Planning: Lighting and Colour

Lighting and Colour are extremely important when creating a music video because this can create a whole new atmosphere for the scene. Using certain lighting and colour can emphasise a genre which is important when following the conventions. For example, a Pop song would have bright colours along with high-key lighting, whilst a Rock song would have darker colours along with low-key lighting. This suggests that the artist has to choose carefully about which colours and what lighting is evident within the music video as it can create the genre representation.


Drake - "Marvin's Room"

Lighting:

The lighting in this music video is low-key creating a darker atmosphere where it portrays his feelings. The narrative of this music video is negative as he is feeling lost and has just been through a break up. There is also a heavy use in top lighting as this is used to only focus on the main character and his emotions.



Colour:

The colours in this music video are mostly blacks, browns and dark oranges. The lamps play a huge role in creating the orangey colour of the room where it looks like the vibe is negative. The dark colours are also conventional to a Hip-Hop/Rap music video.







Rihanna - "Disturbia"

Lighting:

The lighting in this music video is also low-key which creates the dark and spooky atmosphere. The narrative matches the low-key lighting as there is a thriller vibe to this music video. There is also lamps which give a top-lighting effect suggesting the main focus again is the artist.



Colour

The colours used in this music video are also dark, consisting of blacks, greys, and greens. The lamps also give an orangey effect giving the room a darker atmosphere. The greys and greens also suggest the uneasy atmosphere.






Overall, from looking into lighting and colour it is evident that my group will follow the convention of low-key lighting and dark colours to portray our music video in the most accurate way possible.