

• Black playsuit - I own
• Black leather platform heels - I own
• Knee/thigh high black socks - I will borrow/buy

My playsuit is similar to this one

My heels are similar to these 

1. Did you enjoy the workshop day? What were your best bits and why?

The three things I most enjoyed about the workshop day are:

1.Performing in front of a camera - before the workshop day I felt daunted by the idea of performing in front of a camera because I had never done it before. However, I found that after the first few minutes, I almost didn't notice the camera anymore.

2. Lip-synching - Initially, I thought I would be embarrassed when singing along to "Girls" whilst being filmed. But the whole cast and crew sang along too and the music was turned up very high so I ended up having a

lot of fun lip-synching.

3. Understanding what goes on behind the scenes at a music video shoot - I particularly enjoyed working with the lighting team as, prior to the workshop day, I didn't realise how much thought goes into the lighting of a professional music video shoot.

2. What have you learnt from participating in each of the prelim tasks?

The Audition Video

The making of the audition video taught me how to lipsynch effectively. It also gave me an insight into what it would be like performing in front of a camera during the real video shoot. This was very useful because, when it came to the actual day, I didn't feel completely uncomfortable performing in front of the camera.

The Rehearsals

The rehearsals were extremely useful as they taught me how to perform effectively in front of a camera. I learnt that you need to exaggerate movements in front of a camera otherwise the performance looks almost lazy. I also learnt about blocking and how to stay in the correct position throughout the performance (this proved to be harder than expected).

Planning my costume

Planning my costume taught me how to be persuasive because I didn't have all of the items which I required to replicate my character's costume so I had to try to persuade my friends and family to lend me certain garments (such as my knee high socks).


The Shoot

Due to my role in the music video, I learnt about what it's like both as a main role in front of the camera and behind the camera during a professional music video shoot. I learnt that performing in front of a camera can sometimes be tiring however you have to perform to the best of your abilities at all times so that the correct shots are obtained. I also helped out in play-back which gave me an insight into working behind the scenes at a shoot.

I also learnt how to follow direction from the choreographer (Tash)

The shoot also made me realise just how much touching up of hair/make up happens on a music video shoot!

The Edit

The edit taught me several skills. A very useful one which will benefit me greatly during the A2 music video edit is how to sync audio. This made the editing process much faster and therefore more effective. Editing the footage also further improved my grading abilities as I have only graded footage once before.

I also learnt how to add 'flashes' to our footage by increasing the brightness in steps then reverting the shot back to normal.