Do's And Don'ts For The Music Video

 Do’s

1. Consistency through the end.

2.  A clear sense of genre and artist.

3.  A powerful performance.

4.  Good simple effective idea.

5.  Judicious cutting.

 

Don’ts

1. Well - known song.

2. Over done effects - shouldn't use effects to disguise poor footage.

3. Aimless driving around.

4. Scenes involving alcohol, drugs or fags (even stimulated).

5. Shots of people just walking around.

6. Speeding up the footage or putting it in reverse.

7. Zooms.

8. Found footage - should be your own unless there's and exceptional good reason.

9. Atmosphere - less stage footage.

10. Over the top narrative.