The Making of the 'wish upon a STAR' Music Video
As an independent musician and label owner, it can be a huge challenge to make visual representations of my music while on a strict budget. Since 'wish upon a STAR' was the opening single meant to introduce my new Nephele concept and storyline, I figured it would be good to make a music video for it to give it a strong start, as opposed to a lyric video.
I scouted a really cool bike path far away from a road that looked just like a paved street, so I put on a white dress inspired by the 80s, curled my hair, and packed up my props before driving out to the location with my Mom, Dad, and sister.
This is my little sister, Larissa, who filmed the music video entirely herself. I"m so grateful for her help and she did an amazing job. She also is my photographer & is overall insanely talented.
I wanted a really simple one-take music video, so I directed her to film me while walking backwards as I walked forwards with the lantern in my hand, and she captured my vision perfectly!
Behind the scenes photo of us waiting for the sun to go down (I wanted the shot to be at dusk since it fit my aesthetic way more. It might not look like it, but it was freezing outside and I didn't bring a jacket.)
Here is a gorgeous shot of my mom & I walking the path I was going to follow while filming. She helped out a lot too, so thank you mom <3
Here is my sister and I working to get the timing & pacing right on the walks as soon as the sun set.
After we did four takes, we packed it up and got some hot drinks because we were icicles at that point.
Then, I edited the footage together and did some color-correcting (I needed it to still be a little darker), then I put the titles in to mimic what you'd see in some 80s-style horror movie as well as a VHS-style filter to make it all more vintage-feeling.
And there you have it! An in-depth look at how the music video for my single 'wish upon a STAR' was made.
If you made it this far, thank you so much, and if you liked the vibe of the song, consider checking out my other music, as it's all 80s/new wave style.
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WHAT PEOPLE SAY ABOUT YOU DON'T CHANGE WHAT GOD SAYS ABOUT YOU THAT YOU ARE BLESS,PROSPEROUS,
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