4 Secrets to Film Better Music Videos 

Any idea how's he setting up the overhead light, in the diy setup?

@@ManinderjeetSinghKochar we're just using a C-Stand on an Arm -- rigging a 120d + a Light Dome hanging from above.

nope, I got it, too

me too

eep -- sorry about that guys, we're work on the audio for the next one

Thought he was going to break out into a rap lol

I thought it was an artifact from playing at 1.5x.

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the studio is called Popsicle located in LA, used pretty often in Music Videos because of how convenient the location is. www.popsiclela.com/

AYEEEEEE :)

thanks Ryan!

yup -- there's good looking, bad looking and good boring looking for sure.

I think the signature lights or/and colors in music industry hangs somewhere within RGB and it is why most of the music videos especially those themed to give a party feeling. Also if you look at the set design in music festivals, night clubs or any other live music event set design and decor it all goes down to RGB colors and lighting.

@@Visualsthatgohard Yeah, totally agree. Almost feels like the “teal & orange” phase of filmmaking. Not a dig. Really like those RGB Vibes 🙌

I have been trying to do this a lot lately. I enjoy it much more than just making things look good. The only issue is I don't think as many people appreciate the substance over style anymore when it comes to music videos. I could be wrong but that's the impression I've been given over the past few years.

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...must not have made it to the end

couldn't agree more!

Ranger 7 Studios Yep, and sadly most small artists aren’t really versed in the technicals of filmmaking, so it’s so easy for them to get taken for a ride. When I looked for a production company for my latest music video I got a bunch of proposals that either didn’t include any of the logistics (basically charging me 2k for someone to come in with a camera and tripod and someone to slap an edit together), or were filled with meaningless but impressive-sounding jargon, e.g. “Vídeo will be filmed in 4K”. Like what does that even tell me? My iPhone does 4K. Is the camera any good? Is the lens a high quality prime or a kit lens that comes with a Happy Meal? What kind of lighting can I expect? It became glaringly obvious that a lot of those companies that make videos for small artists survive on the fact that artists don’t know much about what it takes to shoot a video and can’t make an informed decision. It’s outrageous. So in the end I produced the video myself, hired a friend to direct, and we edited it together. The video cost half the price and came out looking like it cost 3x as much as what those companies wanted to charge me. And that’s all because I’m lucky enough to have a design background, so what I try to do too is help other independent artists in my network by pointing them to resources such as this channel and telling them what to watch out for when hiring someone to make their video. There’s nothing worse than spending your whole salary on a music video only for it to come out subpar, and then have to release it anyway in embarrassment.

glad to hear it, hope it goes well man!

Made me think of still feel by half alive

agreed

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good luck!

honestly i would say film is harder, because music video set is busy busy busy done, film is busy busy busy, come back the next day.... and unless u are the producer/director, don't matter if you are doing film or music video you really have no creative choice...

Hii...I am from India, and I am making a movie so do u want to work with me as a cinematographer....???

Chimera Visuals $800??? Geez raise those rates!

Im learning things like this now, A practical cut, a glitch and a smooth transition will win with music videos especially trap videos

you can use whatever works for you. depending on the location you can rig lights to beams or use menace arms to hang them

Popsicle Studio LA -- it's definitely one of the most popular studios around.

PRETTY MUCH

yes, but that's his style, which means people will contact him for that look.

100% so he's not even thinking about indy guys with no money!