Being a filmmaker and a relatively long fan of several K-Pop groups, the process of producing a dance cover proven to be quite an insightful venture. Working alongside my classmates to complete this project, it was taught me many things beyond the hardships in K-pop music productions. Starting the project, it was necessary to have responsibilities delegated equally. While we were planning this, it quickly came to our notice that there were responsibilities beyond the dance choreography, there needed to be someone to plan the logistics, find locations, operate the camera and plan the cinematography. All these other responsibilities can be easily overlooked when the audience is shown the final product. Playing the role of both the performer and planners, we experienced first hand of how K-pop was much more than the artists and how it took a whole team to make the artist’s career possible.
Upon completing the project efficiently, something I’ve also taken from this experience is the theme of meetings expectations. The K-pop industry is professional just like many others and it’s obvious now that it takes a bigger team to create the artists and groups we love today. Our group members are to be held accountable for their responsibilities and meet various expectations. There were certain expectations from my team members, friends/fans who found out I was filming a K-pop dance cover, Dr. Saeji, the class TA’s and certainly myself. As the performer, I had to constantly be aware of my appearance and thus things like my body language and facial expression were important. I don’t consider myself a good dancer and was always avoiding making a mistake. However, given our time constraints and how it wasn’t easy for us to meet up as a group often, I had to make sure that I was not only performing the choreography correctly but also have the correct facial expressions in the few takes we were able to film.
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