Preliminary exercise 2026

1) State the song you have chosen for your preliminary exercise.

Jorja Smith - On My Mind 

2) Choose at least three music videos similar to your concept and watch a clip or more from each. Make bullet-point notes on everything you watch, commenting on camerawork, editing and mise-en-scene. 

. past pace editing
. fast cuts
. montage
. low angle shots for isolation 
. lowkey lighting

3) Write a short music video treatment for your extract (this is basically a script for your TikTok music video). You can find an example of a treatment here. If you are making your real coursework then feel free to use the treatment from your summer project.

TikTok 1 - Music Video 

Song- Jorja Smith = On My Mind 
Sophia / Artist - Shailaa 
Location - London / Elephant and Castle 
Atmosphere / feeling - upbeat happy feel / isolation of artist 
Cuts - fast and slow paste mix of montage, transitions
Outfit - urban and modern Latina look 


4) Write a shot list containing EVERY shot you plan to film AND additional shots to create flexibility when editing (in a music video you will find you need FAR more shots than you think, particularly close-ups). These additional shots can be close-ups, alternative angles or something more creative. I advise using a simple table on Microsoft Word/Google Docs to set out your shot list - you can find an example here (this is from narrative filmmaking but the same format can be used for any video project). 

Shot No.Description / ActionCamera Angle / TypeMovementNotes / Purpose
1Artist walking into frame, intro beatWide shotStaticEstablishing shot
2Artist lip‑syncing first lineMedium shotSlow push‑inMain performance
3Close‑up of drink while standingClose‑upStatic  Emotional    connection
4Artist dancing full bodyFull-body widePan left/right Shows choreography
     
5            Side profile lip‑syncMedium side angle    StaticVariation for editing
6            Artist pointing to cameraClose‑up Quick push‑inTikTok engagement moment
7            Slow-motion hair/hand                                        Close‑up    Slow motionAdds style
8           Walking towards cameraMedium  Forward  trackingDynamic movement
9           Walking away from cameraMedium  Backward trackingContrast shot

5) Plan your mise-en-scene: what iconography are you including to ensure your audience understands the genre and style of your artist? Plan your settings, costume, make-up, props and lighting. 

Location - London / Elephant and Castle 
Atmosphere / feeling - upbeat happy feel / isolation of artist 
Outfit - urban and modern Latina look (simple make up)
no props 
low key out door lighting 

6) Plan a shooting schedule that will ensure everything is filmed by the deadline. Include when, where, who is required, planned equipment and any other aspects you need to arrange. 

friday 25th sept = filming 
28th - 30th sep = editing 
Elephant and Castle 
Shailaa 
no equipment 

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