The use of Powder
Paint
'Throwing' Powder Paint
This slow motion image has enhanced both the colour of
the powder paint and background, meaning that when the slow motion is used to
show the powder paint ‘hitting’ my artist (Luna//Jade). When creating these
experimental shots it has allowed me to practise/develop my skills of post-production
effects. I have also tried to capture the reactions of the cast after being ‘hit’
by powder paint-often laughing or pulling comical facial expressions. This will
add to the ‘feel good’ vibe of the music video and ‘go’ with the track.
This shot will specifically be used with the lyric ‘Pull
the sunlight back’, and I will both use this slow motion effect but also use ‘re-wined’
when ‘sunlight back’ is used-using visual to reflect the lyrics. The use of red/orange
and yellow could also symbolise ‘sunlight’. I really like how effective the powder
paint looks in slow motion, especially as it ‘hits’ the cast (artist in this
shot), becoming both stylized and expressive-the main ‘theme’ within the video being
about ‘letting go’ and the feeling of ‘Afterglow’.
When filming this shot I created a ‘card-board fan’ in
order to add another aspect to the shot-the use of ‘wind/a fan’ meaning that
the cast members hair ‘flows’ with the powder paint, the use of slow motion
enhancing this aspect of the shot. When filming I tried to use different
techniques such as this in order to add another ‘aspect’ to the use of powder
paint-becoming a lot more visually interesting/effective.
This shot focuses specifically on the use of
powder paint and how it almost ‘falls off’ and ‘sticks’ to the cast (backing
performers) face, capturing her slight expression after words as well. The use
of blue also contrasts very effectively with the white background and also with
the cast members white top-meaning my use of mise-en-scene almost ‘compliments’
the powder paint/prop.
Experimenting with specific shots
This shot will be used with the lyric ‘smoke’, both reflected
through the ‘smoke’ effect created with the powder paint (almost looking like
smoke) and also link to the act of smoking. I have used a bright colour in
order to contrast with the background and ‘show up’ more clearly and become
more visible/effective when using slow motion. I have used Ellie to do this
shot specifically as she has prominently green powder paint on her at this
stage, going with the colour she uses when creating the ‘smoke’. The framing of
this shot is also successful as you can predominantly focus on the powder paint
as well as on the backing performer.
This will go with the lyric ‘ravers’ as it reflects
almost a stylized version of dancing but focusing on the powder paint ‘coming
out’ of the two backing performer’s/cast’s hair. This both adds to the overall effect
of the use of powder paint but also becomes more expressive, the use of framing
and slow motion allowing the hair to become the predominant focus of the shot.
This shot shows/reflects me
experimenting ‘after’ the filming, focusing specifically on my artist’s eyes
within the shot to reflect/reinforce the powder paint aspect of the
video-bringing the two main aspects of the video together-my lead singer (Luna)
and the use of prop-powder paint.
Powder Paint 'fights'
This shots are only two of the total of 80 shots I
captured of the main/specific powder paint ‘fight’, these style of shots will
be used throughout the music video with specific focuses on the main artist
(Luna) within them interacting with the backing performers. This will both
reflect her ‘fun’ and ‘creative’ side as a new artist but also means that the
video itself has a more overall ‘feel-good’ feel, capturing specific parts of
the ‘fight’ in order to reflect the backing interacting and having fun with my
artist.
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filming these shots I made sure they were not ‘scripted’ or ‘planned’, meaning
they look a lot more ‘natural’ and almost ‘real’, which therefore meant I could
capture genuine emotions/reactions throughout.
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