Tuesday 2 November 2010

End Credits - Chase& Status ft. Plan B



The above is the video for Chase & Status' single 'End Credits', which was included on the soundtrack to 'Harry Brown'.

The video stars the music artist Plan B, who also appears in the film, as well as including clips from the feature itself. As such, the music video follows the same artistic style as the film to create continuity. The music video continues the lighting set up of the film, with lighting often coming from above, motivated sources, such as street lights.

There seems to be two colour styles within this music video, as well as the film. On a lot of occasions the shot is very blue, with lighting coming from sources such as cold daylight and white artificial lights in the pedestrian tunnel. On other occasions the shots are very warm with the lighting coming from the street lights present within the scene, giving an orange glow. Again with this video, as in the film, the lighting often masks one side of the actor's face to give them high contrast.

The actors are often centred within this piece and this is something to consider when I make my film. Rather than place them towards the sides of the shot, the director has chosen to place them centred, facing the camera, drawing the viewers eye straight to the actor.

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