The document discusses various shot types used in the music video for the song "No Boundaries" by Kris Allen, and how they could be applied to create a music video about figure skating. It analyzes mid shots, close ups, long shots, quick cuts, and comparing shots used in the original video. The shots show the skater at different stages of her life and career, demonstrate her growth and improved skills over time, and help tell the story and build tension. The document suggests including similar types of shots in a video about the author's own figure skating.

1. Kris Allen- No Boundaries
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R
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2. Mid shot:
This mid shot shows the skater getting
ready to skate or to warm up. It is
effective as you can only see the body
showing the skaters body position and
not the face. This way it make you
think and makes you wonder what her
facial expressions are like and as a
result what she is thinking. Close ups
helps you to see the person’s or
characters facial expressions which
links to how they are feeling but as this
is not a close up, it makes the
audience think more.
This shot is a mid shot showing the
figure skating but focuses on the skates
whilst they move. I could include s
snapshot or video of just me moving in
my skates which would be really
effective.

3. Close ups:
During the music video, few close ups
are shown of skates and etc..
This picture right, is very effective in
it’s own little way. Due to it being at
the beginning you can clearly see what
the video is about. I am going to
include a varied amount of close ups in
my music video. I could even include a
close up of my own skate or me
getting ready to warm up.
Also included is a close up depth of field
shot. The depth of field shot is used so that
the audience focuses on the sharper object
or person. Like the picture above, this shot
also shows the skates but in a different way
and unexpectedly the skates aren’t
sharpened.

4. Long shot:
Longs shots are very important as they
show the persons body position or the
setting/location. This shot right, shows
both the setting and the skaters body
position. The body position talks for
itself and by this I mean we can
sometimes tell what people are
thinking about or getting ready to do.
This skater is getting ready to start
training or ready to start the beginning
of her routine. Once again the Mise-
en-scene is essential as we can tell just
by the clothing that she is in fact a
figure ice skater.
This shot is another long shot that shows similar things, such as the body position even though it is not the
same. In this shot the skater is moving rapidly this time. I could include this in my music video, I could include
me or a fellow team mate going quickly skating or racing or doing tricks.

5. Quick cuts:
At the beginning a range of quick cuts
and shots are used which creates this
sense of chaos, rush or tension. During
these shots is also shows the figure
skater through different stages of her
life, such as from a young child to a
young teenager. This is very effective
as you can see how she has changed
and how she could of improved. The
Mise-en-scene is also very different
and varied. The old setting from when
she was a young child is completely
different from her presently as the
new ring looks a lot more cleaner and
‘modern’. The clothing is also very
important, especially in figure ice
Here editing is
skating. The little costumes are very
used when
effective as they give away what the
slowing down the
sport is.
girls actions. This
is called slow
motion and it’s
very effective in a
Quick cuts are used in this video to build up tension and to show the gradual music video
growth of the figure skater over time, and how much she has changed and along with fast
improved. motion.

6. Long shots:
These shots are various long shots that
show the figure skater once again at
different stages of her life, from a young
child to a young teenager. The first
picture is very effective, as the picture
has been taken through a barrior
watching the figure skater in training.
Due to her being older it is showing her
past memories and how much she has
improved since she was younger. The
other 2 pictures show the skater falling
from a long shot. Even though these are
long shots we can make out their facial
expressions and therefore how they
might be feeling., such as feeling pain. I
could include some of these in my video
such as the barrior shot, but as
regarding the other photo’s I cannot as I
do not have shots or video’s of me
falling (thankfully).
The bottom two photos show her falling
over as a young child, compared to the
first one. These photos or pictures are
shown when the part of the song lyrics
are ‘ What if my changes are already
gone’.

7. Comparing:
Even though these two pictures look
similar there are major changes to
both pictures.
The right handed picture is in darkness
with the spotlight shinning on the
figure skater which makes the skater
for visible and is very effective
whereas the left handed picture is in
light however the skater is in dark
clothing meaning she will be easier to
see.
The Mise-en-scene is essential in
music video’s as it can show and link to
the type of genre of the music. The
top picture looks like it can link to a
Ballard due to the elegant use of dress
and the bottom looks much like the
typical rock look meaning the music
she’s skating to may be linked to rock.
The different place in setting may also
show that she travels a lot and visits
different places and will therefore be
well known. This picture above shows how the figure skater has improved over time
and shows her as a young adult or teenager. Her body language
establishes that she can be a very aggressive skater compared to how
she was before hand as a child.