Previous years' music videos

2007 - Group 1C

I think that this music video was one of the best videos from last year for a number of reasons...

• The performance by all the actors in the video was very convincing. They looked like a real band and generally performed really well. As a result, the music video looked a lot more professional and believable


• The video was also very well shot, especially on all the tracks as the banana/gorilla are running. It was also very well edited.


• The location where the band is performing is really edgy and different, and so it looks amazing!
  
• The whole gorilla chasing a banana concept is so random and entertaining and just brilliant, really.
  

2006 - Group 2

Personally, I feel that this music video was one of the less successful ones from previous years. This is because:

• The actors aren't really that convincing... especially in the performance part in the garage. The main singer lip synchs strangely which makes it look more obvious that he's miming.
  
• The locations aren't all that great. Maybe I'd feel differently if it wasn't our school they'd shot in. But I don't know, it just made the video seem so much more obviously student-made.
  

So based on this, I've learnt that...

• Shooting in Central London can look SO effective and wonderful
• Shooting in school doesn't look so good
• It's essential to have convincing actors
• Sometimes random concepts are the best (and most entertaining) kind... though there can be a lot of room for the idea to fall flat.