Holi Festivals

Inspiration for my Music Video:

HOLI FESTIVALS

'Holi' is a yearly spring festival in India. It is also known as the festival of colours, or the festival of love. It is known as an ancient Hindu festival but has also become a popular celebration across the globe such as parts of Europe and North America, as a celebration of love, colours and frolic.

I am really warmed by the idea of using Holi Powder paint within my music video as I think there would be a contrast between filming in winter and not spring (where the festival is normally hosted.) Therefore, the bright colours of the Holi Powder would contrast with the grey tones of winter. This would make my video a lot more interesting - to see coloured smoke amidst a gloomy, dark atmosphere. There is something very chilling about that kind of mise-en-scene.

This screenshot is taken from the 'Tycho - See' music video. Here you can see a long-shot of a woman using this powder paint (Holi Festival paint) to create an almost psychedelic atmosphere/scene. The long-shot focuses a lot on the location and therefore reinforces the 'weird' contrast between the bright colours and the calm, natural tones of the forest.

This is another screen shot from the 'Tycho - See' music video. Here you can see a mid-shot of the woman, primarily focusing on the powder and the girl. In this shot she is spinning around - I think this is a really good idea when using Holi Powder Paint as the colours really stand out more when they are thrown instantly. Therefore, spinning creates this instantaneous affect.

In this shot, it focuses more on the form of the woman. Like I discussed with my chosen soundtrack, I want to focus on the human form and I think this is a really good representation as she is only wearing a plain white dress, no make-up and bare feet. It's all very natural and that makes the artificial aspect of the Holi powder paint more surreal and artistic.