Thursday 24 September 2009
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Music Video Analysis - Basshunter All I Ever Wanted
I have chosen to analyse the video from Basshunter called "All I Ever Wanted" this video is about a group of partners who go on a typical fun filled Holiday. I chose to analyse this video because their music is the type i like and it is a great song with a good video. This song comes across to both male and female audiences of a young age as it a song which can easily be danced to by each sex and the video is also of a stereotypical holiday for a boy and a girl so each can relate to it and enjoy it. The video is easy to identify from the off as it shows the two main characters of the video kissing and the opening line is "All i ever wanted is too see you smiling" this shows that they are in love and because of the man singing the song it seems as though it is what the boy wants for the girl.
I will start off by analysing the camera shots in this video. The video starts off with a master shot of both the main characters kissing setting the scene and letting us know that they are a couple, the scene then switches to them all riding on scooters this is shown using a medium - long shot so they can fit in everyone but this shot shows again who the main characters are because they are the two on the scooter in the middle and closest to the camera the middle spot is stereotypical to the leader and so helps to identify them as the main characters. The video consists mainly of medium shots and groups shots as it is showing the couple and the group, there is a group shot when they are all in the pool having a water fight, this is stereotypical of a group of young adults when on holiday having fun. There are also quite a few close ups in the video usually of the female body which supports Laura Mulvey's theory of the male gaze, these types of shots will attract men to watch this video and these shots can also be seen as showing lack of respect towards. There is a few extreme close ups of a mobile phone once when taking a picture and another look at the text, the phone is shown with the women watching a video of her boyfriend when she receives a text from him explaining, this then gives us a reaction shot of her face which shows she is upset. We also have over the shoulder shots of when they are together which are also close ups showing us their emotion which was laughing or smiling, this gave the impression they were very happy together but can easily fall out like shown and is another stereotypical process which happens with young couples. There are more close ups shown when they are all dancing in the club mainly of the female body again as well as some group shots, again loud music, dancing and drinking are all stereotypical actions of young adults.
In this next paragraph i will talk about costumes, props, make-up actors/actresses. This video is very stereotypical and the costumes are a big part of it as well as the characters, in this video the women are seen mainly in bikinis' short skirts and revealing clothing. All this is stereotypical of young women in one scene we see the main women getting changed in front of her boyfriend trying on many different outfits all equally revealing. This women has also been chosen for these types of videos because of how she looks, she is a very good looking women and is shown as a stereotypical one as in one scene she gets wet and seems to not like it maybe showing she is stuck up but she then lets it go and joins in but it shows a hint of her been full of herself. She has been made to always look good with make-up being used on her as it is in her character to look good and this can be shown by the type of video it is because on holiday they have an excuse to show off her body in the pool and skimpy outfits when going out clubbing. Also in the pool scene there are props used by the boys, water pistols which show that they are a little immature but is also stereotypical of boys to be a little immature.
In this next paragraph i will speak about the editing used in this music video. In this video there are many times when an ellipsis is used as it is a very easy way to pass time, it is used when a scene ends and cuts to another scene the time has changed for example in this video they are riding scooters and then the scene skips and they have reached their destination. Also in the clip they use an action match where the women is starting to walk up the steps to get out of the pool and then a quick cut scene and she is out of the pool. We also have cut scenes to see who is actually singing the song and at the end he is the DJ.
I will now speak about how sound was used in this clip. Throughout most of the clip the people that it is showing cannot hear any of the music as it is non diegetic sound but we can see who is singing it as we get cut shots of him singing every so often. At the end of the clip though they are in a club and can hear the same song we can as we can see the same singer from the cut scenes we saw him in as the DJ and we see him singing the song.
I have chosen to analyse the video from Basshunter called "All I Ever Wanted" this video is about a group of partners who go on a typical fun filled Holiday. I chose to analyse this video because their music is the type i like and it is a great song with a good video. This song comes across to both male and female audiences of a young age as it a song which can easily be danced to by each sex and the video is also of a stereotypical holiday for a boy and a girl so each can relate to it and enjoy it. The video is easy to identify from the off as it shows the two main characters of the video kissing and the opening line is "All i ever wanted is too see you smiling" this shows that they are in love and because of the man singing the song it seems as though it is what the boy wants for the girl.
