The behind the scenes of Pixie Lott and Alexis Jordan showing how to film dance sequences:

As part of my research into music videos I decided to look into how producers and directors film choreographed dance scenes using different camera equipments, different shots and how they use lighting to make sure that the scene is perfect and filmed correctly for the artist and her dancers.

The two videos that I came across whilst researching on the internet was the behind the scenes of Pixie Lott’s 2011 single “All About Tonight” and Alexis Jordan’s 2011 single “Hush Hush.” Each of these videos were a real eye opener for me as not only was I given an insight into how directors prepare to film a dance sequence, making sure that it comes across in the best possible way, they also focused how they create and set up the set decorations for each scene of the shoot. Additionally, they took us behind the scenes of the make-up and wardrobe showing audiences what they do to prepare for the shoot.

The scenes that I found fascinating throughout the entire music video was when the artist took us behind the scenes of her dance rehearsals for the choreographed dance scene that she is preparing to perform in her official music video. What is also great is then being able to see the transition from practising the sequence to actually performing the dance, made up and dressed on set with the directors, producers and dancers as this is the moment when everything comes together and everything that the artist and choreographer have worked hard towards is finally becoming a reality.