Planning Lighting and Colouring - Miss Georgiou

Throughout the music video we need to be able to create different lighting effects. This is because the scene and narrative never really stays the same it is constantly changing and evolving as the song goes on. In our case the narrative of our music video decreases in happiness as the story goes on. This enables to justify the lighting by decreasing it as the song goes on it may be a lot more darker in more intimate scenes, this is because the focus of the characters will be the main priority. In addition to this as a group we decided that the sadder scenes should be a lot darker as it portrays the overall feel of the music video. As a whole the overall feel of our music video will be noticeably different because of the lighting and the colours that we choose to put in particular places.

As a group through planning the music video and the particular lighting elements we would like to see present, we are able to discuss what is typical and conventional in the indie genre and what is not. High key lighting is something that is usually quite common in the indie genre, this is because it is very  illuminating and can highlight key features of the scene. The lyrics in our artists song 'All that I could see is white' demonstrates where we actually got this lighting idea from. This is due to the fact that the word light connotes purity and innocence so we decided as a group that the more happier and innocently seen scenes would benefit best from the high key lighting. This is because it not only links in with the lyrics making the footage appear more white and bright but it also makes the artist look a lot more pure as the connotations of white are natural beauty and innocence and an overall impression of everything being perfect. We also planned to use it due the fact that it would conventionally connote the innocence that we wish to create in our music video. As a group during the planning we decided that the best places to use high key lighting would actually in fact be the scenes where everything is looking good for the couple, so the cute scenes that we plan to have of then having fun and portraying and very perfect image of them self, this enables the audience to see the artist through a certain light, the high key lighting will create a very intense atmosphere and show the audience that for the moment the artist and her partner are very happy and united together in these happy times, due to the high key lighting the artist them self may be displayed as being very vulnerable to the audience which fits very well to the scenes we plan to used them in, this is because the relationship is going to well and the light is very bright which portrays how much she is exposed to sadness, if something went wrong she would be left with her heart on the line and the audience know this just because if the particular lighting we plan to use.

The lighting and colouring can not only just be how we adjust the light in our music video but also the particular filters and effects that we may put over the top of the music video scenes, the saturation effect can really influence a video to look complete different. The lyrics in the song Salvation are 'The darkest fairytale' this is sung in one of the verses. This made it ideal for us to create a good contrast between the good and darker elements of the song. We wanted to be able to use dark filters to connote how the artist feels and to forebode what is about to happen. This is because darker colours are what ultimately tell the audience that there is something bad about to happen. It can also show particular elements of a character and sometimes make them appear more frightening or evil. Overall we planned to have this filter to have a true and genuine connotation that would be convention to the indie genre as we believe this particular genre tends to have a more realistic approach on life and relationships being both good and bad. We plan to have varied amounts of saturation placed on different clips as the story line gets a lot sadder, this is conventional to the indie genre as the lighting and colouring can often reflect on what is actually happening in the narrative. This allows our artist to be seen in a different way, the audience will begin to feel very guilty and sorry for her and this affection will be influence by how darker and gloomy the scene appears to be. The gradual light decrease doesn't only represent the narrative getting a lot sadder but also how much her emotions are getting darker as well, the audience will then feel a need to protect the artist and look out for her as she is in a very dark place now, overall the use of this effect can contribute to the theme we are inspiring to create.

Low key lighting is often used when presenting sadder scenes in the indie genre, as a group we have decided to follow this convention ultimately deciding that the low key lighting will contribute to the sadness of the atmosphere rather well. This was first influenced through the lyrics 'In the dead of night' This particular lighting does not only fit in with the lyrics but it demonstrates the narrative change and that sometimes not everything is perfect. This is ultimately what makes the indie genre unique as it adapts itself to real life situations and that is ideal to the audience as they will then begin to see the artist as more genuine. In addition to this the low key lighting will connote that something bad is about to happen. This is because darker colours such as black/dark red/brown all show that this isn't going to be a pleasant or happy time in the narrative and this is what makes it a perfect lighting to have represented in the music video. The idea that the lighting can influence a seen dramatically exists in the indie genre and it us something that as a group we have picked up on suddenly. We believe that by using the low key lighting will give a signal to the audience that something bad is or will be happening soon. This particular use of lighting will be present in the piano scene, this will allows the audience to see the artist playing the instrument in a more dull setting, this correlates the song and performance element so well as it really emphasis the pain that can be heard through our choice of song 'salvation' this in the end gives the audience a sense of sympathy as we see the artist singing in a very dark lit room. This will overall let the artist be viewed in a different light because the audience will see her as being this very sad and emotion person and they will look up to her as more of a person then an artist, this is because they will admire her for showing some true emotions rather then just making the music industry seem glamorous all the time. They will idolize the artist for being honest which will result in them having a better relationship with her and wanting to buy the music and continue watching the music video

The last particular lighting element we have used is probably one of the most conventional ones that is present in the indie genre, this is in fact the natural lighting, this is conventional to the indie genre as it creates a very beautiful yet simplistic atmosphere in the scene, as a group we have decided to use this when the singer is performing in the field, the sun coming down will be a perfect scene and contain very beautiful natural light which will make the artist appear as being very angelic and natural. This paritcular colouring and lighting was influenced by the lyrics 'Just a trick of light' this is because natural light is often described as trickling in or having a very softening approach. In addition to this natural light often gives of a more golden colour which not only fits in with the theme of the indie genre but it also connotes peace and happiness. This is because gold is seen as a very rich colour full of wealth. This mean that even though wealth is not represented in the terms of money. It can be seen that the artist has found peace and felt like she emotionally was very wealthy in love and happiness. The idea of this will leave the audience to feel like she is genuine and real as she isn't placed in very strong lights that make her look artificial but in fact she is somewhere where the sun is able to ignite her features just like it would do to anybody else. The overall effect of this will leave the audience feeling as though they are able to relate to the artist in the most common way possible as the sun is accessible to everyone, it gives them the hope that they can go out there themselves and create something that is beautiful, just like there desired artist, this overall presents the artist as someone who is very motivational to her audience and this constructs her ability to love and care for her young teenage audience and the people watching will notice this.

The whole idea that we had in mind when creating these specific scenes where in actual fact the idea of keeping them as natural as possible. We wanted the light to fit in with the scene that is currently happening, for example when the scene is alot more sadder with sensitive material init we would try and incorporate the lighting suitable for that either being a sunset or low-key lighting, this will add to the effect of the scene and make the audience feel a lot more sympathetic to the artist and pity her, this will ultimately lead to them feeing as though they cannot do anything to help her apart from support her by watching the music video and buying the album when it comes out. The happier times in our music video will be alot more brighter and this will allow the audience to feel a sense of profoundness towards the artist as they will see her overcome the sad times and feel like she deserves to be happy and this will play a crucial part in the overall feel of the music video as people who watch the music video will be able to feel and see the colour drain as our artist struggles to come to terms with the death of her loved one. Overall the main theme of our music video being emotions will be hugely noticeable to the audience as there will be a clear colour different between the scenes.