Performance shots

1. First example
Martin Garrix ft. Bebe Rexha – In the name of love
This shot often occurs in this
music video and is a close up
of Bebe’s face.
This is a good example of a
shot used with the amount of
head space and rule of thirds
being thought of.
This shot often is the same,
however the only difference is
that Rexha moves herself so
the shot is still but she isn’t.
This is another shot in this
music video that occurs often.
It is a long shot of Bebe whilst
showing the setting. She is lip
syncing in this, and can see
myself imitating this shot with
my actor. The director has
thought of the head space
and the rule of thirds also,
which is what I need to think
of when I am shooting.
Although this is a change of
setting, the shot will be
constructed in a similar
manner. This is a mid shot
because of the length and
angle away from the actress. I
will be portraying this in my
music video, with the sense
that many music videos use
this type of shot. Although my
video is in one setting, I am
able to change scenery to
construct similar outcomes to
this video.
This shot is an extreme close
up of Bebe Rexha and is
constructed in the setting also
used in the previous shot. The
director hasn’t given Bebe
much head space, so I will
therefore need to portray this
in my video also. I intend to
use all of the shots portrayed
in this music video, and this
has helped me ever so much
to have a visual plan in what I
want the outcome to be like.

2. Second example
Zara Larsson ft. MNEK – Never forget you
In order of shot types
This music video starts
off with a long shot of
Zara Larsson. I will be
trying to construct this in
my music video. This
music video also portrays
the setting within the
shot. I will be doing this
by having my actor
situated to the left of the
building in order to
portray this. This is me
using the rule of thirds in
composition.
The music video then
cuts to a mid shot of
Zara Larsson in the
setting with the sunset
being the main object
of this shot. The sun is
situated right behind
her, which has been
thought out by the
director and the
cameraman. My next
shot to follow the long
shot prior will be a mid
shot as many
professional products
have done this.
The next shot for
this music video is a
mid shot from a
different angle. I will
be constructing this
sort of shot, but not
in the same order
that this music video
has done this by. I
will construct this by
going down to
ground level and
then pointing the
camera up so the
actor is looking
down.
The next shot in this
music video is another
mid shot but further
away than the original.
Larsson is situated to the
left of the shot,
indicating that the
director and cameraman
are both referring to the
rule of thirds and have
their camera situated on
the quiet road behind
the subject. They have
done this to show she is
the only person around
The final shot in this
music video is a close up
of Zara Larsson, again
situated to the side of the
shot. Again, this indicates
that the director is
referring to the rule of
thirds when composing
this shot. Their aim is to
shoot the actress but also
to have a shot on the
setting that’s behind
them to portray a specific
meaning/intended use for
that shot.