Lighting is a vital aspect of any video production, from trailers to music videos. The use of lighting is important for more than one reason, ranging from making it easier to see everything in the shot, to portraying a certain mood/atmosphere. For example, if there is a little/low amount of lighting used there would be a dull/depressed feeling to the video. This would then highlight what the video is about to the viewer. Alternatively, if there was quite a lot of lighting used in the video it would create a more enjoyable and uplifting mood and atmosphere.
EXAMPLE: Rihanna - We Found Love
Lighting in music videos can be both natural or artificial. An example of artificial lighting in music videos is shown in the pictures above. Natural lighting is most commonly found when a music video has been filmed in an outdoors location, however, weather conditions can impact the lighting during the day/night outdoors.
An example of a music video with more natural lighting would be, 'Molly' by 'Lil Dicky' featuring 'Brendon Urie.
Great post identifying the need for correct lighting in your music videos.
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