Organisation - Filming of Colour powder

 As i have said in a previous post that i will be using colour powder in my music video to throw on the main character. I wanted this to look vivid so i ordered actual Holi powder from India that they use is their festivals in order for this to look authentic. As i only had one set of powders i had to make sure that i got this shot right the first time as i was not in the position to re shoot the scene.

In order to do this i enlisted 5 people including myself to help. To set this shot up i had the character standing in front a brick wall and the camera on a tripod in a medium close up shot. Then i had two people either side of the camera out of shot, ready with a colour to throw. I wanted the different powders to be thrown and specific times, so i told  my helpers "once the first person has thrown, wait 2 seconds and till the next". Also as its a music video and i don't need the diegtic sound so i was able to instruct the helpers too. 

As you can see in these photos that the filming of the scene worked and i was able to get the footage i required. Pre planning this shot was really helpful as it enabled me to effectively film without any problems.