A spring song
The music video for a radio project was written by Oleg Basov, who now lives in Germany. We asked him to come up with an interesting solution in a minimum number of locations in order to reduce the budget, and which would be in tune with the history of modern Belarus and would cause pain and regret in relation to its difficult fate.
In the video you will see images in which you will definitely recognize yourself and will be able to compare yourself with them if you feel like a Belarusian. Part of the video was filmed in the Church of the Holy Trinity, which has long been abandoned and is constantly being destroyed. So Belarus is gradually being destroyed due to our inaction and indifference.
Task
To show the feelings of loneliness and indifference of people, with which each person was able to replace deep inside himself the real feelings of what is happening in Belarus. Surrounding ourselves with routine, we all try not to notice or think about what is happening until it affects you.
⬤ 01. Challenge
Music video for a radio project, into which our operator contributed his ideas.
The music video for a radio project was filmed to order for TuzinFM radio. It was planned to release a number of podcasts, as well as audio books on CD, as well as rotate the project on radio and online. The first clip was intended to be a video screensaver that would launch the promotion of the project on the Internet. Such projects are filmed on a small budget, so the equipment and locations chosen are inexpensive.
If you want to shoot a music video with a small budget with a good team, then you need an interesting and creative plot around which you can unite worthy performers. A good script will allow the viewer to enjoy watching and remember the video sequence and the performer’s song itself.
For filming, we chose the dilapidated Church of the Holy Trinity, where we didn’t have to coordinate anything. It suited the planned script perfectly, so filming went quickly. Nadezhda Zhuk organized the filming process.
⬤ 02. Production and post
Shoot a music video for a radio project with good lighting, instead of an expensive camera and optics.
The music video for a radio project is often made with a sequel in mind, hence there must be a cliffhanger. If it doesn’t exist, then no one will watch the continuation, because it’s like in the series. You won’t get a viewer to watch an entire season if there isn’t a cliffhanger at the end of the episode. If you don’t know what this is, it’s a moment of intrigue when we leave something unsaid, ending the episode on an interesting point.
The clip does not always have to be “in tune” with the track and repeat. Sometimes, for balance, you can create a completely new story that only slightly bites the music or is not very close to it.
It only took a couple of hours to shoot the video for the barroka project, and a couple of days to prepare. The performer’s task was completed, since, according to the focus group, he reached his audience.
| Brown #60412f | SCSS brown | ◯ |
| R 96 G 65 B 47 |
Brick
| Beige #9e958c | SCSS beige | ◯ |
| R 158 G 149 B 140 |
Dead Man’s Skin
| Grey #8c938b | SCSS grey | ◯ |
| R 140 G 147 B 139 |
Mold on the wall
| Green #345123 | SCSS green | ◯ |
| R 52 G 81 B 35 |
Dull green
In this music video, we did not use any special filters or loots, light modifiers or lighting itself, so the picture looked like a TV series. The video production company decided to shoot without lighting, which made it easy to make the clip similar to similar TV products.
To give the image a certain mood, the grading was done by lowering the exposure and increasing the contrast. Locations were selected and designed to eliminate bright colors.
⬤ 03. Equipment
When filming a music video for a radio project, a good idea is more important than a picture.
A music video for a radio project can have a different style. Since these videos often border on low-budget documentaries, good directors are hesitant to get involved. For such work, you need to look for documentary directors who like such clips. In this case, you can do good work with a small budget. And the director himself will be able to realize his idea, and if the producers like it, then the budget can be increased. If you want to shoot a music video for a radio project, check out the Instagram of our production company YOPRST.
Filming
equipment
/ 00 – 1
Cameras.
Canon EOS 5D Mark lll
⟶
/ 00 – 2
Lenses.
Carl Zeiss Planar T* 50 mm f/1.4, Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM
⟶
/ 00 – 3
Monitors, recorders.
SmallHD AC7
⟶
Lighting
equipment
/ 00 – 4
Halogen fixtures.
–
⟶
/ 00 – 5
LED fixtures.
–
⟶
Sound recording
equipment
/ 00 – 6
Recorders.
–
⟶
/ 00 – 7
Microphones.
–
⟶
Rig, stubs, copters
and action cameras
/ 00 – 8
Stabilizers.
Flycam 5000
⟶
/ 00 – 9
Copters.
–
⟶
The dream Team
Direction
— Alex Aleinikov
director &
DOP
— Nadya Zhuk
1AD
Creative dept.
— Oleg Basov
script
Actors
— Barrokka
main character
— John Dow
priest
— John Dow
KGB officer
Festivals and awards
Notyetreceived
Oct 20, 2020
Butwereallywant
Sep 25, 2020
Atleastone
Sep 23, 2020
Next Project