2. Long Shot – these are used usually during the
performance sector of a music video because it allows
the producer to capture the atmosphere but allows the
performance to still be the focus
Close up – usually used to convey emotion to the
audience. E.g. If the actor/actress were to have clear
tear marks on their face, this would indicate to the
audience that this is quite a vulnerable /emotional
topic.
Establishing Shot – this shot allows the producer to
capture the location of the video. An example of this
would be in Emily Osment’s “Let’s Be Friends”
video, there is a shot that overlooks the beach where
the video takes place.
3. This aspect of the filming aspect is how a
music video captures the emotion /
atmosphere that the director was trying to
evoke. In the context of a pop music
video, there would be a lot of tracking
movements trying to capture a party scene
or a scene that is very intimate in order to
connect the demographic of the artist
successfully.
4. This is a French term that means everything
you can see. From the lighting to the
costumer, everything that is placed in front of
the camera has been placed for a reason. An
example of this would be “Chekhov's Gun” –
where a particular item may have no
particular reason for being in the video at the
beginning and might seem confusing to the
audience, however at the end of the video the
relevance of the item might be more clear
towards the end.
5. This aspect of mise-en-scene helps the
audience identify the genre of music. I
have chosen to do a Florence and the
Machine song, and she typically wears
quite flowing dresses with flowers in her
hair. Therefore allowing the audience to
identify that she is a natural sounding
artist.
6. Most music videos tend to use fast cuts.
This is because fast cuts do not take away
from the prominence of the narrative,
however fades are mostly used in a more
dramatic video where the producer wants
there to be heighten dramatics to help
emphasise the tone of the song.
