Throughout the 2 minutes 30 seconds video clip, a variety of videos, pictures, and effects were used. The shooting of the video clip started in December and ended on the 1st of February. I edited parts in between as well even though we had not finished filming. The editing finished on 04/02, 2 days prior to the deadline! When the task was first given to us, we made a clear and timeline and we stuck with it. The end date was programmed to be 29/01 but due to certain family events happening to Maks, he had to leave for Poland for over a week.
Our song choice was ''Astrothunder'' by one of the most important artists of this decade, Travis Scott.
Maks came up with the idea as it was clear song (meaning that it contained of 0 explicit content), the length was very good (2:08 minutes) and it is a song to which you can make a video clip quite easily.
The target audience for my video clip would be teenagers, aged from 11-18. Although there are millions of adults and younger kids that listen to experimental rap. I have used different effects and colors on scenes; I really enjoy watching ''abstract'' music video clips, so I saw this Assignment as a chance to create one. The song does not include any explicit content so it would not be dangerous for any age to listen to it. I have used props such as nerf guns, basketballs lighters and masks in order to connect with the viewer. Due to the lack of ''budget'', I am not 100% comfortable with the end product but I think that I and Maks came up with some great ideas. What I liked and enjoyed the most were the basketball shots. In the video, you can see Maks doing a turnover and score. This took us a bit of time too but it was worth it in the end. In addition, I used some pictures of Maks. I went 360 degrees around him and took about 5 pictures. I did this because I thought that it would be nice to have a closer look at what we do in our free time. In addition, I This links to the lyrics of the song we picked, ''Wildin on me with my G's''. The term ''G'' actually means ''gangster'' but people in the UK use it as a slang term for friends. At the beginning os the music video clip, I thought that it would be very ''original'' to use the video of my set-up while zooming in and then straight away moving to the ''intro picture'' of the video. I have seen a similar idea on a youtube video a few years back and since it was not very popular I decided to use it too. The intro screen is on MS Paint because as I said before I like using concepts and effects which are not mainstream. Most of the lyrics have a strong correlation with the videos used. For example, when Travis says, ''Light the remedy'' a video of a bin burning is used. The bin was metallic and we only lit it for a few minutes just to capture a couple of videos and use it in scenes.
The Travis Scott material that I used is copyright-free material! I used it so the viewer can connect easier with the artist and have a closer look at the artist's ''personality''. Travis Scott is known for being one of the most ''hype-men'' on the planet, meaning that he is always full of creativity and energy in his shows.
