Friday, October 5, 2012

Location and Lighting

My chosen song has a gloomy and depressive mood and so my music video has to match this. I have chosen to film in the home of a relative, whose decor is timeless which is how I want my video to come across. There is also very little variation of colour in the house, which with my lighting should add to the 'gloomy' effect. As I am using a narrative style in my video, the video must follow the lyrics of the song. The lyrics state that the man takes the woman to a river bank where he later kills her with a rock. I am lucky enough to live whithin walking distance of a riverside walk where there are plenty of ideal places to film. My only concern is London weather. If it rains, my actress will have to walk in muddy grass in a white dress, which will clearly cause problems with costume. However, much of the walk is sheltered by trees so I hope that if it rains, I will be able to work around it.


The place I plan on filming in, which is easily accessible and close to my home


 As I stated earlier, I want my music video to have a gloomy and depressive atmosphere, and therefore my lighting should reflect this. If it does happen to rain on the day I'm filming, the sky will be grey and cloudy which should mean that the natural light on the day will add to the atmosphere in the video. I will still use Red Head Lights to create shadow. If the weather is good, I will use the lights and later alter the colour of the video on Adobe After Effects. I want the whole video to have a grey tint to it.
 As well as narrative I will also have performance parts against a white background which will also be tinted grey post-production. For this I will use both red head lights, placing them diagnolly in front of the actors to ensure that they are fully lit without shadow, without having them squinting at the camera. I have chosen to film early afternoon by the river to ensure that I get the best natural light possible.

1 comment:

  1. Your narrative will be amplifying the lyrics. Thoughtful ideas on lighting. SG

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