The document analyzes 10 different shot types used in music videos. It discusses each shot type, providing examples from specific music videos. It explains what each shot type shows and how it contributes to the overall style, narrative, or emotional tone of the video. The document concludes that analyzing these shot types from other videos will help in deciding what shots to use in their own music video to make it enticing and interesting for the audience.

1. Camera Shot Analysis
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2. Shotused:wideestablishingshot
Ilikedthisshotandfounditparticularlystrikingas
itshowsthesettingofthemusicvideowhichallows
theaudiencetoestablishinthisvideowherethe
actors/musiciansaresituatedandthetypeofchilled
vibethevideohas.Similarly thisshotisonethati
thinkiwouldliketouseinmyownmusicvideoasi
thinkitiseffectiveandhelpscreatethestyleofthe
musicvideothroughtheuseofcolours,propsand
positioning oftheband/actors.Alsosetsthestarting
pointforthenarrative.
SHOTNUMBER1
THENEIGHBOURHOOD
SWEATERWEATHER

3. Shotnumber2
Ohwonder
Drive
Shotused: closeup
Thisisshotthatiscommonlyusedinmusicvideoswhich
haveASTORYLINEBECAUSEITENABLESTHEAUDIENCETOVIEW
THEEMOTIONOFTHECHARACTERANDUNDERSTANDHOWTHEIR
FEELINGTHROUGHOUTTHESTORYBEINGTOLD. SIMILARLYILOVE
THISTYPEOFSHOTASWHENINVOLVEDINAMUSICVIDEOITADDS
SOMEBEAUTYANDVARIETYTOTHEVIDEO DUETOTHEFOCUSON
ONEOFHUMANSMOSTBEAUTIFULFEATURES,THEIREYES. i
WOULDLIKETOUSETHISSHOTINMYMUSICVIDEOASIBELIEVE
THISISASHOTWHICHREALLYMAKESTHEAUDIENCECONNECT
WITHTHEPERSONWITHINTHEVIDEO.

4. SHOTNUMBER3
EDSHEERAN
LEGOHOUSE
SHOTTYPE:UPPERBODYDEEPFOCUS
THISTYPEOFSHOTSHOWSTHESETTINGOFTHEMUSICVIDEOWHILSTALSOTHE
CHARACTER,ITCREATESTHEIDEAOFLONELINESSMAKINGYOUFEELSORRYFORTHE
MUSICIANASYOUCANSEETHEEMPTINESSOFTHEAREAANDHOWHEISALONE.
ADDITIONALLYTHISTYPEOFSHOTISONETHATCAUGHTMYATTENTIONASITALLOWED
METOVIEWTHEMUSICIAN/CHARACTERFACIALEXPRESSION, OUTFITANDBODY
MOVEMENTSWHICHENABLEDMETOHAVEANUNDERSTANDINGOFHOWHISFEELING
WITHOUTHAVINGTOJUSTLISTENTOTHELYRICS.IAMPLANNINGONUSINGTHISTYPE
OFSHOTINMYOWNVIDEO.

5. SHOTNUMBER4
BILLIONAIRE
BRUNOMARS
SHOTTYPE: HEADSHOTSHALLOWFOCUS
tHISTYPEOFSHOTISONEOFMYFAVOURITES,ASITALLOWSTHEFOCUSTO
BEPUTONONEPARTOFTHESHOT.tHISTYPE OFSHOTCANBEUSEDTOMAKE
SOMEONESEEMALONEFROMTHERESTOFTHEPEOPLE, THISALLOWSTHE
AUDIENCETOFEELSORRYFORTHECHARACTERTHEVIDEOISBASEDAROUND.
aNOTHERREASONTHISSHOTISGOODISBECAUSEITCANALSOBEUSEDTO
ADDVARIETYTOTHEVIDEO,THISTYPEOFSHOTISATTRACTIVETOTHEEYE
ANDCANBEUSEDTOKEEP THEAUDIENCE'SATTENTIONASITDIFFERSFROM
THESTANDARDFULLBODYFULLFOCUSSHOT.

6. SHOTTYPE5
THE1975
THESOUND
SHOTTYPE:LOWANGLE
tHISTYPEOFSHOTINCREASESTHEHEIGHTOFTHECHARACTERONTHESCREEN,
ANDMAKESTHEMSEEMMOREDOMINANTANDPOWERFUL.tHISTYPEOF
MUSICVIDEOWASANARRATIVEANDTHISSHOTOFTHEMAINSINGERBEING
SHOTFROMBELOWLOOKINGDIRECTLYINTOTHECAMERAMAKESTHE
AUDIENCEFEELSLIGHTLYUNCOMFORTABLEASTHEYFEELALTHOUGHHEIS
LOOKINGDOWNONTOYOU.Howeverthistypeofshotisfantasticfor
filming themainpersonofthemusicvideobecauseitdoesjustshow
theirpower.Iamgoingtotryincludethistypeofshotinmyown
finalpiece.

