Rich Mix Music Video Worskshop

Earlier on in the year, our media studies class attended a RichMix workshop in East London, Shoreditch, to further our education into music videos and what exactly is required to produce a successful music video for our coursework.

I feel that spending the day at the RichMix workshop was very advantageous and constructive because the team there provided us with plenty of useful information on how to produce a successful music video. It provided me with the opportunity to practice acting in a music video, which gave me an insight into what it would be like when creating the final project for our coursework. The RichMix team were very accommodating and helpful, and were there to answer any questions that we had.

RichMix workshop helped to better my understanding of how important it is to communicate with others within a group in order to produce a successful music video. The person who will act in your music video should rehearse the lyrics of the song and should actually sing them whilst being filmed, rather than mimicking them. This will make the rehearsal more fun for you and your group, but most importantly, will ensure that your visuals are in sync with the audio and will add a sense of realism to your music video. I learnt that it is important to just be confident whilst recording and not to be put of by others thoughts of you whilst you are acting.

We also took part in a group activity with students from another school which required us to re create the music video for one of Robbie William's well known singles 'Let Me Entertain You'. Our teachers put forward that we get our faces painted in a similar way to those people in the official music video. This allowed us to step out of ourselves, and take on the role of the performers in the actual music video. It enabled us to become more comfortable acting on camera and it gave us the experience that we needed for making our own music videos. It also showed us that we don't necessarily need a high budget to record a successful music video.

Overall, I feel that spending the day at RichMix was very beneficial for me and the rest of the class. We left East London feeling a lot more confident in our abilities to create an effective music video for our coursework. In terms of acting and performance, I feel a lot less worried about what others may think and I've learnt to just be yourself, be creative and have fun whilst recording. I feel that we can take advantage of the information given to us by the staff at Richmix, to produce a successful music video for our final project.