Music Video Evaluation

We decided to keep to conventions by including the titles at the beginning. This is

typical of a music video.

It immediately

grabs the attention of the view by stating the artitst/song

name.

The plain black background creates apprehension and

expectations for the viewer.

They become more eager to watch the video.

This is our opening shot. We used a very fast cut here in order to create

an immediate upbeat and enthralling atmosphere.

It is a low angle showing our artist, Paul, clicking his

fingers.

The low angle makes him appear in control. Which is significant. The

clicking is symbolic – signalling the start of the narrative.

This extreme close-up shows our “student-teacher” writing a note.

This type of shot allows the reader to get a closer look at what’s

happening. They feel more involved in the narrative.

Personally, this is one of my favourite cuts. I think that the continuity of this shot looks very realistic and effective.

As you can see, as the protagonist leaves one room,

he immediately enters a completely different one.

This kind of shot would leave the audience feeling

perplexed and it would immediately grab their

attention.

This particular shot is typical of a “performance”-

style video.

This shows that we have considered and included

both a narrative and performance style.

Making our video fall under the “conceptual”

category.

Here is just one example of how we have played on this “alternate universe”

theme.

Here we have a character on the television watching real-life, rather than the

other way around.

This creates an unusual and bizarre image for the

viewer.

This master shot of the side of the house is very

unique, yet effective.

The shadow of our artist which has been projected on to the wall shows him performing in an interesting and

different way.

This type of shot could also be symbolic of a

real concert performance.

Here is another example of our alternate universe

theme.

It shows an older woman displayed a youthful attire,

playing on a games console.

We also used a handheld point-of-view shot here to add variety to our piece.

This over-the-shoulder shot displays a special

effect that we decided to use.

It shows our protagonist looking in to a mirror and seeing our artist looking

back at him.

The use of the mirror is very significant. It is

symbolic of our alternate universe.

We used this shot quite frequently, switching the positions of the

characters in time to the beat of the music.

This shot shows another example of our alternate

universe.

We see a high angled shot of a man who appears to be

quite wealthy in terms of his physical appearance…

But the way that he is sitting on the street

begging for food and money proves otherwise.

Because it was dark outside when we filmed this shot, we had

to make sure that the lighting was correct and the scene was

viewable.

In this shot, the artist is interacting with his

audience by grabbing and shaking the camera.

As though he is addressing them directly.

The audience immediately feel more involved and

familiar with the artist. He becomes more likable.

This is a repeat of the scene that shows at the beginning of the video.

However, we decided to reverse it, in order to

create an abstract and interesting shot.

We also used editing software to alter the hue

of the shot.

These shots symbolize the transition back in to the

real world.

Towards the end of the video, we decided to repeat the scene where our artist is scene interacting with the camera and

clicking his fingers.

This shows that the artist is the one in control here, as if he is manipulating our

protagonist. This gives him power and significance.

The use of this point-of-view shot (from our protagonists perspective) and the “blur effect” represents the character

“blacking-out”. We are put in his shoes.

This is one of the concluding shots. The extreme close-up of our protagonists eye

represents his “awakening”.

Here is our concluding scene. Conventionally, it displays the titles again to show that the video is ending shortly.

It is another shot of our artist’s shadow being projected on a brick wall. We decided to end on this shot as we mutually

agreed that the effect was good and it also leaves the audience wondering what actually happened to the

protagonist.