Journey to the centre of the TV STUDIO

21/11/12
Wednesday
Today we went into the Television Studio to do some test filming, which has radically changed my approach to my music video.

Rather than using a silhouette against black lighting, my colour scheme is going to be alot lighter, using a mixture of whites and reds. I want to use an effect which silhouettes the dancers against a white screen, and rather than just the one dancer I will use multiple dancers. Using the white image means my music video will appeal more to my aspirant market, as white is typically an expensive colour. 

We tested out using back lights so our performer would be silhouetted against a black screen, however on camera this clearly looked student made, so we attempted the same effect however with a white screen, this gave a much stronger image which would fit in with the pop genre. this effect will be perfect for strong choreography to have maximum impact with little need for mise en scene. I have also decided to make use of a green screen as it was so effective last time.

Above is the video footage we collected. As you can see the white background creates a stronger image and will be perfect for choreography compared to using a back light in front of a black background. Visiting the TV studio before hand has prevented us from using our original ideas and creating mistakes which can not be fixed during filming or in the editing process. 

This now means we can take full advantage of the facilities available to us, using a white screen to create a strong image which requires little mise-en-scene but however is effective, and a green screen which can be used to create multiple locations.