Wednesday, 30 June 2010

9 shot task



The video starts with an opening shot of the lead singer, so the star image, using a meat shot. The camera is zoomed in at a medium close up and the lighting ambient natural light.

4 seconds



The next significant shot is the point of view shot. Again natural ambient lighting is used but a different member of the band is now seen looking down on the lead singer.

38 seconds



Another significant shot is this long shot of the band. It is shown from the side whilst the band face forward. The lighting is dark and the scene is underground, It creates a sort of mystery to go with the lyrics that are being sung.

44 seconds



This is a two shot of two members of the band. The lead singer is looking at the camera whilst the guitarist is looking away. The lighting on the lead singer is also more natural and ambient whilst the lighting on the guitarist is a lot darker.

1 minute, 10 seconds


This medium shot shows two members of the band holding down the lead singer on a table. This creates an uneasy feeling and is part of the confusion created in the overall video. The lighting is dark as is the mise en scene helping to create suspense.

1 minute, 31 seconds

This is a medium shot of a member of the band in the shower. He has clothes on the bottom part of his body which shows something different to the status quo of real life. Half of the background behind him is completely black whereas the other half is a green colour with different pieces of mise en scene on the walls.

1 minute 47 seconds




This is a long shot showing the band through a doorway. It could be seen as a point of view shot and that the viewer is watching in on the band whilst the band is unaware.

2 minutes, 29 seconds




This is a close up shot of the lead singer of the band. The lighting is brighter on his face making his expression stand out helping to explain the lyrics being sang.

2 minutes, 44 seconds




The final shot is a meat shot of the band as a whole playing the song out. Again the lighting is bright whilst on the band signifying the importance of them.

3 minutes, 25 seconds



Lip Sync Task

Monday, 28 June 2010

Shot count - Billionaire - Travis Mccoy




126 Shots used in this video.

Many meat shots are used to help distinguish the start image and advertise both Travis Mccoy and Bruno Mars.

The pace changes throughout. At the slower parts the editing is slow and the faster part the pace speeds up. It is a very chilled and relaxed song and this is shown through the editing.

The shot types also change throughout. The main bulk of shot types used are meat shots, long shots, close ups, tracking shots and two shots.

The relationship between the music, lyrics and visuals are all connected through the different editing techniques used. Also the camera shots show some of the lyrics that are being said but are not specifically stuck to word by word. This video uses amplification.