Chris Cunningham talking about the pre-storyboarding stage of making a 'graph chart' of the music track.
QUESTION: Do you have the edit pre-constructed in your head before filming?
Chris Cunningham:
"Pretty much. I'd say it ends up that 60% are shots that are designed to go in one specific place and won't go anywhere else. But the other 40% are accidents or tangents you go off on. That ratio is determined by the limited amount of time you have. I'm not sure I'd change that because you have to be surprised by stuff, else it's no fun."
"So much you are going to have to do (in the edit) is already laid down for you (in the music track)"
MUSIC VIDEO TIMELINE TASK
Using the TIMELINE SHEETS, breakdown your MUSIC TRACK into verses, chorus, instrumental parts, key phrases and sounds.
