One of the first tasks we completed this week in class involved taking the idea of silhouettes and sunsets and seeing where this criteria could be taken in terms of producing a hypothetical music video.

This task obviously proved a fun way to get to know our fellow classmates, allowing us to establish some initial relationships with those we might be working with over the semester. For me personally, however, it did much more than just this. I felt that this particular task really helped kick start my brain into thinking like a filmmaker again. Throughout 2015 none of my courses were set around producing short films and it is definitely safe to say that I have been feeling a little rusty. Through this task we were encouraged to not only think about the creative aspects and ideas surrounding how we could take sunsets and silhouettes and produce a music video. I was reminded of just how many things need to be taken into consideration when producing something even small scale and began to again familiarise myself with thinking creatively and realistically simultaneously.

In this one short exercise I was able to remember things like location, food, legalities, transport, budget, equipment, extras, weather, makeup, costume, lighting etc. which are all imperative to consider in any production.

Although our 20 minute creation of the silhouette of a band playing in front of a sunset on the beach might have been short lived, practicing this way of thinking was a valuable exercise if we are to be successful in producing our own music videos within a short 6 week timeframe.