Dance Video Inspiration

After skimming through the brief of this project, I thought I should watch several hours of dance videos on YouTube to gain some inspiration so I can finally get started on the video. I had previously watched dance videos on YouTube so my initial thoughts were to search for names that I already know e.g. Willdabeast (choreographer) and Tim Milgram (director and cinematographer) first.

The first video I found was on WilldaBeast Adams YouTube channel and it's titled "Michael Jackson Dance Cover | You Rock My World | Nathan Maas"

These are some screenshots from the video 

I liked this video because of the way that it changed scenes and the use of different lighting. I also like how they added effects to it and the movement worked so well with the sound. The continuity of the choreography by different settings/editing sequence gave the video an interesting feel.

The second video I looked at was filmed by Tim Milgram and is on his YouTube

 

Black Cost - TRNDSTTR - Marie Poppin Choreography 

I was instantly drawn to this video because a friend has introduced me to this song over the summer and when I watched the video, I was inspired by how the clothes the dancers were wearing flashed/strobes to the beat. I knew this is something I wanted to incorporate into my video somehow.

Third Video was also Directed and Edited by Tim Milgram

James Bay - Let It Go - Dance

This video is less like the others, because the editing is more simplistic and the choreography itself tells a story. I think it's a beautiful video that shows off the choreography's narrative really well. With my video I wanted to tell some kind of story as well, with the help of music and the dancers choreography.