Nothing Without Love - Nate Ruess
Music Video Assignment
When I began creating the
storyboard for this video, I knew that I wanted it to be romantic and cute, but realistic. I wanted to
capture a relationship and the true joy that should be brought with one just
like the song emphasizes. So after I had my vision, I asked to film my brother,
Zak, and his girlfriend, Becky. I wanted
to capture exactly how their relationship was, meaning I didn’t want everything
to be staged in the video. That influenced how I filmed as well. I decided not
to use a tripod. I wanted to hold the camera in my hands as a more casual way
of filming as if we were just filming everyday events. A lot of the footage I
got was planned within my storyboard but I knew they had to be general ideas of
scenes because I needed some ‘wiggle room’ in case anything changed or I
couldn’t get the exact footage I had in mind (since many of the videos were
supposed to have a candid feel).
One thing that I really wanted
to have in my video was to achieve continuity and unity that had to do with
lighting. Personally, I find that when scenes in a music video transition from
one to another, there needs to be a consistency in the background lighting. I
don’t think it’s that appealing when you are seeing a colour scheme of white/natural
lights, and then it all of a sudden becomes more of a yellow tone. It distracts
the viewer, and I wanted the viewer to focus on the fact that the two subjects
are in love, going along with the song ‘Nothing Without Love’. In the end, I
don’t think my transitions are too bad. I think for the most part they have
similar light coming in allowing you to focus on the main idea of the video.
However, not everything was perfect and in some scenes where the subject and I
were not in the usual filming places, more of the yellow tones are coming in.
If I had some more time to film, I think I may have taken some of the footage
again so that there was more unity in that area.
Because the video was not meant
to fully stick to a structure or storyboard, it wasn’t too hard to put together
technically. The key was filming scenes that showed what Zak and Becky were
like as a couple but keeping the scene loose. What I mean by that is there are
many opportunities to cut the clip and place the sections that were taken from
it into any part of the song. On the other side, I think the part that I was
most nervous to create on Premiere Pro was the bridge to the song. In this part
I wanted very quick clips of small things that the couple does in day to day
life. But each of those clips had to go with each beat and be perfect with
timing. In the end, I was able to complete that section and I was happy.
Like I said before, I think of the whole video, my
favourite part is the bridge. Because this is a very fast and upbeat part of
the song, it gets you pumped as a viewer and it was fun to imagine how the
clips would fit in with each other. Because they are such short clips, they
remind you that little and quick things in a relationship like a high five, one
simple kiss, or a fun piggy back ride make a difference in a mood.
Overall, although I could always fix a few things, I
am pretty happy and proud of my video. I was able to put my vision and
storyboard into action and was able to really capture some of the quirky things
that the couple does together.
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