haniashahid

This  is the link to our lighting practices ! Our teacher helped us with the lighting.

The first shoot date was 3rd December, 2023 but it was postponed due to heavy fog in our city. To avoid any problems/accidents, we delayed the shoot to ensure safety first. Our new dates were 15th, 16th, & 17th Jan. We started it late because of the weather/climate in our country but we were able to complete it within a week. We did encounter a problem due to which we had to reshoot a scene, which we did on 22nd of Jan. 

The equipments that we used in our music video were: 1) iPhone 13 pro max 2) Professional Video Lighting Kit 3) Tripod

  This was our inspiration for the costumes & props to be used in our music video! There are different cuts in our music videos with our actor wearing formal, as well as casual outfit! 

Since ‘Blinding Lights’ is an upbeat, fast paced song, we decided to go for someone with a fun, and interesting personality. We had a few options to choose from, and the best of them were our actor, Rahim. Although Rahim is a quite one, he managed to give out his best expressions, and followed our words. It was a fun experience! 

It took us really long to scout a location that would fit our music video. We had to figure out potential benefits and risks too. Our first decision was ‘Gulberg Islamabad’ because it was still under development, so it would’ve been easier for us to shoot there without unnecessary people in the background, or being a distraction. However, it was a problem for Maha, since it’s a 30-40 mins drive there so we mutually agreed to go for a location that would suit us both.  We decided to shoot our music video in Bahria Phase 7, although it was a 33 min drive from my home. The benefit to me was that maha lived there, so she knew all the places and stuff. Also, the commercial was really nice. We started shooting outside a popular cafe (burning brownie)

To promote our music video, we had to create a social media page. The platform we’re planning to choose is instagram as it has millions of users, which means that we’d be able to target many people.  As for the digipak, I searched Pinterest for ideas.  So, I came across this digipak. This seemed really cool, which made the designing of digipak interesting for me.

The song we chose is ‘Blinding Lights’ by Weeknd which is a catchy song.  The lyrics of this song show the desire, or longing for someone. The protagonist (Weeknd) is shown driving through the city, which shows portrays that he’s consumed by his feelings for someone.  Moreover, t he mood of this song is a mix of feeling euphoric, and sad at the same time. The music makes you want to dance and feel excited because of its catchy beat and energetic sound. But if you pay attention to the words, you might notice that there's also a sense of longing and desperation. The singer seems to be searching for something or someone and feeling a bit lost. So, even though the music is upbeat, there's a deeper feeling of sadness underneath it all.