This document analyzes four music videos - "Harder To Breathe", "Molly's Chambers", a cover of "Shut Down", and "Feel Good Inc" - to choose one for a music video project. It discusses the editing techniques and performance aspects of each. It eliminates "Shut Down" for being too simplistic and live. It also rules out the animated "Feel Good Inc" because the project requires a performance-based video. Between the remaining options of "Harder To Breathe" and "Molly's Chambers", the document chooses "Molly's Chambers" because the band was already familiar with that song, making it easier to record.

1. INTRODUCTION
• The following slides will display my song choices for my music video project. I will analyse why I chose
one song over the others, also looking at details of each of the 4 music videos. Screenshots will be
provided for each song to display the performance aspect of it.

2. Harder To Breathe is a
performance based music
video with small edit
techniques which overall
impact the footage greatly.
The small jump cuts suit
the flow of the song and
make it look overall more
professional from a
production point of view.

3. Molly's Chambers is also a
performance based music
video. However this time
the editing is focused on
the transitions of shots,
rather than the clips
themselves. This transition
theme is supported by
multiple colored
backgrounds which overall
making it a much more
visually pleasing
production.

4. The Shut Down cover is a
live performance for the
BBC, therefore no editing
(SFX, transitions) has been
added. The only thing here
is multiple cuts to the shots
of both performers
(drummer/guitarist). This is
not intended to be a music
video, however the
simplicity of the cuts of the
performance manages to
form a video in itself.

5. Feel Good Inc is completely
separate to the previous
videos shown. The band
'Gorillaz' focuses on
animation to show
performance which is a
new installment to the
music industry. It has now
been copied since. Despite
it being animated, the
same shot types (close up,
mid shot, establishing shot
etc) have been used. Since
the structure has been
followed it can be
represented physically and
would still create a good
preoduction.

6. CONCLUSION
• Overall, 3 of these music videos are performance based, whilst the other is animated. Since I will be
representing on of the 4 songs for my own piece it would simpler to choose a performance based video.
Furthermore, 'Shut Down' is too simplistic for a music video as it's just live shots with no editing,
therefore in depth analysis for information on how to construct my own cannot be found. That leaves us
with 2 choices, 'Harder To Breathe' or 'Molly's Chambers'. I decided to also speak with the band who
would be performing for me and they already knew 'Molly's Chambers' so it was decided that this song
would be used. This simplifies contruction further as this song choice will require less practice and time
to be recorded correctly for syncing