Producing music videos and short musical dramas

OBJECTIVES

• To acquire sufficient knowledge to be able to produce a visual object or a film by mastering all the stages of its production (conception, writing, cutting, production, shooting and post-production).
• Identify and understand the expectations and demands of the project team (specifications, artistic choices, budget, requests from the artist or client, etc.).
• Script a music video based on a given musical extract: choose the shooting locations -outside or in the studio- choose the technical resources, define the image, lighting, choose and use the machinery (slider, gimbal, drone, overhead camera), shoot in playback, etc.
• Ability to define a budget, shooting schedule and timetable, and to organise production and post-production.
• Notion of directing, directing actors, musicians, dancers, etc.
• Understanding how to work alone or as part of a team (from preparation to shooting and post-production)
• Ability to use a camera or stills camera in solo mode. Light and sound management (with a simple recorder such as Zoom H...)
• Understanding of multiple angles in single-camera mode
• Shooting on different types of location (studio, recording room, exterior, etc.)
• Notion of using special effects (filming against a green background for overlay, using After Effects, 2D and 3D animation, titling)
• How to write, construct and share a storyboard
• Be able to edit and synchronise rushes with playback sound
• To have a thorough knowledge of colour grading in order to finalise the project.

CONTENT

Practical application of knowledge acquired in previous years

Deepening knowledge

Public presentation of a film (e.g. with the creation of a mini festival at the Conservatoire to present the end-of-year work of the Image Music Director course) followed by a debate with the audience and/or the jury.