Choosing our 'Star' / Lip Syncing Auditions

Lip Syncing Auditions

Firstly, we came to the conclusion that we would like a group member as our artist. This is as we know that a member of our group is 100% reliable and willing to come out filming at a variety of locations over multiple days- also we all agreed that it would allow us to be brutally honest with each other. This is, therefore, why we chose to volunteer ourselves as the artist- both Millie and Evie carried out a lip-syncing audition where they both selected a song of their choice (by a female artist we had researched one way or another). After filming, we were then able to put the song track behind the video so that it was in time with their lip syncing.

This is Evie's lip syncing audition to the song 'Dog Days are Over' by Florence + the Machine. From the video, you can very clearly see that she lip synced the video very well as she was in time and didn't get a single word wrong. Despite this, I would say that the song was slightly over sang in some areas and under-sang in others which can give quite a fake appearance for an artist with a very powerful voice. This slightly unrealistic appearance meant that it was a downfall to her audition.
In terms of branding, Evie has an independent style which would be perfect for our own video- therefore, image wise, this could definitely make her a possible contender.

In Millie's lip-syncing audition, she sang to the song 'Love Me Harder' by Ariana Grande. A positive of this video is that she got all of the lyrics correct and was very in time, meaning it looked believable that she was singing it in real life. We did however find a flaw in it which was that her facial expressions were not very convincing in a way that made her appear like she wasn't really enjoying herself or feeling the music. Having discussed this as a group, Millie has taken this constructive criticism on board and is very willing to work on it. 

Just like Evie, her fashion is also alternative meaning that she would fit our artist's character branding very well. Not only this, but her style is also versatile meaning that she can also pull off very bohemian looks- something that we could use to our advantage when it comes to the fashion side of our music video. Millie is a very strong contender.

Our Chosen Star

To conclude, we decided to choose Millie as our chosen artist. For the most part, this is due to her strong ability and confidence to lip sync which is very important when it comes to filming in public places as we wouldn't want our artist to appear timid in our final product. We also believe that her style is very versatile therefore the costume running throughout the video would be strong. Millie's acting and dancing experience means that she will be able to pull off a more believable act and also means that she has a lot of rhythm which is essential in creating a realistic appearance. Millie has said that she is going to work on improving her  facial expressions whilst lip syncing so that she will be able to convey and variety of emotions by relying solely on her eyes and face.