Planning: Lighting Requirements

The Lighting is something that must be considered when constructing a music video as it could place huge restraints on the overall quality of the video. If the lighting is poor then the video may suffer do to some details being exposed poorly or even not being able to see them at all. There are many ways in which lighting can be monitored. This could be done by using a light system, which would require a theatre most likely in order to do this. it could be done by using natural light to do so, however this could be difficult as it is often unpredictable and of course out of your control. The final way is by using a light.

Light System

As mentioned, it is a possibility that you could use a light system which would give you the ability do many different things such as controlling the intensity of the light and also the colour of the lights. We have this at our disposal at our school, however this is only available for use in our theatre which is a location I don't believe I will be using as I don't think it would be useful for me. Despite this being a very effective method of lighting, I don't believe I will decide to use this method myself. 

Natural Lighting

This is something that will obviously be utilised during the filming process as it can't be avoided. However, I think this might be the only use of light that I will use throughout the filming process. Due to it being filmed outside, I believe this would be the most appropriate method to use and won't require me to make prior arrangements to transfer any of the lighting equipment to the location of filming. The only issue with this being that if the lighting isn't good on the day of the filming schedule then this would force a change in plan. This could suggest that it would be useful if some lighting equipment was to be used in order to make sure the lighting is satisfactory

Light Gages

This is the only other method that could be used when considering the lighting requirements. This piece of equipment is useful as it provided an intense light that can be easily moved around to give the best possible lighting. These are also easily accessible due to them being located in our school and therefore are easily collectable. The image on the right shows what the lights look like. As you can see they are very easy to move and are light making them easy to carry to a location.