This document analyzes and summarizes techniques used in the music video for the song "Walk the Moon" by Anna Sun. It discusses the use of lighting between rooms to transition a character, how camera angles are used to keep the focus on the main character even in busy scenes. It also highlights the use of costumes and dancing to emphasize a simple location, and how similar costumes and face paint are used to represent two different generations and childlike emotions. Finally, it notes how a filter is used to emphasize emotion and highlight tones and colors, and how a shot of just feet provides pace contrast to other shots.

1. Kate Horn
Music Video
Analysis #4
Anna sun
Walk the Moon

2. ❖ Here is an early transition of the character moving
between rooms, they have done it very nicely by using
different lighting between the rooms, one room is light up
very brightly and lively in contrast to the next door room.
It’s a really nice technique used.

3. ❖ There are lot of characters within this shot as he enters,
even though it’s a busy scene he stills manages to be
centre of attention due the camera angles.

4. ❖ I like the use of dancers here, it’s a simple location but
with the mise-en-scene of their costumes, and them
dancing it means it’s a lot more emphasised.

5. ❖ This is one of the main reasons I chose to analysis this music
video, because of the use of these two shots. They are both
wearing the same shirts, and the same face paint has been
used - two different generations represented through mise-en-
scene and emotion. This could represent his child like actions.

6. ❖ I love the filter used on this shot, I think it really helps
emphasise the emotion, and highlights the tones and
colours of the video. The shot of just the feet also
reminds us of this juxtaposition of pace - in comparison
to other shots within the video.