TV Studio Production - Filming Music

We learned how music is shot for television today in TV Studio Production. As we have to include a music section in our show this tutorial was invaluable. First we were given a real script from an episode of Top Of The Pops which we read through, then we watched clips of the episode to see how they're played out on screen. The particular episode we watched included a song and dance routine from Vanilla Ice, which was questionable for a family show.

I found that when watching and reading through the script simultaneously, there was little room for error allowed, the cameras and the dance routine did not deter from the script at all.

The good thing about filming music is that if performed correctly and to plan only one shooting session is needed as its just one performance with multiple cameras, however there is no way of cutting the clips once in the editing suite as this will remove the needed audio.

I think that when it comes to filming our band a solid plan is essential as we're all just learning how to use all of the equipment  I think if we're not fully prepared we could run into problems that will be too late to solve on recording day. As I'd never tried any script writing before this year of university I'm finding it very useful, as I originally thought that scribbling some notes on a piece of paper was enough, which when filming as live is concerned, it most certainly isn't!

Word to your mother

Phoebe