Filming Blog for the Music Video II

Howdy, Jeremiah here with another update on my music video. It is nearing completion and I am thinking it will turn out pretty good. However even this late in the game I still have my concerns. For one, I don't know if the way I filmed the music video will be engaging or entertaining. I will consider it a complete failure if I can somehow manage to bore the audience when I only need to keep their attention for a minute. If I haven't done a good job then I might have to do some reshoots. That will only be possible however if their is time for reshoots to take place. I want to take every possible opportunity before I turn in the project and I am constantly worried that I found an issue after it was too late. The only thing I can do about it is try my best and have confidence that I did a good job. Even then, it is hard not to let my nerves take over me. There is also the recurring problem that I have been running into: the time. I have decided that I will record my music video at night to stay in line with the original music video. This has led to multiple problems, must of which I had overcome. However there is still one big fish left: the lighting. I mentioned something about this in my last post but it is still something I am dealing with. Since it is nighttime, I can't use the natural light from the sun to do the project. Therefore, I will need some external light source. I am wondering if my phone camera will be able to cut it. I will try my best, and hope for the most favorable outcome. The next upload will be the actual music video, until then, see you later.


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