A Shower of Colors

January 18, 2018 by Prisanti Leave a comment

It’s the half end of January already and what would be more fitting than a recap of beautiful shots of color? One of the most interesting things about Korean music video is how craftily (and carefully) it is made. Sometimes, you can totally ignore the music and still amazed at the music videos. From the proportion to the props, from camera works to colors, here’s a list of Korean music video that is totally my style. Colorful background, matching outfits, and of course, confetti.

Mamamoo’s music is always interesting. The four-member girl group has a very distinct musicality and strong voices that is energizing. Having been famous for using different adlibs, watching Mamamoo’s live performance is always a joy. You never know what will come next and they seem to enjoy themselves on the stage. This 2017 hit song titled Yes I Am speaks about confidence and how they love their own imperfections. The music video shows glorious color block background with the heavy use of shadow.

Now Scrolling, Vol. 2

May 12, 2017 by Prisanti Leave a comment

Setelah post sebelumnya tentang beberapa idola Instagram saya, sekarang saya ingin berbagi tentang beberapa brand yang saya follow di Instagram. Brand-brand ini tidak hanya berhasil menjual produk-produknya, tapi punya feed Instagram dan message yang kuat bagi brand-nya. Saya mendapat banyak sekali insight seputar bagaimana cara mengkomunikasikan value bisnis maupun pesan yang diusung brand tersebut dengan follow akun mereka.

Now Scrolling, Vol. 1

February 18, 2017 by Prisanti Leave a comment

Buat saya, sekarang ini scrolling timeline Instagram itu kadang terasa sinful karena sengaja atau nggak sengaja jadi lebih sering “ngurusin urusan orang lain”. Makanya saya (sebisa mungkin) menghindari banget yang namanya follow artis yang lagi kena kontroversi ataupun akun-akun gosip. Padahal mah sebenernya karena nggak ngerti aja bahasanya, sumpah kita sama-sama pakai Bahasa Indonesia tapi kok susah banget paham kode-kodenya :)) Terlepas dari itu, Instagram tetap salah satu social media yang sekarang paling saya sukai karena berbasis konten visual. Saya dengan mudah bisa menemukan berbagai macam inspirasi dari artist/designer/illustrator baru yang kemudian saya idolakan. Sekarang ini, saya lagi hobi-hobinya follow beberapa textile designer dan artist dari Jepang. Gaya design mereka benar-benar out of the box banget deh, karena kadang bisa memperlihatkan kesederhanaan walaupun designnya ramai (@yasunobujubilee) ataupun bisa memberikan sentuhan khas kepada apapun medium karyanya (@chickennot).

Nah kali ini saya mau berbagi akun idola-idola saya di Instagram dengan tema, artist Indonesia! Ternyata banyak banget artist dan designer dari Indonesia yang baru saya temukan lewat scrolling timeline di Instagram. Selain konten positif dan semangat kreatifitas yang ditularkan, post mereka selalu bisa membuat timeline saya lebih berwarna.

The Color of Each Worlds – 500 Days of Summer in Colors

February 7, 2017 by Prisanti 1 Comment

One of the reasons I fell in love with movie making (or movie in general) is the fact that it could be something completely complex or straightly simple. The golden rule of movie plot that goes someone-wants-something-and-get-into-other-things-in-between is often dolled up by many forms of storytelling. The storytelling could involve a lot of things, from dialogue to how the scenes are shot, from the wardrobe to how the scenes are cut. And sometimes, Colors.

In one of the most tragic rom-com movie of all time, 500 Days of Summer is not only trying to captivate our heart and ears (the soundtrack are all amazing!), but it also tries to please our eyes with colors. The foreshadowing of the story is brilliantly told by heavy used of colors.

Sentimental Colors

September 27, 2016 by Prisanti Leave a comment

Last week, I wrote how much I’m inspired by a music video from Korean girl group Red Velvet. One of the reasons why I love it is how much detail the props are. All elements are carefully put to create a kind of dreamy environment.

Recently, there’s also another music video from Korean boy group called WINNER that inspired me. For me personally, it’s hard to like a boy band especially Korean boy band. Because the beauty standard is different there :)) (it’s also hard to like someone with heavy eyeliner and earring, dancing to a so-so music). But since they produce their own music (which is rare in Korean music industry) and their music genre is ranging from blues to rock pop and hip hop to ballad, I found them really interesting to listen to. Their latest mini album called EXIT: E consists of variety music that quite distinct them from the rest of Korean boy band.

The title track called Baby Baby is a jazzy blues that open with a crisp falsetto. The song asks for help and a sense of longing, requesting a chance not to be alone before finding solace in an instant euphoria. The other title track called Sentimental is a relaxed pop-rock which told the sudden sentimental feeling and loneliness. It sounds light and drunk at some point.

But there is nothing more interesting than how the music video for Sentimental is made. I cannot stop to be amazed on how smart it is to make the camera shot from the top. I love how all the rooms are made with so many details and props. And once again, all hail for THE GLORIOUS COLORS.

Here are the color palettes I pulled out from the music video.

Have a nice week!