Examples of lighting

Lighting will be very important in my music video as some of my shots will be filmed at night, so it is key that the lighting is good quality to enable my music video to look professional. After watching the music video I now know where to place my lights to get the best quality out of the shots.

Lighting also predicts the temperament/mood of the shot, so placing the lights in the correct places is essential.

Beyonce- Pretty Hurts


This is a good example for me to relate to as there are places that lighting has been used to set the mood and the emphasis on certain parts of the artist. For example a close up of Beyonce, side lighting has been used.

Sam Smith- Leave your lover



Leave your lover by Sam Smith is another good example for lighting, as some parts of the music video are based at night which helps me to develop some ideas for lighting in my music video and where they should be correctly placed to get the right affect.