Lighting Research

All time low-

In All Time Low's music video 'Dear Maria' there is subtle lighting used. Throughout the video there is a monochrome effect on the characters faces, this would be used to highlight the band members and characters subtly to create a contrasting affect against the dull background. The lighting in general isn't too dark, this would relate to the context of the narrative because of the setting. The set used wouldn't be an upbeat bright place or a dark miserable place so the lighting is used to allow the video to relate to real life. This enables the audience to believe the narrative more and create a connection between the narrative and the song lyrics. There are neon lights used in the background but these aren't used to create an impact on the audience; they're put there to once again make the set more realistic. Every so often in the music video a light will shine brightly and cover parts of the screen, this is due to over exposer and used to enable the audience to get the sense of the atmosphere of the narrative once again making it more believable and easily to relate to. When the lighting is focused on the girl there is a slight, hardly noticeable change of lighting which gets brighter. This would be as they are idolising her as a perfect woman, when the lighting gets slightly brighter it makes the audience feel as if she is glowing (with perfection?) This will change how the audience feel about the specific character creating a larger impact.

A day to remember-

In A Day To Remember's music video 'Have Faith In Me' the lighting is used to emphasise the meaning of the lyrics and create a bigger impact. The band footage at the beginning and through has dark lighting in the back the light shining on their face. This is done to portray the mysteriousness of the band to the audience relating to the stereotypical view of band this genre, it adds a dramatic view which relates to the context of the song. The narrative is in normal lighting, this is done to show realism; it's trying to show a normal day so little lighting is needed to express the meaning and point of the narrative. At the end the the band members are in a white room with bright lighting and the narrative are in a black room with light lighting on their faces this id done to contrast each scene and enable the audience to see the difference in opinion and feelings. This, therefore, creates a bigger impact on the audience as they feel as if they can relate to it.

Rise Against-

Rise Against's music video 'Make It Stop' uses normal lighting throughout the narrative. This is done as it's a very powerful issue they are singing about, the editing would decrease the amount of impact it makes on the audience. The subtle lighting enables the audience to focus on the meaning and make the audience relate to it easier. The band performance is done with dark lighting and backing lights around the performers. This is done as it's set in a gym hall, relating to the context of the song, the backing lights allow the audience to see the band and not distract them from the song lyrics or narrative. It also gives the band a mysterious look which relates to the stereotypical view of alternative rock.

“Ellipsoidal reflector spotlight or 'Profile Spot's the name for a type of stage lighting instrument, named for the ellipsoidal reflector used to collect and direct the light through a barrel that contains a lens or lens train.” - Wikipedia

This instrument will allow the light to be shone on the faces of the performers, whilst allowing the background to remain dark as seen in most videos of alternative rock genre.