Lighting Ideas

As there is going to be a lot of natural light coming from the windows, I will not need a lot of synthetic lighting. Yet this all depends on the time of day I shoot the video, most likely I will shoot at around 4pm, as it will be autumn when I shoot this video (30th September - 18th October if I keep to the schedule).

I think that as the windows will produce a lot of light, I need to ensure that the camera's light levels are not going to make the image seem to cold and white. I could dim the lighting physically using some white curtains around the bay. This could also make the mise-en-scene a lot more interesting.

I am thinking about using fairy lights and candles as extra lighting in the background, these are more props than for their lighting function as they do not produce a lot of light. I like how candles are featured in the background of Laura Marling's Sophia and they are their to add texture to the out-of-focus background.

Bombay Bicycle Club - Still

I found this video after I researching Bombay Bicycle Club's live sessions. I do not think this is the official music video for this song as it is a live performance.

It is another example of a one-shot video like Keaton Henson's. As there is a lot more camera movement in this video it could be more appealing to a wider audience as Keaton Henson's video could make the usual viewer uncomfortable as it is a very delicate and emotional video. This song is unlike a lot of Bombay Bicycle Club's indie songs and I think that they have done it justice by shooting it in a very intimate and unusual way.

This video has made me a lot more interested in using a Church as my location as I think that a Church would fully reflect the acoustic feel as it reinforces the echoes within the song.