Due to COVID-19: The Music Video

The Music Video

Due to the COVID-19 virus the exams were cancelled however, we are still required to provide the things we have done so far in AICE Media, so this is the music video my group and I did. I did the camera work, most of the editing, costumes, and props. I am really proud of this piece and what we did to achieve it. 

How this film has shaped my journey in AICE Media. This was the first film where I completely filmed and had a hand in how the filmed looked. I was the person who looked over the editing process to make sure it completely followed with the storyboard.  I loved how we could represent the LGBT+ community and how we could see how in the 1950s to late 60s that representation wasn't there. We can see in the video how if they could be who there are out in the open, how happy we all could be. The music is by Frank Sinatra and the song is called "Fly Me To the Moon," which at that time and now is still a very famous song. "Fly Me To the Moon," is not just a famous song, it doesn't have a music video from what we could find on youtube ,and we wanted to give it one that showed how beautiful the lyrics are. Through the song I wanted to take the lyrics both figuratively and literally. Showing how the music is old the black and white adds a touch of how it could have been. The shots like the iris in and out scenes were used a lot in those times in early television. 

I wanted to incorporate some of those themes along with the newer themes of the 21st century. The lyrics don't have a gender, there is not he, she, or they, these lyrics could be for anyone. That's what I wanted to show, that we can all have a bit of love, no matter who. The song is like a love letter, it feels like the song is meant to be danced to slowly. The slow pace of the song matched with how fast it ended shows how short can be sweet. Songs now-a-days aren't short and sweet, the lyrics of this time can show the innocence in love. No matter how old this song is every generation will listen to this song. Its relatable for every gender and sexuality. We don't have to agree with our views, and it's okay ,but one thing I believe everyone can agree with is music is a universal language. We can listen to music and listen to how it makes us feel, we can all have emotions, and music expresses it to everyone.