R+P Post 26: Set design, locations and props

All our shooting will be done in a studio, since we have many setups and actors and it would minimize time spent on setting up equipment and be easier on our actors

Proposed set designs for performance sections of our video:

1) Individual Spotlight

'Trouble'- Neon Jungle

A still from our test shoot

We wanted to create an enigmatic beginning to accompany the slow starting instrumentals of our bands song. A slow panning

 spotlight across each individual of the band helps achieve this. 

To coincide with our synergistic theme of 'red' (because the track for our music video is called 'red planet' and its lyrics connote passion) instead of using an ordinary yellow spotlight that's used in 'Trouble' by Neon Jungle, we are using a red filter over a floor-light to create a red misty colour for our spotlight. 

2) White backdrop lighting

A still from our test shoot

'Move'- Little mix 

 This set design will only be used for our beauty shots ranging from MCU to CU framing. We wanted white, even though it deviates from our dark/mysterious/red theme, it's the brightest lighting and will exaggerate the focus we want to pull on the individual singer who will be singing at the time 

3) Panel backdrop 

'Naughty Girl'- Beyonce 

This set design, we figured we could place floor lights with red filters over them behind the panel board to shine like in beyonce's 'naughty girl' video and stand in front of the panel board like in Rita Ora's 'Black Widow' music video. This will not only keep the synergistic 'red' look we have going on consistent but also would look really cool. We're going to use thin white fabric, which will be able to let light shine through and gaffa tape to create the thick lines for each panel.

4) Lasers backdrop 

'Move'- Little Mix 

Influenced by the above music video, we want to use laser lights, but instead they'd be in a small dotted form and moving. This is to signify a scenery similar to what space would look like which connotes the 'planet' theme behind our tracks lyrics and it's name (for example in the second verse it says "I see the stars, the sun, the moon when i'm with you").

5) Red Silhouette Lighting 

A still from our rehearsal

'R U Crazy'- Conor Maynard

This not only keeps our red theme consistent but also is a really cool lighting effect which will be useful in editing with flashes from a silhouette to red lighting, 

especially during our dance sequences, and creates an mysterious aura behind our band. This mysterious aura 

will do really well in 

creating enigma for the 

audience watching

6) Industrial look

Group 4- Chaos Killed the dinosaurs

'Hall of Fame'- The Script ft. Will.I.am

Since our band is meant to have a street/urban look, we wanted to create an industrial type setting for the video. Looking back on other Latymer media A2 music videos on YouTube we were able to find props within our school that we could use to create this look. For example the scaffolding and ladder you see in the image above. 

Props we'll be using for our music video:

• Confetti
• Balloons (red and silver)
• Gaffa tape
• White fabric
• Spray paint (colours: red, purple, silver)
• Wine bottle 
• Ribena or sprite (to look like wine/ champagne since we're not allowed to bring it into our school studio)
• 2 tables
• 4 chairs
• Red/Burgundy tablecloth
• Scaffolding
• Ladder