Low Budget Ideas

Breathless

This particular video displays the use of low budget effects brilliantly in order to show both a narrative and performance while conveying the typical features of their chosen genre.

- The first low budget effect that caught my eye was the silhouette effect. This effect can be easily created by filming someone infront of a bright light; in a dark room. This effect creates a sinister look and would be ideal for the genre of metal or heavy rock.

- The second effect used by this group gives the illusion that this female is teleporting to different areas of this one location. This could easily be achieved by filming one long steady shot of a location with someone in the frame... one captured the shot would be paused and the person in frame would move to a different area in the same location, giving this supernatural effect.

- The next effect gives the effect that this female is a spirit, this is achieved through the use of either editing layers on photoshop, or by simply experimenting with the effects in imovie. I am very interested in this particular effect and i will consider trying to replicate this effect.

- The next effect is essentially a quick adjustment of colour filters, and an increase in contrast, giving the mise en scene a warm/cold/dark/angelic look depending on the users preferences. This is interesting as it could prove vital in adjusting the mise en scene and the overall feel of the piece.

Just Got Paid

This particular video impressed me with two vital elements of creating any music video: props/costume and location:

- The first picture shows how effective and professional a frame can be made to look, if the band/artists actually represent what is expected of the genre, in terms of costume. In this case the costume is very classic boy band, which fits the N Sync vibe greatly.

- It could be said that these boys were incredibly lucky, in having contacts who were able to set them up in such a suiting, professional looking location. But essentially all that is required is planning and thorough research. This video reminded me just how important location is in helping establish a certain style and genre.