2. Establishing Shot The house shown shows a sense of isolation as only
one house is shown in the shot.
The first shot type is an establishing shot, this This indicates there maybe a sense of
allows us to see where part of the music video will loneliness in the music video.
be set and gives the audience an indication to what
the story line may be about.
3. Medium Close up This is a medium close up of Avril Lavinges hands
playing the piano- this is the first part of the
performance shots.
As Avril Lavinge is in the room on her own The shot is also quite effective and shows
this keeps the theme of isolation. tension between the individual and the piano
itself.
4. Mid Shot
In the very introduction of the video we see 3 different
The male is looking at a photo
stories being revealed by the lyrics 'when your gone'. This
is being represented in three different ways, and one of of his wife who has passed
these ways is by showing an elderly man looking at his away. This also creates a sense
wife. of isolation and loneliness.
The audiences are able to see what Holding the photo up to the camera
the male is looking at and therefore also shows a personal touch to the
choose to sympathize with him. music video, creating a sad and dark
atmosphere.
5. Aerial from above shot We can see that this story line consists of an
argument between a mother and a daughter.
This clip also follows the theme
This shot shows part of the narrative loneliness because the mother
running through the music video. This is doesn’t want the daughter to be
part of 1/3 stories. with the person she loves.
6. Feedback from different shot types
My group would like to create an
establishing shot so the audience
These few shots show my group what sort of similar have an idea of what the story
story lines we are aiming for, and how different shot will be about.
types have been used to create these.
My group will also keep the Different Shot
theme of loneliness and Types
Looking at different
heartbreak In our video, as
shot types has allowed
we like the idea of the two
us to see how this has
concepts together.
become effective and
Throughout our music video we are allows flow throughout
planning to create one whole the video.
narrative, within two story’s which
come together at the end .
