R+P Post 9: Music videos that have inspired and influenced my ideas

Shadows
Jaden Smith - Scarface
We felt that the use of shadows were extremely effective in this video. We felt that this would be a good element to bring into our own music video as it means that we could include images which are relevant to the song such as gun violence, without explicitly including such graphic images in our video. We also think that its use will be aesthetically pleasing and lead to interesting choices in shot types.


Lighting
Seinabo Sey - Hard Time
The large array of colours and patterns used to light the artist Seinabo Sey were very effective and aesthetically pleasing. This has inspired us to make bold decisions with lighting as it is a simple way to give a video a professional feel.





Running sequence
Clean Bandit - Rather Be
We felt that this sequence showed the narrative of the song in an energetic and engaging manner. Rather than simply having repetitious shot of the main character running away, the location of the shot changes with each step in order to create a sense of immediacy. As well as looking very effective, this also prevents the narrative from becoming boring.




Word projections
Kwabs - Fight For Love
We would also like to use this technique in our video as we were inspired by its ability to emphasise the lyrics and their meaning. This would be very useful for a song like our which has such hard hitting lyrics.