You Can Be a Self-made Star with Your Own Dance Music Video

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With dancing bodies, psychedelic lights, and sexual innuendos, a dance music video is definitely a feast for both the auditory and visual senses. If you're an artist, maybe you should come out with one, too!

You can be a self-made artist like Marie Digby (2 million hits on the channels) and Mia Rose (35 million hits), thanks to the emergence of YouTube and Me-Media in general. You just have to put your dancing and filmmaking talents together to create a dance music video!

People For Hire

When shooting a music video, you must go one step higher than home videos of yourself and your friends dancing to "Thriller". The following are the professionals you should get:

* The back-up dancers have to stay that way - back-up! Otherwise, they might overshadow you. You are, after all, the star of the video!

* The choreographer must see your limitations and work on your strengths. Your great moves must be highlighted, whether it's the Harlem shake or the crip walk. As a bonus, he has to be able to teach you fresh steps, as well.

* The director oversees everything. Pick him carefully with his expertise and your budget in mind.

* The cameraman must be able to capture the shots in various angles like low and high-angle shots, Dutch angle, bird's eye, etc.

Basically, these are the professionals you'll require to complete your dance music videos. Other people like the production designer and director of photography are optional, particularly when you are working on a considerably small budget. You can even get a choreographer-slash-backup dancer, or a cameraman-cum-director. But, unless you want a one-angle music video, you simply cannot be the star-cum-cameraman!

Shoot the Video

Before you make the video, you have to have a storyboard with a clear concept of what you wish to achieve. You also have to decide if your dance moves must be focused on over special effects, or vice versa.

You will need to re-shoot scenes sometimes, as well. Do not be discouraged, as even the most experienced of artists and directors go through re-shoots to perfect the feel of the video. Creating a good online dance music video ought to be a cinch if you're a perfectionist.

Video Upload

When you are finally done, upload your video to YouTube. Then why not make another while waiting for those hits? You will be giving Beyonce a run for her money!