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Filming my Music Video

 Today I filmed my music video. I had spoken with my neighbor about having her be the main actress in the video, but she kept blowing me off. I decided to do it with myself as the actress. I could take a couple shots with the help of a tripod, but for the majority of the shots I had to ask my mom for help holding the camera. This was hard because I would have to explain to her each shot so she could hold the camera the way I wanted her to. Many of my shots were done in a few takes. They weren't that complicated, but there were a couple shots that gave me quite a bit of trouble. Most notably, the dance scene. For this scene, I went on YouTube for point of view shots of people dancing together. It just felt like no matter what i did, the shot looked so unnatural. Eventually, I was able to get it down and look more natural, but I do still think this is my weakest shot in terms of realism. The skating shot was a lot of fun to make. I filmed it over and over again in circles around my neighborhood as the sun was beginning to set. This made it so the sun was either nearly invisible or completely overexposed in the shot. I chose the shot I did because it gave it a beautiful sun leak. I think it just added to the overall aesthetic of the video and the quiet, ethereal vibes I wanted to have in the video. The sun ended up working in my favor.

Here is a rough draft of the shots with the music behind it!



Until next time, Danniella Miller signing off :)

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