Music video mayhem

The shoot Saturday taught me several things. I'm all about education with this stuff. If I can learn more then that's more I can take with me to the next shoot. Right?

So what did I learn? Well first off I learned that there's a reason they do music playback with the vocals already recorded as they will appear in the video. In most of the initial takes the audio was ruined by traffic going by outside the location. Without usable audio we retreated to a room off the street and did a full run through where getting the singing was the important part. It sounds good, but trying to sync it to video taken in the other room? Sheesh!

I also learned that my habit of WAY over shooting footage is a good one. I tried to get at least four takes of each line, and in some cases it was that fifth, accidental one that I had to use.

It's a short video to the tune of House of the Rising Sun, with lyrics changed to announce a gaming guild's get together in New Orleans.

The song House of the Rising Sun is one of those old ones that people keep claiming someone else wrote. It's a traditional song, predating recorded music. When people started recording songs the money side, of course, came in quickly and people were claiming they wrote songs that they'd actually heard from their uncle. But if they were the first to claim it, then they own it.
The version we used is similar to the arrangement by the Animals. It's pretty recognizable for several reasons. Since no one is making any money off the puppy I have no concerns with song writing royalties.

The shoot was an all around good time. I think everyone had fun, and while I'm still in rough edits, everyone seems happy with the results so far. Good times!