Media still comparison

1. Performance:All ofmejohn legend-1.35
What are the similarities?
 both the picturesarean over the shouldershot
 both includeapiano
What are the differences?
 Therealmediastillhasan effect of blackandwhitewhichmakesthesong moreeffective andthe lyrics
moremeaningfullforthe audiencetolistentoo.
 We have lyrics onthe screen
Howcouldyou have improvedyour still?
 Forour still we couldhavedonea shot to includemyface,so you canseethe emotioninmy face,
rather than just myback.
 We couldhave useda different location,maybewith darkerlightingmakingitmoreintense.
Howcouldyou improvethe real mediastills?
 Includeallof the artists face so you cansee the emotioninhis face,to makethe audiencetofeel more
for the artist andmakeit enhancethemusic videoandthe lyrics.
Howdo the stills reflectthe genre?
 As the genre is performance,theimageshowsthe performanceofthe artist and howshe is performing,
whichison a pianosinging.It alsoshowsthat it is a live performancewhichiswhatthe performance
genrenormallyentails.

2. Narrative:seeyou againCharliePuth-3.18
What are the similarities?
 Both in a carfrom a front view cameraangle.
What are the differences?
 Thecameraangleisa closershot so you canjust seethe windscreenandtheartist so the mainfocusis
the artist andnot the car
Howcouldyou have improvedyour still?
 Do a closershotso the mainfocusis the artist andnot the surroundings
 Makethe shot so that it looksmorerealistic that you are driving andnot parkedin a carpark.
Howcouldyou improvethe real mediastills?
 Theartist couldbelookingrightintothe cameratomakethe music videomoreintense.
 Theycouldhave aneffect of blackandwhiteto makethe lyrics soundmoreintense.
Howdo the stills reflectthe genre?
 As the genre is narrative, it has to betellingthe story, andso the story we aretrying to portrayis that
she is driving, however it doesn’tmakeit clearwhereshe is driving so this couldeitherbegoodor bad,
goodin the fact that it makesthe audiencethinkbutbad as it couldmaketheaudienceconfused.