- Acoustic performance
- Lucky People/Playing God
- 3-4 mins
- Acoustic guitar (for solo and ensemble) and Cajon (ensemble only)
- Soft warm lighting
- Intro to video?
- Moving cameras
- Single take? – Billie Eilish
(Douek, Anne-Marie x Aitch – PSYCHO (Official Video) 2022)
The reason I had the idea to do an acoustic performance is that I feel as though my voice is better suited to an acoustic setting. My song choice is Lucky People by Waterparks because not only did I already know how to play the song but I also feel a connection to it as it is by one of my favourite bands.
I liked the idea of a single-take performance, in which the camera would create movement as I remained in one place like Against The Current’s “that won’t save us” acoustic video. I also loved the lighting used in that video. The contrast of warm orange tones and cooler blue tones is always a colour scheme in photography and videography that I really enjoy.
I am quite shy and don’t like to talk much, especially in front of a camera or an audience. So for the introduction to my video, I wanted to have my name, the song, and possibly my logo across the screen. This is something I have noticed in all of my reference videos and it meant that I would be able to introduce the performance without saying anything.
Bibliography:
Against The Current – that won’t save us [ACOUSTIC VIDEO] (2020) YouTube. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMYaAAOEoNY (Accessed: March 31, 2023).
Anne-Marie x Aitch – PSYCHO (Official Video) (2022) YouTube. Available at: https://youtu.be/fTyfUUJJKgc (Accessed: March 31, 2023).
Billie Eilish | COPYCAT (Acoustic) | Mahogany Session (2017) YouTube. Interscope Records. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kr0vuvEyrtE (Accessed: March 31, 2023).
Waterparks “Lucky People” (Official Music Video) (2017) YouTube. Equal Vision Records. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZoKBdxhXpw (Accessed: March 31, 2023).