R+P Post 5: The kind of music video I would like to make

I would like to make a music video that has both performance and narrative elements, referencing theories such as the notion of looking, audio-visual aesthetic and disjuncture. For the performance shots I would like bold, stylised white lighting that contrasts with the narrative shots that will be graded slightly unsaturated but with a warmer undertone than the performance shots to add contrast.

Below are some examples of lighting set ups that I would like to include in my music video.

     James Arthur - Can I Be Him

Gabrielle - Dreams  

  Ne-Yo - Miss Independent


Having quite dramatic lighting like this is an R&B convention which is the genre I would most like to make a music video for and is visually pleasing as well as being captivating to watch.


I would also like to include dance sequences in our video as I believe that they can express the emotion of the music and lyrics very well which is a very important part of the audience's experience watching a music video.

Below are some examples of inspirational dance sequences

Other conventions that I would like to include in the music video are beauty shots, discontinuous editing, intertextuality and a clear link between the music, lyrics and visuals.