Instruction manual

Requirement 5 - Performer(s)
Instrument/Lip Sync Practice Tips For Performers
Clothing
Requirement 6 - Master Audio
Audio Recording Options
Live Performance and Multi-Track
Audio Playback During The Shoot
Requirement 7 - Special Audio Cables
"Y" Audio Adapters
Recording-Line Level Attenuator Plug
Audio Cable Connection (Diagram)
Two Options For Shooting The Least Expensive Music Video Without Editing
(Diagrams)
Shooting Inside A Room (Diagram)
Building An Outdoor "Room"
Plastic Sheeting
Plastic Garbage Bags
Balloons
Styrofoam and Cardboard
Producer and Director Defined
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When shooting with a home video camcorder, it’s not proper to say, “We’re going
to film a music video”. Always use the words videotape or tape. There’s a big difference
between shooting a music video with videotape and video cameras, and motion picture
film and film cameras:
(A) Videotape has magnetic properties. Recording (with a video camera and VCR),
playback, and editing takes place electronically.
(B) Motion picture film has to be: Exposed during the shoot, using a motion picture film
camera; Chemically developed, which creates the negative; Transferred to videotape for
editing.
Virtually all major record label music videos are shot with 16mm or 35mm
motion picture film. The common practice is to shoot with film, have it developed, then
transferred to videotape for the convenience of videotape editing.
Major record companies have a large financial investment in every band they
sign. They usually want the absolute best picture quality, and use top film crews and
equipment, and pay top dollar. Most major label music videos cost between $25,000 and
$100,000 each. The cost can be much higher for Superstars.
Many music videos and concerts have been shot with video cameras, and edited
on videotape, then broadcast or cablecast nationally. To insure top quality, it is essential
to use broadcast-quality cameras, and broadcast-quality editing equipment.
On the other hand, in 1988, Bad Medicine by Bon Jovi was shot with home