R+P Post 26: Set design, locations, and props

Since we had chosen to film to film our entire music video using a greenscreen, we did not have to worry about what most of the set looked like. This allowed us to only use one lighting setup on the lighting desk for the most of the video, we just had to ensure that the greenscreen looked even and that there were no shadows.

The list of props

Our main concern in regards to the set was managing the props which appear throughout the video. We first outlined all of the props that we would need for each scene and made a list. By making sure we had a list of props, it helped us stay organised for the shoots. It also helped us when we were in the stage of purchasing the props themselves, as we could cross off things which we had bought from the list.

Props that Mario has bought

Some props, such as the things used in the party scene had to be purchased, this was done online via amazon, although Mario did buy things like confetti and balloons from a specialised party shop.
Props such as the DJ kit and the microphone stand were luckily provided to us by the media department.

Mario and I testing out the glow sticks 

At the end of our video, we are planning on having a pitch black scene, which would involve the glow sticks. To make sure that they worked, we tested them out beforehand to make sure they showed up well on camera.