Filming at Night Analysis

One of the main idea's i have for my music video, is that i would want to film at night. The reason i want to film part of my video at night is because if i film at night then i control the lighting as there will always be the same amount of lighting (none) and so i will have full control over how much light i have in my shots. The problem with this however is what lighting i use. This poses a problem because if i use the wrong lighting then the video might come out looking like a horror movie type video, and won't match the upbeat song.  

I have several idea's of things i could use as light in my video. For example a streetlight is an idea for the lighting, it's directly above and so will cover the hole scene however there could be a problem with filming in such a small space, and the people in the shot might end up looking quite sinister. This is the same problem is if i use light coming from underneath like a torch, then they will end up looking like they're about to tell a ghost story at a campfire. The other option is if i use light from behind the camera, which is a good idea but i will have to figure out how to light my scene without blinding my actors. To do this i will have to go out at night with a camera and shoot experimental pieces to decide which lighting will be best for my video. I will then record my results, and ask an audience which lighting they feel best gives a happy, upbeat feel.

 I looked at a few YouTube video's as I feel like they would help my knowledge of night time shooting as I have minimal experience. I need to find out how to shoot on a DSLR Camera as they are the types of camera's I have at my disposal.