Preliminary task

 

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Good elements;

• variety of camera angles
• good use of movement
• good lighting
• very good use of the stop motion as it gives the video coherence
• edited together well

Improvements;

• lip syncing
• not enough close ups
• cut more

Analysis

By doing a preliminary task, I was able to see what went into the process of making a music video. One of the hardest element of which, I found was lip syncing, which is evident within the video as although generally we managed to sync the lips up in time with the music in some areas if was more difficult. This was as the rate at which the person sang/ spoke the words may not have been the correct tempo of the song. In addition to this when filming, all those on screen had to sing their lyrics out loud to ensure that they sang them properly, here we encountered another problem as some weren't as confident when doing so.


Elements that work well within the video is the use of stop-motion, particularly for the chorus as although there isn't camera movement the pace in which the shots cut make them interesting. Also, the way in which we were able to represent the 'youth' that is spoken about in the songs work wells through our costume choice and location. As the costume of 'childish' tops and light clothing imitates that which is stereotyped with young people, the setting helps to portray 'youth' as again a park is something that is associated with that age group. Another good point of the video is one of the final shot of myself and Charlotte spinning around as the shot creates the impression of a point of view shot, which makes the audience feel as though they are involved.