Rich Girl Music Video

*When referring to scenes I will refer to them according to the storyboard, even if some of the scenes were removed.

I found that this project was a great learning experience. In the editing portion particularly, I was able to use many of the techniques and features on the editing software OpenShot much better and found that adding subtitles was not hard, as I just had to use a certain type of subtitle. I ended up not adding subtitles, however, because I found that I did not like the look of them. In addition to these changes, this music video went through many modifications in other areas. Scene fifteen, for example, had to be removed so that the mall scenes, which lasted longer than expected, could be added and fit the time limit for the video. In addition, scene five was also cut out of the music video because I found that it could be condensed into scenes four and six. Furthermore, the camera movement within some scenes differed. Scene three, for instance, included a tilt as opposed to scene twelve. This was done because while at the mall, I had forgotten to film the tilt movement that was supposed to be included. Instead of going back, I filmed the tilt within scene three and found that I preferred the tilt within this scene better than if I had done so at the mall. The types of shots used were changed as well. Scenes three, four, and seven through eleven were made as a medium wide shot as a result of a change made while filming. When writing the storyboard, I was unsure of how the scenes or shots used would look, so while filming I found that using a medium wide shot looked best. I also changed the type of shot within scene sixteen to a medium wide shot for the same reason. The angle was changed within scene eight as well and instead, scene six included the shoulder level angle. The props for the scenes where I am shopping within the mall were changed as well. I did not bring a purse or handbag, as I had forgotten it at home and did not want to go back to the mall. My mother would not have been happy if I told her that we had to go back to the mall again after filming, so I made do with the scenes I had. The scenes where I had just woken up and am getting ready for the day, as a rich girl, do not include an eye mask. This was done because I did not think that it would match with the pajamas being worn and would not look wealthy. Overall, I would say that the video taught me quite a bit about planning and using extra people within filming projects. It took quite a bit of time to film with my brother as the actor and a large amount of stress, as we were all yelling at each other to get the scene done as quickly as possible. In addition, I was not prepared or did not look over my storyboard in preparation for several scenes, leading to several mistakes. In the future, I plan on asking my family members to be in projects only when necessary and double-checking my storyboard and planning sheet before filming.