Today we decided to film more for the bulk of our music video ( the last couple verses inbetween the chorus' ) we knew we wanted to film more of our barbie to put in to our video through the use of jump cuts and that switch between stop motion and reality i believe is an effective one, especially for an indie music video. We filmed our barbie sunbathing as we thought it would bring a sense of realism and voyeurism to our video, however the lighting deemed to be an issue.
At first we didn't think that the natural sunlight would be enough to achieve the brightness we wanted within the shot, however we tested it out with and without a reflector. The difference was monumental as it made the footage instantly look more professional, as well as a next level of vibrancy and brightness. Specifically we positioned the reflector in a way that the direct sunlight would bounce off of it in order for it to shine brightly on our barbie (as well as the whole screen of shot.)
This is the look we were trying to achieve as we believe it is an effective way of adding a sense of realism to our barbie shots as well as adding a fun aspect to our video. As you can see the lighting on this shot is bright however there is a shadow created by the flower, in our shot it is complete brighness as were trying to achieve high/soft key lighting in which creates a flawless image. We also filmed other diverse scenes for our music video today.. we filmed a car scene in which our male protagonist was driving and as he glances to the passenger seat barbie is sitting there, we thought this created a fun atmosphere as well as targeting our audience as they will be young adults as well relishing in the novelty of driving. Furthermore we also filmed at a bus stop as we thought this ticked all the convention boxes for a music video. We filmed a classic shot of the camera man being on the opposite side of the right, panning from left to right however we also twisted this convention by filming various types of shots such as a pan up the body, constant camera movement, including the barbie a lot in order to enhance the sense of relationship between sam and the barbie.
This is the type of reflector that we used as the white/translucent cover creates a soft flawless image, also enhanced by the intensity of light also created from it. We believe that using a reflector whilst filming outside is essential as it does indeed create a flawless image and without it , it wouldn't have the same depth of shot and would lack professionalism.
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