Inspiration 2: Slow Motion and Masks

Inspiration 2: Slow Motion and Masks

PIXIES - SILVER SNAIL (2014)



We had an idea of wanting to use slow motion within our piece. After looking at different examples of this we decided that sometimes it can be seen as very cliche, but when its used with some aesthetic sense it can make a music video very beautiful much like this video.
Many Pixies videos use slow motion and in my opinion they are all brilliant example of how slow motion can be used to create an interesting piece of work. 

Also in this video the use of masks really intrigued us as we thought about using the idea of narrative enigma in our piece. This combined with the slow motion makes the piece much more sinister and seems more mysterious. We thought that we could use masks and different styles of costume to connotemystery.

Inspiration 1: Car, Black and White

Inspiration 1: Car, Black and White

DEPECHE MODE - Never let Me Down Again (1987)



In this video there are some beautiful examples of black and white footage and some interesting ideas for shots. As we were brainstorming about using a car and trying to get footage from that and of it moving, this video has some good scope for ideas on how to frame it.

Also, because its an older music video, it gives it a crackled-like look to it which we also spoke about, for this we thought about trying to mimic the use of a super 8 camera or trying to find effects that will make it look similar.

Inspiration 3: Lighting

Inspiration 3: Lighting

Peace - World Pleasure (2014)



As the song we intend to video is called  "Lights Go Down" we thought about playing around with lighting throughout the video to get some really interesting effects. For this we explored different videos to get a feel for whats already been done. 


We first looked at World Pleasure by Peace which had some really beautiful examples of coloured lighting at the end. These pastel colours create a dream-like effect, it has been colour corrected and the purple has been exaggerated.
It also looks like this is a post filming filter, meaning that the colours have been altered and played with after the filming has been done. It changes the mood of the piece, if we were to apply the commutation test and switch the colours to deep reds and greens it would create a more sombre mood to the song. 



Years & Years - Desire (2014)

This video uses coloured lighting in a totally different way, throughout the video the lighting is quite dark which already gives it a more subdued feel to it. Once the coloured lighting kicks in it becomes more sultry, especially with the women that are in shot.


Their lighting partially post filming as the colours have been enhanced and played around with but it also seems to have been used while filming. You can see this as in the shot below there are lights within the room.