Purchasing props for the video

After the vast amount of research Ellie and I conducted into psychedelic music videos and what goes into making them look so professional and successful with their target audiences. I looked online to see where I could purchase some of the researched props including: neon face paint, a black light, bottles of paint, white face paint, needles for ink shots, smoke grenades and powder paint. I purchased these items as to enhance the final outcome of our video as the type of shots and content we wanted to show through in our video would only be possible with the addition of certain props such as the neon face paint, black light, a needle (ink), water balloons, smoke grenades and powder paint. What inspired us to look to grips such as these is Tame Impala videos as they use brightly coloured props to enhance their music videos then add to the video at a later date with special effects and advanced editing techniques which when filmed I will aim to replicate. The neon face paint shots for example will look far more eye-catching when edited to make the background of the shots appear darker and the levels and tone on the shots adjusted to brighten and contrast against the darker aspects within the frame. As mentioned i conducted a vast amount of research into the props I purchased, including how to use them most effectivly and how to enhance them once at the stage of editing. Through watching many YouTube videos of people using neon far paint it was brought to my attention that I would need a black light to allow the face paint to show once the lights were off. Also through watching a video about ink moving through water I was given the idea to use a needle to inject the ink into the water as when using a pep-pet the ink would disperse into the water to quickly and the tank would have to be emptied and refilled with clean water over and over again.