Analysis of final music video

When relating to Goodwins 6 points I have

• Demonstrated the genre of the video (indie rock) by presenting a band image -with the performance of the band.
• There is a concept of a relationships between lyrics and visuals such as the shots of Tamara and Joe- alongside a "film grain" effect shows memories and a past relationship- connection with the lyrics. Also a literal visual of the lead singer running in the line "I want to run away away"
• There is a visual style of the main lead singer- including close ups and extreme close ups to show the main focus, also the lead singer is part of the video throughout.
• There is a hint of a voyeuristic approach to lead singer with the use of camera movement and angle.
• The intertextual reference I have referred to is a paramore music video.

The audience Feedback was very positive comments include:

• "Shows a clear concept and style of a indie rock genre"
• "The use of camera angle and movement was effective"
• "Really liked the main focus on the lead singer, Tamara"
• "Liked the setting of the band performance"

Therefore, overall I believe my music video worked well, it had a concept of a indie rock style and showed band persona- relating to the Star theory.

When comparing my animatic to my final music video:

Final cut

Full Shot List and Examples

Full Shot List:












Close up of guitar- tried to get this from a quirky angle to create a variety of shots!

Closeup of lead singer, create emotion and power reflecting on the song.

Over the shoulder shot (Left) - mirror shot, ripping the photo off the mirror, image of lead singer and character played in music video.

Medium shot (right) a shot of the singer with microphone stand on a upwards tilt to include branches in background.

Here is a list (in chronological order) of each shot I have used in my final video and a brief explanation on why I chose these specific shots.

• Long shot of Tamara and Joe on a bench- starts and ends- cyclical.




• High angle shot- establishing shot of band and setting




• Closeup of guitar (as it starts playing in song)




• Extreme closeup- shows diversity and edgyness




• Closeup of drums played -goes with beat of music




• Long shot establishing band and location- representation of band




• High angle shot of drums- variety of angles




• Medium shot of Joe and playing his guitar -zoom to closeup of guitar being played




• Meduim shot of drums being played




• Meduim shot of Kris playing guitar slight low angle tilt




• Closeup of Tamara singing- show lead singer in band




• Medium shot of guitar with drummer in background (establishes the band performing)




• Side Medium shot of Tamara singing - good angle- lip synching




• Closeup of drums




• Zoom out to show band




• Long shot of band- showing them performing together representing band persona




• Closeup of Tamara singing- shows emotion and lip synching




• Pan of pile of photos of the couple- reflects lyrics- memories




• Close up on the pedal and bass drum - upbeat with the music




• Long shot of band - performing together- setting is quirky and reflects the band style




• Zoom in and close up of guitar being played shows instruments that are included in song.




• Meduim side shot of Kris and guitar- variety of different angles




• Low angle tilt medium shot of Tam- reflects edgyness of band persona with different angles.




• Zoom and a slight pan of guitar




• Medium side shot of Tamara- occurs in many videos from research




• Closeup of Tamara singing- potraying emotion in the song




• Long shot of Tamara and Joe on the bench- reflecting Memories- personal to lead singer




• Transition- long shot of Tamara on her own on the bench - passage of time




• Low angle shot- Tamara pointing to the camera- shows emotion- interaction with audience.




• Zoom out to medium shot of Tamara - reflects the music beat.




• Zoom in closeup of drums - drum solo




• Close up of the pedal and drum bass with the beat of music




• Medium side shot of Tamara singing




• Zoom out of Tamara - reflects the emotion portrayed in the song




• Over shoulder shot- of Tamara ripping photo in mirror




• Long shot of Tamara runnning - desolate location - quite eerie




• Long shot switch over different angle




• Closeup and zoom out of Tamara again to portray emotion and chorus of song.




• Medium shot of Joe playing guitar




• Zoom in of the guitar being played along with the music




• Meduim shot of Tamara singing




• Zoom in and closeup show emotion when Tamara is singing




• Long shot of Tamara and Joe on the swings- reflect song lyrics and memories




• Transition - long shot of Tamara on swings on her own - passage of time




• Long shot of Tamara and Joe on the bench, Joe is looking away, Tamara singing to camera




• Pivert high angle meduim shot of Tamara- fast paced to go with beat of music




• Closeup of Tamara singing




• Closeup of drums and a zoom out to show band




• Low angle tilt of Tamara singing




• Closeup of Tamara singing




• Meduim shot of drummer singing backing vocals




• Medium shot of Tamara singing - showing location and performance




• Closeup of Tamara- fast paced editing to go with music lots of closeups to portray emotion




• Long shot of Tamara and Joe on the swings - fast pace




• Closeup of Tamara in the mirror, gazing at photo.




• Long shot of Tamara and Joe on the bench - memories- reflect song lyrics




• Closeup side shot of Tamara singing




• Long shot of Murphy playing the drums( drum solo)




• Medium fast paced shot of Kris




• Meduim fast paced shot of Joe (both playing guitar)




• Medium high angle shot of Tamara lying on photos




• Long shot of the swings repeated




• Closeup of Tamara in mirror again




• Close up of Tamara singing with band from side angle

And Last Shot...

• Long Shot of Tamara by herself sitting on the park bench (begins how it started however in the end Tamara is on her own looking at the empty space next to her)

Overall I had

64 shots!

-The reason for the many shots towards the end of the song was because I wanted to end with fast paced editing- to go with the fast beat of the song, repeating many of the shots from the song to conclude with a long shot which was slow motion for the ending.

Settings used for final video

For the final music video I chose these locations as they added variety to my video. Furthermore, they all reflect the indie genre (from previous research I carried out) and have meaning towards each setting.

Outside-Garden

This is where the band will perform- I chose to relocate the band to give a more quirky and edgeyness to the video and the band persona

The bathroom:

The bathroom was a ideal location as it had good lighting for this scene, also it reflected home aspect- likewise to Paramore videos, what's more it reminded me of many horror scenes in movies, thus as the lead singer is angry about the boy (in the lyrics) it reflected the song and anger towards the lyrics.

Alleyway:

For part of the video the lyrics mention running away from the problems, therefore I filmed part of my video of Tamara literally running. I decided to shoot this scene in a alleyway as it was an ideal place to do it, plus it was quite a dull day therefore using pathetic fallacy to reflect the mood.

Bed/bedroom
I chose a bedroom scene, not to create the usual sexual voyerism, but I was inspired to do a high angle shot from researching paramore videos and the bed seemed a girly scene to shoot and showing a somewhat personal aspect to the video and my audience.

Parkbench
This scene is typical of any indie genre video, this reflecting the memories -to link with lyrics - what's more park bench's always seemed to be associated with romance and young love, therefore was a perfect setting to be.

Swings

Personally, swings remind me of young love and youthfulness therefore this reflected the memories.

Rough Cut 2

Due to the refilm of my video I had to change the band members therefore there was a new drummer- Murphy and Jess was cut as bassist.

The new location was filmed in a back garden in the evening to represent a interesting scene and enabled me to use several different shots.