For initial research, we undertook a lip-syncing task. Working in a group of 3, we chose to lip-sync the first part of "Livin' On a Prayer" by Bon Jovi. It was more time consuming than I'd expected, as we had to properly learn the lyrics and the timings, as well as actually singing it to make the performance look convincing when the real audio track was added.
We took turns filming the performance so we each had the opportunity to experiment with filming and lip-syncing, learning basic camera control. In order to keep ourselves in time, we used an iPod and speakers to play back the real audio to sing along to.
Having done this, we then used Adobe Premier Pro to cut between our different versions we shot. Never having used this program before, it was initially confusing having more than one video clip to deal with at the same time, and attempting to line up the soundtrack with the visuals was time consuming and tricky. We learned how to make title frames, though, and how to achieve basic cutting between shots.
Lip-Syncing Test:
Following this, we then began to look more closely at Busted's music video, watching both the real video for "What I Go to School For", and other successful remakes. After this, we broke off into groups and began compiling screenshots, shot durations and details into a coherent storyboard.
Using the storyboard, we then grouped the shot types, splitting our workload into our 3-Day shooting script, assigning roles and deciding upon props, suitable rooms and spaces and attaining video clips of the animals similar to those in the video.
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