The document discusses the influences and intentions for a music video. It was inspired by Gabrielle Aplin's "Home" video to have a calm, narrative-light journey. References to light and dark in the song's lyrics and the use of minimal lighting in "Ho Hey" and "Little Lion Man" influenced the idea of something simple and minimal. The countryside/journey theme from other videos also appealed as it fits the genre, though combining it with sophisticated elements seemed difficult initially. Relistening helped develop the concept of a "Silver Light" character guiding the singer from a dark location to a natural landscape. Random shots from unusual angles in other videos, like through shadows and blurs, provided the goal of looking at

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Influences
and Intentions
When I looked at the lyrics
of the song, and listened to it
a few times, I felt it needed a
calm video, and I was
reminded of Gabrielle
Aplin’s ‘Home’ video, and
could imagine a similar,
narrative-light journey
fitting with the style of music
here.

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Influences
and Intentions
When looking at ‘Ho Hey’ and
‘Little Lion Man’, I was reminded
of the mentions of light/dark in
the song’s lyrics, and particularly
liked the stark locations and use
of minimal lighting. This
influenced me into thinking
something similar could be used
in my music video – something
simple and minimal to match the
simple lyrics and light tone.

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Influences
and Intentions
The countryside/journey idea
really appealed to me from
numerous videos, as it fits the
genre of my song. I especially
admired the shots where the
sun shone onto the camera and
created a warm, soft glow.
However, it seemed initially to
be too difficult to combine with
the sophisticated look of the
Mumford & Sons and
Lumineers’ videos.

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Influences
and Intentions
Re-listening to the track helped
to piece together the concept for
the music video and refine how I
thought about it, as I realised the
titular ‘Silver Light’ could be a
character or a metaphor that
leads the singer out of the dark,
shadowy and bare location seen
in ½ of my research, out into the
bright natural landscape seen in
the other 1/2

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Influences
and Intentions
Other influences were random
shots, usually showing things
from different, more unusual
angles, such as through
shadows, blurred shots and
mirrors. These make for more
interesting videos that are more
varied and unique, and I’d like
to try the same technique of
looking at things differently in
my video – such as rarely
shooting the singer’s face
initially, but only showing partial
or obscured views, silhouettes
or shadows that create mystery
before the reveal.

6. +
Influences
and Intentions
Other influences were random
shots, usually showing things
from different, more unusual
angles, such as through
shadows, blurred shots and
mirrors. These make for more
interesting videos that are more
varied and unique, and I’d like
to try the same technique of
looking at things differently in
my video – such as rarely
shooting the singer’s face
initially, but only showing partial
or obscured views, silhouettes
or shadows that create mystery
before the reveal.