1. Did you enjoy the workshop day? What were your best bits and why?
I really enjoyed the music video day, especially when I got to join in with the technical crew, altough I was a bit nervous! I enjoyed pushing the dolly and cable tossing, and I got to mark up the shots in the blue grunge set up which was really fun, however I did not get to help with the lighting which was a bit disappointing.I also enjoyed encouraging the main performers by shouting, singing dancing and woohooing, especially when they reacted to it by putting more into their performance, although I did enjoy performing as a backing dancer to,o despite the fact it was very tiring. Also, I used to dance regularly, so it wasn't as alien to me as it was too some others who hadn't done much dancing before, which gave me more confidence as I had performed on stage. However, I think the general on set experience is what I value the most.
2. What have you learnt from participating in each of the prelim tasks?
I really learn the importance and difficulty of putting your all into a performance, allowing me to empathise more with those in front of the camera as I am usually behind it.
I also learnt loads of new technical skills, and how to behave on set, such as picking up bits of rubbish that are in shot without being prompted and generally to help the shoot go as smoothly as possible. It really gave me a feel of what it was like to work in the real industry, and I learnt about how crucial timekeeping and organisation is, as well as what a runner has to do which will prepare me if I take on a runner role in future productions. 
I also learnt lots from our editing sessions, as it challenged me to develop my grading skills as well as developing my ability to synch both lip movement s and dance moves to music. Also as we were editing in groups of 8, we have to organise who would edit when and allocate equal amounts of time, which was hard but ultimately successful.My audition helped me feel more confident when performing on the day, as gave me some experience with editing music videos and how to lip-synch realistically. I gave me a greater appreciation of how real artists have to perform.
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3. Are you pleased with the footage and your edit?
I operated the dolly during the mid shots of Jade/Arianna so I was particularly pleased that they turned out ok, and the way that the lighting, costume and backdrops of all the shots added to the professional look of all our shots. Although some shots that we needed were missing, such as stamping shots, we managed to compensate by using other footage.
Our shots also did not require much grading because they were already of such high quality, though some set-ups, especially the full dance scene required a lots of grading, and I am not completely happy with the evenness of the grading throughout the edit. I already had some grading experience, but the video challenged me to try to blend different set ups together to give the video a consistent look. This however, is my only qualm, and I think that our resourcefulness and team work enabled us to achieve a very good final edit. I have edited in a group before, but never in so large a group, so it really forced us to communicate and share which are essential for next term's editing.4. How do you think your prelim experiences will impact on your approach to next term's music video coursework?
It really highlighted the importance of pre-production and performance to me, as in order for the shoot to run smoothly and stay on schedule everything had to be planned and prepared for. It will prompt me to think more about costumes, props, make up, back drops and how to organize both the cast and crew so they are on set when needed which is often a problem when producing coursework.I also hope that it has improved by directing skills, as I have experienced how actors feel on the other side of the camera, which will enable me to understand and help them more with their performance.
I also learnt what was possible during editing, as the video required lots of split screen effects, radial blurs and fast cuts which disguised any poor performances and bad dancing. It also gave me the opportunity to try out discontinuous editing which I had not done for coursework since year 10, which is essential for next term's music video, allowing me to refresh my memory and edit my first performance music video.
Our Remake:
