Before shooting, I did a little research consisting of watching music videos for songs that I like. The video for the song 'Over' from Honors was by far my most preeminent inspiration, which is easily seen in my work. I adore both the song and the visuals. This first screenshot shows the girl, captured from aside with the city neon illuminating her, which, in my opinion looked gorgeous. Moreover, it feels way more personal to the viewer, something I tried to do in some of my shots. The second screenshot captures something I did for my music video for Lana del Rey's 'Blue Velvet'. In this case, compared to my preliminary work, and for my future music video, the square vintage looking clips inserted in between the 16:9 ones, are shot with the same actresses; it's original content. I plan to do this for the scene with Aletta and Victor. Finally, the use of lighting is a big clue for my upcoming video. I loved the green, sickly looking light on the actress, so I plan to do the same for the scene mentioned above, with my two actors. It gives off the perfect mood of uneasiness. The actual music video for the song I chose, 'Sirens of the Caspian' gave me a few ideas regarding types of shots and editing. The very first thing we see is the artist calmly floating underwater. This inspired the bathtub scene with Francesca, but there will be flowers in the water, for a feminine touch. The second screenshot captures more shots overlapped, creating a spirit-like moving figure. I thought this is a good twist to add to the shots of Francesca dancing, and a chance to broaden my editing skills. The last screencapture is similar to what I'll shoot with Francesca during the same shooting. As opposed to Sevdaliza's video, where she is shot from aside then looks to the camera but doesn't fully turn, my actress will turn fully to the camera, as I get a little further away from her. I think this, again, engages the audience more as she will break the 4th wall and sort of 'looks at the viewers', not just dances to the music. These last screenshots were taken from a music video that doesn't look at all like my upcoming video. I love the song itself, but my ideas look very different to how this video is. On one hand, the whole video is shot in one location, and I'll shoot mine in 5 different ones, and the color editing and lighting is bright and faded, but mine will be darker and moodier. On the other hand, both videos will incorporate dancing, but the one for 'Busy Earnin'' has a whole group of dancers, with a more street style of dance, and Francesca will dance slower and in a more feminine, soft way. Knowing how my video will not look like also helps to have a better mental image of the final product, and aid me in knowing myself and my style better.
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