3 POINT LIGHTING VIDEOS

The first video is a white background setup. This setup consists of the key light and the fill light which are directed towards the back of the subject and to only light the back. both lights are on full power as another light acts as the fill light directed towards the subject. In most cases it is good to use a reflector to eliminate any "under chin" shadows although we didn't need too.

The second video is the Black background setup. This setup consists of the fill light the key light and the hair light. In this case we used a mirror to be used as the hair light instead. The key light is positioned around 45 degrees and about 1 meter away set on full power on the subject causing a harsh light on the side of the subjects face. The fill light helps even out the brightness. Although the fill light is only set to half the power as of the key light. The hair light or in this case the mirror is used to illuminate the subject so their body does not fade into the background.

The third video is the film Noir setup. The key light is positioned right in front of the subject and it will light them and it is on half power. The brightest light is positioned towards the black background and it is called the fill light. The third light is the highlight or in this case the mirror. this is directed a little further behind the subject and angled towards the camera on the lowest setting.

Owl City Poster

Artist Statement 

My design: For the overall design of the poster i wanted to stick with the same color as their actual album which is :blue and pink. I figured that since the lyrics of the song seemed out of the ordinary and colourful i wanted to go with a patterned background to show how scattered yet fluent the feelings are of the song. The stars finished and brought the piece together. The stars symbolized the "Dreaming" portion of the album name. I tried to stay simple with putting the font directly in the middle so it leads the viewers eyes down towards the stars or vice versa.

30 Best Music Video

so these are the top 30 videos in the past 3 decades. We were suppose to take a look and analyse different aspects that make up the videos.

1980's

Talking Heads 'Once in a Lifetime' (1980)
So i think it would be only right to start off with the first video of the segment which is: Talking Heads 'Once in a Lifetime' (1980)
as you can see the use of the Green-screen is in full blast as well with his corny dancing makes for a huge success. In my opinion i was thrilled to watch this video and it was boring. It seems as if he stayed in the same place the whole time, and although the camera did some close ups, it wasn't exactly satisfying. It was exhibited in New Yorks Museum of Modern Art. This video was recognized as "brilliant bizarreness". People enjoyed the video because of it.

Michael Jackson, Thriller (1984)
Michael Jackson is known as an icon in the world of music and the King of Pop, so it would make sense to take a look at his well known song Thriller. In my opinion this video was pure genius. From start to finish we see an engaging dialogue, anticipation, amazing costume and makeup as well as an impressive plot. Not to mention the lyrics and the camera angles. We can tell that this videos style originated in the 1980s but the artistic expression definitely evens it out and accommodates the video with suspense as well as good visuals.

1990s

The Beastie Boys 'Sabotage' (1994)
The Beastie boys are at it again with their "mischievous humor and anarchic energy" we get to see them as mustache - donut- eating cops. In my opinion i think this video was well done. It was simple yet different. They had impressive technical precision with the different camera angles and spinning. It had a variety of close-ups far shots as well as a man falling from a building. Nothing is better than the action and the characters they portrayed. The pacing was fast and up beat and the style was so 70's.

Missy Elliott, 'The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)' (1997)
Missy Elliott also known as the Queen of hip hop made the Turn -of-The-Century music video which included extended booty dancing hummers and outrageous outfits. In my opinion this is what makes up for a good music video. Almost everything is incorporated in it from garbage bag suits to stutter-step choreography. They used a tremendous amount of harsh lighting, and the pacing is different from most of the traditional videos.

2000

Johnny Cash, 'Hurt' (2003)
Johnny Cash was well-known for his classic songs throughout the decades such as: ring of fire. The inspiration for this video would have to be his overall health and mental state throughout the years. I thought this video was genius because it showed us his timeline through pictures while he sings aboutu his past feelings and "stains of time" The style is modern but contrast with his age so it becomes more appropriate to watch.

OK Go, 'Here It Goes Again' (2006)
When i first watched this video i thought it was amazingly different mostly because i found out that the whole video was taken in one shot! It took them 17 times to get it right but when they did, viewers were amazed with the choreography and this earned them 50 million views as well as a grammy!
I think the most artistic aspect would be the use of treadmills while dancing from one to the other. You can tell that the lighting is very basic and harsh at both sides.

STYLO

This is the Chair i designed for the Media Chair assignment that my class did. The chair was suppose to represent our personalities, so i decide to create a Heel chair. I really like shoes and they go well with different outfits. I named it STYLO. it was hard to make this chair because of the many curves and such. It took me sometime to finish, and it is still needs a little work. STYLO is pure white with no colour because people are suppose to recognize the chair and not the colour of it.

LIGHTING

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This video shows you how you can make a Softbox light that is affordable and works well. In the first part of the video the boy explains that you have to cut out 4 trapezoids from a cardboard box and then from there you put aluminum foil on the pieces so it can reflect the light. From there you use black tape to connect all 4 trapezoids together. From there once the trapezoids have been put together you hook the light up to the surrounding cardboard pieces. When that is done you put plastic wrap over the "light" and then you are ready to turn the light on.

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In this video Ryan Connolly discusses how to set up a green screen.

Forrest Gump Trailer

In our class we had to compose a video trailer of any movie we wanted and change the theme of it by using music to imitate the emotion. I decided to to choose Forrest Gump not only because it is my favorite movie but also because it had so many genres included such as: Romance, comedy, coming of age, drama, and Americana. there was a lot to work with so i decided the make it a horror. The concept of this trailer is that forrest was an outcast that no one could relate too, until he met this girl named Jenny. She accepted him for who he was. He ended up running away but still kept Jenny in his mind. She had moved on to someone else. Forrest came back for her but he became obsessed. So he ends up stalking her through the whole trailer.

the original trailer



This is the trailer i first watched in order to come up with my genre.


QUESTIONS
The mood has been changed from light and playful to suspenseful and creepy
I added the voice over at the end. I used different parts from the movie and put them in certain parts of the trailer so it would look more intense in some areas.
I wanted to make sure that the trailer would convey what i wanted it too. I wanted the viewer to see that he was progressing into a man who had an obsession. The music was a perfect fit because it linked everything together. It made everything more dramatic. It wasn't the easiest to find a scary song that matched my video. It took me about 3 periodes of searching in order to finalize the music. When i put it with the video it was a perfect match.