Previous Student’s Work
Student Video
Analysis of the Video
Camera
There’s a variety of shots, angles, and frames which are well thought out to communicate a clear narrative of the tribe. Within the music video, every shot is in focus and well lit.
- The extreme close-up shot of the drum and the tribe leader’s face, gives a sense of intensity.
- The close-up shot of the necklace gives significance/importance to the accessory.
- The low angle creates a wide shot of the tribe, capturing their tribal movements. This shot is used throughout the entirety of the music video.
Editing
The way this group cut their frames and clearly edited the majority of their shots to the beat of the song worked out to be very successful.
- The use of frames within frames creates effective layering and adds dimension to their clips.
- In this shot, they incorporated the use of slow-motion in their walks.
- They creatively included tints of flashy colored, red and green, light glares throughout. This is clearly seen at the beginning and end of the music video.
- The last frames of the video use a fade transition, then fades to black at the end.
Mise-En-Scene
The group evidently used CLAMPS to thoroughly plan out their Costume, Lighting, Actions, Makeup/Hair, Props and Setting.
- Their costumes represent the tribal culture with the smudging of the black marks across their faces/bodies, scruffy hair, and accessories.
- The cave setting gave a sense of a caveman’s lifestyle, it also provided low-key lighting, and the props used gave a tribal feel with their patterns.
Assessment of Video
Reflection
After watching and analyzing previous students’ work, I have a better understanding of how Camera, Editing, and Mise-En-Scene work as a collective to enable me to produce an excellent music video with a well-balanced and developed narrative/performance. It also taught me how important it is to represent the star image successfully to an audience.
