Music Video Production for Beginners: From Script to Screen

Filming

A course by David J East , Director and Photographer

90% positive reviews (60)

2,074 students

Audio: English

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About the video: Filming

Overview

“In this lesson, I will teach you some basics of being on set, and how to get the most out of your chosen location.”

In this video lesson David J East addresses the topic: Filming, which is part of the Domestika online course: Music Video Production for Beginners: From Script to Screen. Discover how to create a high-end music video on a budget and learn the basics of editing on Adobe Premiere for professional-looking results.

Partial transcription of the video

“Filming We'll see the basics of being on set and how to best use your location. We'll see the basics of using natural light in a location to your full advantage. There are a few final tricks to use on set. When you get to set, it's great to do a final recce before the actor's there. You're making sure that it's how you wanted it, things are in the right place and there's not as many people. You're making sure that your variants are still in place. You're also looking at the light and making sure it's right. Hopefully there's no clouds, or if you want clouds hopefully it's cloudy to make sur...”

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Course summary for: Music Video Production for Beginners: From Script to Screen

Level: Beginner
90% positive reviews (60)
2074 students
4 units
15 lessons (1h 58m)
2 downloads

Category
Photography & Video
Software
Adobe Premiere
Areas
Audiovisual Production, Film, Video & TV, Music, Music Production, Storytelling, Video, Video Editing

David J East

A course by David J East

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Director and Photographer

David J East is a British director and photographer raised in South Africa. After studying cinematography in Cape Town, he went on to pursue his career in directing short films, music videos, and commercials throughout Europe and the US. The aim of his work is to convey the visual language of a story, song, or product.

Throughout his career, he has filmed commercials for Mercedes, Jaguar, Cristiano Ronaldo’s CR7 Denim clothing line, Bose, and Guinness. David directed music videos for Foals, Melanie C, Charlotte OC, Gengahr, The Japanese House, Jelani Blackman, Sam Sure, and Thor Rixon. He has also directed his own short films like Down Days and Exert.