Instead of a written list of shots we want you to create a visual shotlist of the kind of shots you want to include in your performance shoot.  This is a group effort so share a PADLET.com board amongst you.

However, certain genres (types) of music rely specifically on certain shots as part of the repertoire of elements (conventions, ingredients).  For example:

• Heavy rock might have canted, hand held camera shots with whip pans a plenty, which helps convey a genre that is energetic, anarchic and rebellious.
• Indie acoustic might include smoother, longer, pull focus shots that represent the artist as sincere, laid back and unhurried.

You should study other bands of a similar genre and YOUR OWN and then collate @ 9 screen shots and make some GIFS (FOR MOVEMENT) of conventional shots, frames, angles they use in their performances. This way you can begin to learn what is conventional to your genre – remember you have to please your audience so need to make sure your video conforms to their expectations so that it is ultimately, THE SAME BUT DIFFERENT so that it will follow conventions but be different and new and unique enough not to be boring.

You should look at at least 3 – 4 other music videos and use shots from these. You will then title the shots with an explanation of the shot i.e.

• close up of guitarist’s instrumental mastery represents his skill and talent
• whip pans between band members looking at each other underlines their close team work and energy
• master long shot of band performing as a unit portrays their oneness
• mid shot pan of band members makes them appear approachable and ordinary to the audience
• extreme close up of lead singer’s expressive face and vocals etc represents him as extraordinary and intense

Always add in some textual analysis….how does that shot help represent, connote, convey, portray the star and ultimately, the genre?  YOU NEED 9 DIFFERENT TYPES OF SHOT; distance, angle, framing, movement, special.

 

Some analysis shots in a different format.