What styles of lighting are you using & why?
Natural: Where a lot of our video is narrative based and we're setting it in a neutral location, we want our lighting to be natural and fit in with the story. Since we're having parts of the video based in busy and familiar locations such as London we have to consider how shadows, areas that are darker and areas of the city that are brighter due to lights that may already be in the location and the weather. If we have a variety of dark and light lighting when we're filming the story, it'll make it look more realistic.
High-Key: We want to use some high-key lighting to compliment the effects of "dreams" and a "fantasy" which is how we want the London life to appear in our music video. I think this will work best when it comes to the editing process so we can alter the contrast and the brightness of our original shots to make them look more surreal. Lights such as shop signs, general lights from traffic and street lights will be better emphasized so that we can make London look more like a 'Wonderland' which is what we're aiming for.
Low-Key: Since the final outcome of the actresses opinion on London is negative, we want the 'Wonderland' and the impression of London being glamorous and high-class to change and evolve into it being more sinister and foreboding and therefore Low Key lighting will work best for this bit. Also, we're setting the beginning of our video in the forest where low key lighting will work well since we want to create a sense of mystery and keep our viewers wondering what the outcome of the narrative will be.
Natural: Natural lighting was the main lighting style used in my music video as a lot of narrative was used and we wanted to keep the shots looking consistent and avoid unnatural lighting changes especially since a lot of the narrative all appeared in the same setting. Setting the narrative in a house meant natural lighting was probably the most realistic choice which added to the relatability and realism for our viewers as oppose to using something like low-key lighting which may have caused problems in the viability of our shots and also doesn't compliment a "house" or "bedroom" setting. On a metaphorical level this also represents how the bedroom is the artists 'norm' or day to day life as oppose to the London scenes which are done in a different style of lighting to show the comparison visually.
High Key Lighting: As we didn't have any access to lights to adjust the videos we took first hand, we edited our chosen frames of London with the effect of 'Glow' on Final Cut Express. We decided to contrast the London shots with the bedroom shots by adjusting their lighting style because we wanted to create the idea that London was desirable but also dream like, meaning not many people get what they want out of the big city. Also since the London shots were on the chorus of the song, it placed more emphasis on the more defined parts of the song while reflecting the energy. High key lighting helped support how certain shots came to life with the help of the music as well as reflect the beliefs and messages of the song and artist.
The main lighting style in our Music Video
Natural: Natural lighting was the main lighting style used in my music video as a lot of narrative was used and we wanted to keep the shots looking consistent and avoid unnatural lighting changes especially since a lot of the narrative all appeared in the same setting. Setting the narrative in a house meant natural lighting was probably the most realistic choice which added to the relatability and realism for our viewers as oppose to using something like low-key lighting which may have caused problems in the viability of our shots and also doesn't compliment a "house" or "bedroom" setting. On a metaphorical level this also represents how the bedroom is the artists 'norm' or day to day life as oppose to the London scenes which are done in a different style of lighting to show the comparison visually. 
High Key Lighting: As we didn't have any access to lights to adjust the videos we took first hand, we edited our chosen frames of London with the effect of 'Glow' on Final Cut Express. We decided to contrast the London shots with the bedroom shots by adjusting their lighting style because we wanted to create the idea that London was desirable but also dream like, meaning not many people get what they want out of the big city. Also since the London shots were on the chorus of the song, it placed more emphasis on the more defined parts of the song while reflecting the energy. High key lighting helped support how certain shots came to life with the help of the music as well as reflect the beliefs and messages of the song and artist. 
You have made a start in explaining the different styles of lighting that you would like to include within your music video and you have also considered your narrative well too.
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The points that you have included on lighting and the images that you have included from your music video, helps to show further understanding of why you have made certain choices and decisions to your production.
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