For our preliminary task we are shooting a band called the acres of life when performing their song “I like to make the pretty girls smile”. We put them into the classification of emo and punk band and therefore looked at similar characters and band when researching for the music video. Acres of life had portrayed themselves with particular clothing and colours which then led to the classification of the band. we could then use this and refer it to other similar characters and bands which could be applied in their music video.
Green day – American idiot
This one of the first videos we looked at which we though fitted quite well into the image of “acres of life”. What I liked particularly about the video was the fact that the camera was also focusing on the monitor and the overall mise en scene. This also includes the contrast between the darkness of clothing and the more colourful and brighter background that was seen in this video which created a good overall impression.
The camera work was inspiring as well since there were a lot of different cuts between close-ups and wide shots but also placing the action in unusual places regarding the framing. We also took the usage of low angle shots and high angle shots into consideration especially to give a greater focus on the instruments.
Regarding the editing we liked the fact that they were using a contrast between the cuts giving motion and action in one shot and then cutting to another one were the person where not moving. But we also liked the changing pace in the cuts depending on the narrative and the use of instruments.
My chemical romance – my famous last words
Another video we looked at was “my famous last words” by chemical romance which also seem to have the same characteristics as “acres of life”. We liked the fact of the mise en scene giving this view of misery using low and dim lighting also having dark clothing. The use of fire also brought up the element of the narrative but in our case is of course not possible.
The camera work is in this case particularly good and what I looked at was the cuts that was quick short and consistent but from different and in a way a bit weird angles. In my opinion this made the video more interesting but also gave a better approach towards the feelings in the narrative.
Editing vies we liked the use of focus pulls and the change in the ways the shots where focused. The quick cuts between the actions also gave us a good idea on how to create a more chaos feel towards our video.
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Green day – American idiot
This one of the first videos we looked at which we though fitted quite well into the image of “acres of life”. What I liked particularly about the video was the fact that the camera was also focusing on the monitor and the overall mise en scene. This also includes the contrast between the darkness of clothing and the more colourful and brighter background that was seen in this video which created a good overall impression.
The camera work was inspiring as well since there were a lot of different cuts between close-ups and wide shots but also placing the action in unusual places regarding the framing. We also took the usage of low angle shots and high angle shots into consideration especially to give a greater focus on the instruments.
Regarding the editing we liked the fact that they were using a contrast between the cuts giving motion and action in one shot and then cutting to another one were the person where not moving. But we also liked the changing pace in the cuts depending on the narrative and the use of instruments.
My chemical romance – my famous last words
Another video we looked at was “my famous last words” by chemical romance which also seem to have the same characteristics as “acres of life”. We liked the fact of the mise en scene giving this view of misery using low and dim lighting also having dark clothing. The use of fire also brought up the element of the narrative but in our case is of course not possible.
The camera work is in this case particularly good and what I looked at was the cuts that was quick short and consistent but from different and in a way a bit weird angles. In my opinion this made the video more interesting but also gave a better approach towards the feelings in the narrative.
Editing vies we liked the use of focus pulls and the change in the ways the shots where focused. The quick cuts between the actions also gave us a good idea on how to create a more chaos feel towards our video.
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