VIDEO: Take a look behind the scenes of Samanta Tina’s Eurovision song
March 15, 2021
The information was prepared by Kristīne Šeiko.
On the evening of March 12, a video of the song “The Moon is Rising” was presented to the audience on the Latvian Television program “How to Win at Eurovision? The process of filming the clip was a creative challenge for the team and unprecedented professional experience, as it was filmed with a Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra phone.
“We filmed with a camera and for the first time in my professional career with a Samsung phone,” says cameraman Ritvars Bluka. “I additionally equipped the phone’s camera with a Moment anamorphic lens to get the color and detail of 1960s cinematic shots. The Galaxy S21 Ultra has a” Professional filming “function and the ability to adjust the auto focus – it was great for the filming process. In addition, we used the FilMicPro app, which allowed for even more color and wider video frame exposure “.
Filming the Eurovision song took 15 hours, but the preparation process was only a month, which was worked on by the creative team – director and producer Samanta Tīna in collaboration with Aiga Baikov (AiProduction) and cameraman Ritvars Bluka. The filming took place on both floors of E. von Trompovsky’s quarter and was attended by a total of about 50 people *, including 18 professional dancers and 12 girls, each of whom symbolizes a unique, individual image of a woman in the context of the song.
“The filming process of the video clip was amusing, long and cold – the thermometer bar showed around -10 degrees – but it was all worth it, because it was the best with me!”, The singer Samanta Tina shares her impressions about the filming. “The song encourages all women who are different to love themselves. Only we can crown ourselves queens!” is convinced Samantha.
The final of the 2021 International Eurovision Song Contest will take place on May 22 in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, and the semi-finals will take place on May 18 and the second on May 20. Latvian representative Samanta Tīna will take the stage in the second semi-final.
Photo: https://failiem.lv/u/rh69jc3eb
* The day before filming, all participants were subjected to Covid-19 analysis tests to confirm participation and to be in the filming area.
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