Analysis of one scene

In our chosen song 'Use Somebody' there is a ... between 2:14 - 2:29 in the song. For this section we knew we had to include fast pace editing and a variety of different shots. We managed to do this, and in each shot involved we varied the location. We included almost 'random' shots, as well as shots that fit the story to the video. We started this part of the fast pace editing with a close up shot of the guitar, which we have previously annotated. We included this shot because the strumming is synched with this section of the song which is the beginning of the fast pace bridge.

We included this shot next into the scene, which is a close up of the mug used by the main female in the video. We captured the fast dropping of the spoon in the shot, which creates excitement. This little movement adds a massive impact to the video and it is also an original shot. The focus on the cup makes the shot more impressive, being able to blur out the lights in the background with a nighttime effect makes the shot more effective.

This is a still screen shot, just after the shot of the balls being broke up on the pool table. This shot was created by the male character in the video breaking up the balls, and I captured the shot with the camera  from a higher angle than the pool table on the tripod.  

We included this image of lights into this section, as this creates a vibrant feeling to the video. Our first shot of our music video was a tracking shot of lights, so this image corresponds to the feeling from the start of the video. In the background to this shot is the 'Wellington pub' building which is a part of the video where Amy is filmed sat in front off. This is a famous old pub in Manchester, so this gives us exciting locations in our video. 

This medium close up was involved as it's a shot of Amy which includes fast movements in her eyes. This fast movements adds to the upbeat part of the song and the fast editing. The depth of field between the character and the leaves creates a shallow background so the character's actions are the main focus. 

A shot of guitar's has been included to link to the musical instruments as these are a main feature included in the typical acoustic music video. We took this view and added a simple shot to correspond to the usual approach. 

We included another close up of Amy's eyes which creates excitement and movement. This again adds to the fast pace of the scene and the facial expression involved is a serious face. This relates to the story of the video, as she's missing her partner and this is shown through expression.

This walking shot of Amy reflects to story, now she is on her own. The action of Amy moving her hair fast creates a upset feeling. We decided to produce this shot just on a tripod, and not a tracking shot. This is to create the effect of her 'walking away'.

This is our close up of a phone which is the story is Amy's phone. The message on the screen corresponds the the story in the video, that the female misses her boyfriend. This shot breaks up all the other shots which all involve characters and movement. Our inspiration for this shot came from the image below.

This is a capture a shot from Pixie Lott's music video 'All about tonight'. This shot shows the idea of the story in that video, which is about Pixie Lott partying. 

This is a still form the the Male character in our music video washing his face. This was our most 'random' shot as it didn't really match the story of the video. Although we felt it was one of the most exciting shots. It's a simple shot, yet adds an exciting touch. We got our inspiration for this shot from the image below. 

This is a still from the original track to the song we covered. Kings of Leon 'Use Somebody' video involves this shot of the character showering. This is also included in the bridge part of the song, where we have included ours. We loved this shot, but we couldn't video our male actor in the shower, so we used the sink image but it also gives off the same effective feeling.