Camera work & Editing

CLOSE UPS

The close ups that I have used are conventional of pop/rock music videos, in particular the first image as often close ups are shown on the lips of the singer or the guitar being played. The close ups were used to show facial expressions and separate the body of the female to build suspense and tension around who she is and, in the case of the top image, link back to the genre. The separation of features caused by the close up allows the audience to focus on the same thing as the band, with the close ups almost acting as a point of view shot.

EXTREME CLOSE UPS

The extreme close ups of the instruments are very conventional in pop/rock music videos as emphasis on instrumentation is a very important form of the genre. This also transported the audience into the rehearsal room, as if they too were playing the instruments due to the handheld action of the camera down the neck of the guitar. The extreme close ups of eyes and the hair of the female actress help narrative the tale by highlighting key elements of the song, such as her lip ring and multi- coloured hair. This was a convention I added myself as a device of making the story very clear to my young audience.

WIDE SHOTS

The wide shots of the band were conventional as in many pop/rock music videos, wide shots are used to show the band playing as a unit so the audience can see each band member playing their role in the band. I used wide shots also in my narrative section to highlight the environment that the action was taking place in as well as showing multiple characters in one frame to allow the audience to see the character interactions which ultimately build up the story

HIGH ANGLE

This is the best example of a high angled shot used within my music video. The shot acts almost as a point of view shot for the audience as well as actors and highlights the result of the character’s foolishness. This different angle gives a different perspective to the audience, and as we are looking down on it, it suggests that we are ‘looking down’ and cringing at the actions of the characters.

TWO SHOT

This two- together shot was used to show the relationship between the characters. These type of shots are often used in pop/rock music videos to establish character relationships, which in this case is non existent as they are more focused on the female than their friendship. I have therefore been conventional by including this shot to establish a relationship between characters.

PAN

I include a number of panning shots in my music video as well as a very quick tilt when introducing the female lead. The pan here suggests that someone I walking past this sign, as when the pan stops, it is almost as if the person walking has stopped in order to read the sign. Generally my camera movement is very limited because this is conventional of pop/rock music videos which tend to use a stationery camera and utilise very quick editing between each frame which is what my music video also utilises.

EDITING

• As mentioned in the previous slide, my editing in the video is very quick. After looking into inspirational texts, I found this to be the conventional case amongst a lot of pop/rock music videos as it adds pace and energy to the videos.. Another convention of pop/rock music. I therefore tried to ensure that there were quick cuts between each frame, especially once the song was in mid flow in order to mirror the pacing of the song and thus keeping the video energized and exciting to watch.