Hana your rough-cut #1 music video demonstrates an engagement with the set task.
Your narrative structure so far invites the audience into the world of the teenage girl around who your narrative revolves. In your opening you have though deeply about the mise-en-scene in the girl’s bedroom with symbolic cuts to a magazine, mobile phone and photos of the couple featured in the music video. The opening shot of your main character lying in her bed in a close up from a bird’s eye view creates daydreaming or unfocused quality – worlds turning upside down. This is an excellent signifier of the good/bad identity to follow. Could this technique be recurring throughout?
Your editing of your main character in an over the shoulder shot putting on her jacket whilst looking in the mirror before cutting to a close up of her shoes and then to her exiting her home establish the narrative and possibly the disequilibrium to follow. Would the pace of your music video be heightened if more of these cutaways were infused into your music video? Are there other elements/objects/signs within a teenager’s experience that could be included to demonstrate the personality and interests of both the male and female lead characters? Would this continue to engage the target audience?
Throughout you establish a clear link between lyrics and visuals. For example the library scene. Is this a directing choice you will maintain throughout the music video?
Other 5 Seconds of Summer music videos use a great deal of performance based shots – is this something your group would thing about including? Close ups of the ‘lead singer’ with a direct gaze singing to the camera?
Examples of 5SOS: http://www.mtv.co.uk/5-seconds-of-summer/videos/she-looks-so-perfect
Please analyse two more music videos from your chosen genre with your group and include the analysis in a post on your blog. Within your analysis please make detailed reference to editing/pace/timing/transitions/framing. Include a reflection on what you have analysed may impact your finalising of your music video. Please use your media booklet to support you in terms of analysis.
Please don't hesitate to ask should you have any questions regarding the above comments.
Your music video rough cut #1 is a confident production Hana - continue to maintain the drive and motivation you have displayed to date.
Hana - apologies for not following my notes over the page.
Your use of still images (from 1m45s) creating a near stop-animation feel has energy, pace and is FUN. Clearly your genre and the experience of your main character is communicated here. Please discuss with your group if a variety of shot types would further enhance this scene and raise its dynamic feel further.
Hana your rough-cut #1 music video demonstrates an engagement with the set task.
ReplyDeleteYour narrative structure so far invites the audience into the world of the teenage girl around who your narrative revolves. In your opening you have though deeply about the mise-en-scene in the girl’s bedroom with symbolic cuts to a magazine, mobile phone and photos of the couple featured in the music video. The opening shot of your main character lying in her bed in a close up from a bird’s eye view creates daydreaming or unfocused quality – worlds turning upside down. This is an excellent signifier of the good/bad identity to follow. Could this technique be recurring throughout?
Your editing of your main character in an over the shoulder shot putting on her jacket whilst looking in the mirror before cutting to a close up of her shoes and then to her exiting her home establish the narrative and possibly the disequilibrium to follow. Would the pace of your music video be heightened if more of these cutaways were infused into your music video? Are there other elements/objects/signs within a teenager’s experience that could be included to demonstrate the personality and interests of both the male and female lead characters? Would this continue to engage the target audience?
Throughout you establish a clear link between lyrics and visuals. For example the library scene. Is this a directing choice you will maintain throughout the music video?
Other 5 Seconds of Summer music videos use a great deal of performance based shots – is this something your group would thing about including? Close ups of the ‘lead singer’ with a direct gaze singing to the camera?
Examples of 5SOS: http://www.mtv.co.uk/5-seconds-of-summer/videos/she-looks-so-perfect
Please analyse two more music videos from your chosen genre with your group and include the analysis in a post on your blog. Within your analysis please make detailed reference to editing/pace/timing/transitions/framing. Include a reflection on what you have analysed may impact your finalising of your music video. Please use your media booklet to support you in terms of analysis.
Please don't hesitate to ask should you have any questions regarding the above comments.
Your music video rough cut #1 is a confident production Hana - continue to maintain the drive and motivation you have displayed to date.
Hana - apologies for not following my notes over the page.
ReplyDeleteYour use of still images (from 1m45s) creating a near stop-animation feel has energy, pace and is FUN. Clearly your genre and the experience of your main character is communicated here. Please discuss with your group if a variety of shot types would further enhance this scene and raise its dynamic feel further.