Gregory porter be good video analysis loops media

1. GREGORY PORTER – BE
GOOD VIDEO ANALYSIS
Loops Media

2. GENRE
 This video has a bit
more of a romantic
tone and narrative to
it
 Gregory Porter
(singing) wearing
Jazz appropriate
attire, with orange
suit jacket, green
bowtie +
pink/orange old-
fashioned shirt

3. NARRATIVE
 Split up into Gregory Porter singing and the
narrative
 Love story progression throughout
 Who is playing the Cello? Low angle MCU on
man playing cello - narrative enigma - will
he have relevance to the female shown
dancing
 First two shot of man and child sitting on
bench (no information on what they are
waiting for)
 Two shot used to show a relationship, but
polysemy left on what their relationship
could be
 Child and older man shown walking in ELS
through the scenery
 Man spots woman (presented in an OTS -
director wanted to reserve the two shot for
when their interaction becomes a
relationship)
 Ends with impactful scene, as girl lets go of
balloons

4. CINEMATOGRAPHY + EDITING
 Simple cuts and editing (nothing more complicated than a crossfade to show time progression/a
change)
 Although a simple video, clearly a big production team behind it (35 second credits at the end)
 Starts with establishing shots (including several CU of different surfaces, with some narrative enigma
as an ECU on a woman hand appears)
 Who is playing the Cello? Low angle MCU on man playing cello - narrative enigma - will he have
relevance to the female shown dancing
 First two shot of man and child sitting on bench (no information on what they are waiting for)
 Two shot used to show a relationship, but polysemy left on what their relationship could be
 OTS over man's shoulder shows young female has glitter on her face
 Man spots woman (presented in an OTS - director wanted to reserve the two shot for when their
interaction becomes a relationship)
 Singer often shown in two shot MS with cello player or MCU on just him (all mid angle)