7. SHOTTYPE6
TAKETHAT
KIDS
SHOTTYPE:TRACKINGMIDDLESHOT
tHECAMERAMOVESOUTFROMBEHINDABOXTOINFRONTOFTHEBOXWHICH
ALLOWSABETTERDOMINANTVIEWOFTHEARTIST.tHISSHOTALSOSHOWSTHE
SETTINGOFTHEROOMANDTHEMIS-EN-SCENEISAMAZINGDUETOTHEOLD
VASE,THEOLDCOLOUREDWALLSANDTHECOBWEBCOVEREDPICTUREFRAMES,
THISMAKESTHEVIDEOMOREATTRACTIVETOTHEAUDIENCE.tHISTRACKING
SHOTSHOWSTHEARTISTFROMASIDEANGLEMEANINGWECANNOTSEEHIS
FULLEXPRESSION,THISADDSTHEIDEAOFMYSTERYTOTHEMUSICVIDEOASWE
DON’TKNOWHOWHISFEELINGABOUTHISLOCATIONASWECAN’TVIEWANY
EMOTION.

8. SHOTTYPE7
ONEDIRECTION
NIGHTCHANGES
SHOTTYPE:UPPERBODYTWOSHOT
THISVIDEOWASDONEAMAZINGLY,ITWASMADEINTHEWAYTHATALLTHE
SHOTSUSEDMADEITSEEMLIKETHEBANDWERETALKING/SINGINGTOYOU.
THISTWOSHOTOFTHETWOMENLOOKINGDIRECTLYINTOTHECAMERA
CAUGHTMYATTENTIONASILOVETHEWAYITFEELSASIFTHEYARE
ADDRESSINGYOU,ITSEEMSREALISTICWHICHMAKESYOUENJOYTHEVIDEO.
THEUPPERBODYSHOTALSOSHOWSTHEIRATTIREREVEALINGTHATTHEYAREIN
APOSHUPPERCLASSLOCATION,YOUAREALSOABLETOTELLTHATTHEMANON
THERIGHTISAWAITORWHICHREVEALSTHEONEONTHERIGHTISTHEONE
WITHTHEPOWER.THISTWOSHOTISGREATASITSHOWSBOTHTHE
CHARACTERSTOGETHERWHILSTALSOSHOWINGHOWMUCHTHEYDIFFER.

9. SHOTTYPE8
CAGEANDTHEELEPHANT
TROUBLE
SHOTTYPE:ESTABLISHINGWIDEtwoSHOT
THisshotgivesoftheobscurityofthevideo,thetwomensathaving
lunchinthemiddleofthedessertisn’ta“normal”thingtodoso
revealstotheaudiencethatthistypeofvideowillbeodd.Thisshot
givesaclearimageofthesettingandalongsidethehighkeylighting
showsthattheyareinthemiddleofthedesertandbythemselvesthrough
theuseofthetheshot.Thistypeofshotappealstomeasithink itisa
greatwaytoshowthewackinessofyourvideowhilstkeepingthe
audienceinterestedandengaged.

10. SHOTTYPE9
GNASH
IHATEYOUILOVEYOU
SHOTTYPE:ESTABLISHINGHIGHANGLEPANNINGSHOT
THESESHOTSAREUSEINAMONTAGEATTHEBEGINNINGOFTHEVIDEO,THEYARE
USEDTOREVEALTHELOCATIONSOFTHEMUSICVIDEOANDWORKAMAZINGLY
WITHTHEINTRODUCTIONOFTHESONGANDCREATEA“CALM”VIBE. thesetype
ofshotsareoneofmyfavouritetouseinmymusicasithink theyjust
addvarietytothevideoandmakeitdifferfromthetypicalfullbody
shotthatmostvideosuseasanintroduction.

11. Shottype10
BrysonTiller
exchange
Shottype:extremecloseup
Thistypeofshotfocusesonaparticularitem, ititagreatshot
touseinnarrativemusicvideosasitcanshowtheaudience
whatthestoryisbasedupon.Additionally thistypeofshotis
greatifdoinganextremecloseupofsomeoneasitcanshow
theirfacialexpressionsclearlyrevealingtotheaudiencetheir
emotion.Iplanonusingextremecloseupsinmymusicvideoas
ialsothinkitcreatesadramaticeffectandmakesthevideo
moreinterestingfortheaudience.

12. Ihavenowanalysed10differentmusicvideo’sandpickedouttheshotsthat
interested me.BydoingthisIthinkithashelpedmedecided whatshotsare
successful andmakeamusicvideomoreenticing andinteresting forthe
audience.