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The music video for the rapper NATE from Warsaw turned out to be simple and at the same time interesting. The team chose locations that reflected the vibe of the rhythmic city and approved the color scheme. The clip was ready in exactly a week. The shooting was scheduled for one shift and editing and color correction lasted two days.
The most difficult thing about this video is the effects, of which there are a lot. These are mainly smooth transitions between frames, shape transitions and glitches. The rhythm of the music required a rhythmic and fast idea and the director suggested rhythmic replication. Everyone liked the idea, and development and filming began.
Task
To shoot a music video for a rapper from Warsaw. This clip in the rap genre should be different from other works in this genre; it will not have common attributes, such as expensive cars or sexualized girls - only location, interesting transitions and of course music.
⬤ 01. Challenge
To shoot a music video for a rapper with a small team in the center of Warsaw.
The music video for the Warsaw rapper was filmed by a small team in the center of Warsaw over the course of one day. The director, director of photography and the performer herself walked around the city center and took a lot of shots. This music video for the rapper puts her in the spotlight, because she needs to gain popularity. In fact, the first works are often filmed to attract the audience to the author. In this video for a rapper from Warsaw, we did not try to insert attributes of the genre, expensive cars or naked girls. We had to act a little differently, and the video turned out thanks to effects and intra-frame dynamics.
When the team was offered to shoot a music video in Warsaw for one of the interesting rappers, everyone first of all thought about Smolasty. But after understanding who approached us and listening to the tracks, the team immediately came up with several concepts. The most interesting one was proposed by Gena Tumilevich and Nikita Pinigin.
This is not the first rap video that our video production company has shot, so the work was planned for just a week. Since the concept was ready, all that remained was to select locations and clothes.
⬤ 02. Production and post
Shooting a music video for a rapper in Warsaw can be done faster when it resonates with every member of the team.
If a young rapper’s music video is successful, then everyone benefits from it. First of all, the performer himself, then his producer, and finally, the production that released him. Our role in this project was key, since the entire plot and its implementation were completed independently. The producers wanted to create a music video for the rapper in the style of Snoop Dog, with expensive cars, flying or lying bills. We proposed a different concept that would not have these attributes. In my opinion, the work turned out to be quite good considering its small budget; you can see it on the page of our production company YOPRST on Instagram.
The dynamics in this video will be created by the movement of the rapper in the frame and the movement of the camera. The editor and colorist will do the rest. More than half of the work in this concept is devoted to video editing. He will set the rhythm, dynamics and style, so a professional editor was chosen for the task.
All scenes of the video were filmed in Warsaw by a local team of only five people, including the performer. This made it possible not to coordinate our participation in the filming and to calmly complete the shift.
Beige #b88b6c | SCSS beige | ◯ |
R 184 G 139 B 108 |
Lukhuri leather
Grey #cdcdcf | SCSS grey | ◯ |
R 205 G 205 B 207 |
Good concrete
Blue #d4e1e9 | SCSS light blue | ◯ |
R 212 G 225 B 233 |
Polish sky
Dark Blue #397c96 | SCSS blue | ◯ |
R 57 G 124 B 150 |
Glass city
The clip was shot on one of the most popular cameras in Warsaw – Sony FX3, which has a good log, close to natural colors, excellent autofocus and low noise at high ISO values. Thanks to the latter property, it is often used in night photography.
Despite the presence of a built-in logarithm, we note the complexity of working with it. Matching with other cameras is not always quick. In our case, the development was successful, then we applied noise reduction and color correction.
⬤ 03. Equipment
The rapper’s music video was shot on a Sony FX3, which is good at shooting videos.
In our opinion, a music video for a rapper should be filmed based on the preferences of her audience. Then it will have maximum success when the audience feels it and understands the author. Many people try to do something to stand out, to overexpose themselves, feeling like Tarkovsky when you are not. This replacement is typical for many creative people, but the producer must give arrogant creators a slap on the wrist in time. Then the final video for the rapper will be successful and quickly gain popularity.
Filming
equipment
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Cameras.
Sony FX3
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Lenses.
Sony FE 24-70mm F2.8 GM
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Monitors, recorders.
SmallHD Cine 7
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Lighting
equipment
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Halogen fixtures.
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LED fixtures.
Astera Titan
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Sound recording
equipment
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Recorders.
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Microphones.
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Rig, stubs, copters
and action cameras
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Stabilizers.
DJI Ronin M
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Copters.
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The dream Team
Direction
— Gena Tumelevich
director
— Pasha Karpesh
producer
— Alex Aleinikov
director of
photography
— Nikita Pinigin
1AD &
clapper
Management
— Kristina Chepornyuk
line
producer
Post
— Vlad Korobkin
editing &
VFX & color
Actors
— NATE
main
character
Festivals and awards
Notyetreceived
Oct 20, 2020
Butwereallywant
Sep 25, 2020
Atleastone
Sep 23, 2020
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