Set/Lighting Designs

For our music video we have composed different set and lighting ideas to alternate with during filming. We have divided these sets up in three categories; Narrative, Abstract and Performance.

For the Narrative sets we have come up with four different scenarios. Each scenario requires a fairly basic set because we are focusing mainly on lighting and the use of projectors. We have decided to use a black set for each scene so that the projections show up far clearer.
We have decided to show four mundane jobs which the general public might do in their everyday life, whether its their job or just a daily monotonous routine.

1st scene- We have someone mopping the floor with dirty water in a bucket. The set is blank, dark, with the use of water proof flooring so that you can see the water on the floor. The subtle light will be coming from an entrance from a door. The projector lights with be coming from on the front of the set.

2nd scene- Again the set is black and we are going to set up a desk with a computer and keyboard. Someone is working at the desk with the subtle lighting coming from the screen. Then the projections will turn on from the floor.


3rd scene- The 3rd scene is someone sitting at a desk with their newspaper, perhaps a subtle light from above them. the room is plain black and the projector will come on during the scene.

4th scene- The final scene is someone on a step ladder, with a box of lightbulbs on the floor. He is trying to screw in a lighting bulb from an extended cable from the ceiling. The subtle light is again from the door and the projector is on the floor.

For the performance set we require a plain black set. ALl that will be on the set is the musicians and their instruments, the stage lighting and the cameras. The lighting we have decided to use is an alternation between red and yellow in order to make the performance bold and dramatic. Stereotypically a rock band would use similar lighting for their performances so we are conforming to that stereotype.

Finally for the abstract scene we are focusing mainly on lighting again. The room will be black and we are using 5 different projectors in the same room. The dark room means that the different projections will be bold and powerful on the single figure (the lead singer) making her way across the room.