I think that the use of light and shadow in Gothic media is very important as it symbolises the presence of good and evil. My background in art has helped me understand this, but I wanted to research how it was used in music videos too, as this is the concept of my shoot.
The video for "Cash and Carry Me Home" by Ghostpoet relies heavily on the use of light and shadow and this has inspired me a lot and shown me what is possible. I've also used the use of the brightly coloured objects surrounding him that are going through his mind as the video describes his mental state as research for my Bedlam Insomniac character.
I really like the use of light used in the video for Warpaint's "Elephants." Its a soft spotlight that, when combined with the fans and dark background, give the girls a ghostlike and extremely powerful presence.
This is a sketch that i found by Michael Newberry, I think its really exciting to explore how light and shadow is portrayed through different medias and Newberry is one of my favourites who can do this through sketching with pencil.
The two above images are by Jim Ferreira, who specialises in Film Noir Hollywood Glamour Photography. I think the way he portrays light and shadow is really interesting because he uses it not only on his subjects but to create backgrounds as well. The way he uses light and shadow gives a Gothic/creepy feel to the photograph, and this feeling is only achieved in that way, not through styling or make-up or props, he relies purely and light and shadow and I think that's fascinating.
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