Lip-synching Exercises

From having a go at lip- synching myself, I have learnt the issues that may appear when we are filming our music video.

Issue 1:
The first issue is actually remembering all the lyrics. This may be an issue because you obviously have to lip-synch the same words that are being sung and if you suddenly forget the lyrics then you won't match up with the song and this will look odd and unprofessional.

Solution:
Rehearse, rehearse, rehearse!! To ensure this doesn't happen we will make sure the person we have lip-synching consistently rehearses to make sure they know the lyrics perfectly to prevent any issues with memorisation. Additionally, an exercise that may be beneficial for our person/people lip-synching will be practice lip-synching with a lyric video of the song.

Issue 2:
The second issue is pronouncing the words in the same way they are sung. This is an issue because if you are an English person attempting to lip-synch a song sung by an American artist you may have to change the way you pronounce certain words or sounds.

Solution:
A solution for this would be by doing characterisation. By doing characterisation you can create this character who says things in the same way as the artist and therefore your movements will match up with the pronunciation of the song.

Issue 3:
The third issue is having to stay really focused throughout. This may be an issue because otherwise you may end up out of synch with the song or lip-synch the wrong lyrics which will completely throw off the remaining bits of the video.

Solution:
The solution for this is to get your head in the right space so you are focused enough. This means preparing fully before to ensure you are in the best state to concentrate and focus on the song.

Issue 4:
Issue number four is matching the song up with the actual video. This was very, very, very hard!!! The precision required to match them both up together incredible. It requires a lot of concentrating and this means we are going to have to be so focused.

Solution:
To overcome this we are going to have to leave a lot of time to give us the lee way to make mistakes but also get it as accurate as possible. The extra time will relieve the pressure a lot and also gives us the extra time to sort out any issues which may crop up. Another solution is also getting someone else to watch it over to pick out any mistakes we may have missed. This will help because they may spot things we don't.