Introduction to the Music Video Project

 For my music video project, I chose to work in a group. I am working with Keren Casseus, Sarayah, and Dezyrae. When it came to who I was working with, I took some time to think about it. The project was posted before it was explained to the class, so Keren and some other classmates began discussing song ideas, putting together groups, etc. Keren had automatically placed me in a group chat with two other girls and I am grateful for that. I tend to overanalyze many situations and I just always want my product to be as perfect as possible. While it has its pros, it has many cons as well; and, with a project this big, I knew I would need a bit of help. There was a part of me, however, that was just unsure of being a part of a group. When it comes to any sort of art, I always have a vision and it frustrates me when that vision is not being portrayed how I want it to. It also comes down to my confidence in front of others. To me, acting is hard, even posing for pictures is hard for me because I feel so awkward; but, one thing I love about art is that it is okay, necessary even, to push boundaries and step out of your comfort zone. I can say with absolute certainty that I am proud of my project, even though I have not started filming yet, because I already put a lot of me into it. I am ready to put in more.

Because of my wonderful group, there were many song suggestions with different flavors, from different genres. The first step we took in figuring out our song was finding a certain mood we wanted to set. We asked a very basic question, "What did we want our audience to feel?". We all came to an agreement that we wanted our audience to feel upbeat, confident, and happy while listening to and watching our music video. That led us to our genre, which was trap-pop, and the song suggestions became more focused. Our song for our music video project is Positions by Ariana Grande.