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My group is using the song “Baby It’s Cold Outside '' by John Legend, sung by Idina Menze. In the genre of Holiday music, according to my research, using “Last Christmas” by Wham! and “All I Want For Christmas Is You” by Mariah Carey. The music video must include:

  • Snow

  • Bright Lighting

  • Costumes relating to the holiday such as:

    • Santa hats

    • Reindeer Horns

    • Etc.

  • Camera Angles and Movements such as

    • Zoom (To emphasis a person place or thing)

    • Pan (To show scenery)

  • Camera shots such as:

    • Wide shot (to show environment)

    • Long shot (to show the characters dancing or running around)

    • Close-ups (to show facial expressions or reactions)

    • Tracking shot (to emphasis what a person is doing during the shot)

    • Many two-shots and three-shots (or as many people as there are in the frame)

    • Fade out shots (to show how one scene relates and transitions to the next)


Since I am filming a music video, music will be playing over the video. In videos such as these there are many props such as fake snow, ice skates, costumes, etc. Since we live in a Tropical region, it doesn't snow here in the winter. We decided to use a skating rink for some of the shots to showcase the “winter” aspect of Christmas.We would also show the Christmas trees and lights that are being put up currently.




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