1. Get an idea...
First & foremost you must get an idea of making a video song in mind. It’s like the first living cell that resulted into Dinosaurs, mammoth or human being.
Without it you won’t reach anywhere.
2. Get a song...
An idea will never make a video but a song will, so get a song. Decide your style, genre & emotion you want to convey.
Don’t hesitate to use old or new song. If possible take help of friends, family & colleagues to make new song, right from lyrics to composition to singing.
3. Get answers to 4 W’s...
It is believed that video first shows then tells, so get answers on what to show, where to show, on whom to show and when to show.
This is the stage where you either win it or lose it.
4. Shoot it...
Got an idea? Got a song? Got answers to all your W’s? It’s time to hit encounter ground. Take the best camera (gun), put fully charged battery (magazine) and memory card (bullets) into it.
Be Brutal, Creatively fast and on killing spree.
5. Get it on table...
Once the video has been shot, get it on editing table, giving colour correction, effects & few transitions to polish your final product.
This is the time you check your imagined video with what has been made.
At last you video is result of all your hard work, determination, planning, honesty, positivity and patience. Then come the last but not least but most important step, Get it trending. It’s of no use if nobody is watching it.
You may wonder why I had chosen only 5 steps to guide you make YOUR OWN MUSIC VIDEO, coz no matter how many steps I keep, it’s always about keeping it simple yet attractive. Those who are worried about whether we can pull it as said then my simple answer is just go and watch our song “Meri jaan ki kahani” on youtube or on our facebook page. Believe me guys it’s not that difficult, forget the word impossible.
You don’t need a hi-fi camera, or most techno savvy crew or most famous faces to start your dream run, just you, your belief, an idea to make it and the will to walk till end.
All the very best for your song and do share your experiences, we will be grateful to hear your success story.
By Aadesh Meshram
