Welcome To the BattleGrounds Pt.II

If you've been keeping up with the blog for a second you'll remember I wrote a post entitled Welcome To The BattleGround

In the post, I recorded a rap battle between two well-known Tuscaloosa MCs. The individuals hosting the battle decided to work with me again to record a larger battling venue. This was the result from the previous battle they changed their name from BattleGrounds to VME (Verbal Manslaughter Entertainment) plus attracting new faces to battle. They didn't have a logo for their company so I decided to create one for the sake of the videos. Three battles were held that night plus cyphers.

Welcome to the BattleGround

Welcome to the BattleGround



This was definitely one of those projects found myself enjoying. Editing this piece made me appreciate the case behind mood & atmosphere. I ended setting the piece in widescreen and desaturated the entire battle leaving the video in black&white. This made the ominous feel of ongoing flow come forth. You ended up focusing more closely on the rapper, his lyrics, and the expressions behind the words.
To check out the next installment of BattleGrounds click HERE

---Xay B.