Coursework: Preliminary exercise 2026

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 1) State the song you have chosen for your preliminary exercise.

Seoul city - Jennie

2) Choose at least three music videos similar to your concept and watch a clip or more from each. Make bullet-point notes on everything you watch, commenting on camerawork, editing and mise-en-scene.

Seoul city by Jennie music video
- The music video is based in the city which links to the lyrics and the visual aesthetic as argued by Goodwin
- Moreover it is a narrative/ performance music video with is again supported by Goodwin
- Camerawork contains a mix of close ups in order to create intensity of a build up of emotion, longshots to portray city life at night
- Use of props such as a projector to create stars which again links to the city life and the beauty which is the message in the music video of freedom and to enjoy life

In my Head by Ariana Grande music video
- She is stuck in a box throughout the entire the music video which suggests she is trapped in her thoughts and emotions
- through long shots, close ups by using high angle drones and icongraphy of Ariana Grande such as high heels and ponytail
- Use of colour and lights - high key lighting with both white and purple lighting which incidate feminity
- Challenges Mulvey's thoery of objection of females as she subverts this by showing how powerful she is.

3) Write a short music video treatment for your extract (this is basically a script for your TikTok music video). You can find an example of a treatment here. If you are making your real coursework then feel free to use the treatment from your summer project.

4) Write a shot list containing EVERY shot you plan to film AND additional shots to create flexibility when editing (in a music video you will find you need FAR more shots than you think, particularly close-ups). These additional shots can be close-ups, alternative angles or something more creative. I advise using a simple table on Microsoft Word/Google Docs to set out your shot list - you can find an example here (this is from narrative filmmaking but the same format can be used for any video project). 

5) Plan your mise-en-scene: what iconography are you including to ensure your audience understands the genre and style of your artist? Plan your settings, costume, make-up, props and lighting. 

6) Plan a shooting schedule that will ensure everything is filmed by the deadline. Include when, where, who is required, planned equipment and any other aspects you need to arrange. 

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