I will start off by analysing the camera shots in this video. The video starts off with a master shot of both the main characters kissing setting the scene and letting us know that they are a couple, the scene then switches to them all riding on scooters this is shown using a medium - long shot so they can fit in everyone but this shot shows again who the main characters are because they are the two on the scooter in the middle and closest to the camera the middle spot is stereotypical to the leader and so helps to identify them as the main characters. The video consists mainly of medium shots and groups shots as it is showing the couple and the group, there is a group shot when they are all in the pool having a water fight, this is stereotypical of a group of young adults when on holiday having fun. There are also quite a few close ups in the video usually of the female body which supports Laura Mulvey's theory of the male gaze, these types of shots will attract men to watch this video and these shots can also be seen as showing lack of respect towards. There is a few extreme close ups of a mobile phone once when taking a picture and another look at the text, the phone is shown with the women watching a video of her boyfriend when she receives a text from him explaining, this then gives us a reaction shot of her face which shows she is upset. We also have over the shoulder shots of when they are together which are also close ups showing us their emotion which was laughing or smiling, this gave the impression they were very happy together but can easily fall out like shown and is another stereotypical process which happens with young couples. There are more close ups shown when they are all dancing in the club mainly of the female body again as well as some group shots, again loud music, dancing and drinking are all stereotypical actions of young adults.
In this next paragraph i will talk about costumes, props, make-up actors/actresses. This video is very stereotypical and the costumes are a big part of it as well as the characters, in this video the women are seen mainly in bikinis' short skirts and revealing clothing. All this is stereotypical of young women in one scene we see the main women getting changed in front of her boyfriend trying on many different outfits all equally revealing. This women has also been chosen for these types of videos because of how she looks, she is a very good looking women and is shown as a stereotypical one as in one scene she gets wet and seems to not like it maybe showing she is stuck up but she then lets it go and joins in but it shows a hint of her been full of herself. She has been made to always look good with make-up being used on her as it is in her character to look good and this can be shown by the type of video it is because on holiday they have an excuse to show off her body in the pool and skimpy outfits when going out clubbing. Also in the pool scene there are props used by the boys, water pistols which show that they are a little immature but is also stereotypical of boys to be a little immature.
In this next paragraph i will speak about the editing used in this music video. In this video there are many times when an ellipsis is used as it is a very easy way to pass time, it is used when a scene ends and cuts to another scene the time has changed for example in this video they are riding scooters and then the scene skips and they have reached their destination. Also in the clip they use an action match where the women is starting to walk up the steps to get out of the pool and then a quick cut scene and she is out of the pool. We also have cut scenes to see who is actually singing the song and at the end he is the DJ.
I will now speak about how sound was used in this clip. Throughout most of the clip the people that it is showing cannot hear any of the music as it is non diegetic sound but we can see who is singing it as we get cut shots of him singing every so often. At the end of the clip though they are in a club and can hear the same song we can as we can see the same singer from the cut scenes we saw him in as the DJ and we see him singing the song.
Music video analysis
Short film
I watched and analysed a short film called "The Bench" it was set in what looked to be the reasonably modern day era shown by surroundings of the park in which the majority of the clip is filmed and the establishing shot also shows tall modern day building clarifying it has been set in the modern day also you could most likely tell by the clothing the characters are wearing specifically David as his coat looks modern-ish but Laura's clothing and hairstyle look kind of old fashioned.
During the clip a reasonable amounts of shots are seen which consist of establishing shot, master shot, over the shoulder shot, long shot, close up and medium shot as well as shot reverse shot structure. The establishing shot sets the scene by showing us the type of area the clips taking place in and the the master shot shows the location of the scene that is going to take place between the actors/actresses and this is at "The Bench" which is also the name of the title. The master shot sets the scene as it shows us they are sitting on a bench in a children's play area in what looks to be a park. In the clip we have an extreme close up of a pair of hands touching each other which belong to David and Laura showing that there relationship was strong and meaning full and that they cared for each other, the close up of there hands magnified that. This clip to me seems to be an emotional clip as it is almost always on a close up shot of either character showing what emotions they are feeling as they were once partners but have both moved on and the close-ups show that they still have feelings for each other just by their expressions , this is good way to show us as we have a constant view of how their faces change whenever something is said and we See how they react to it. In a part of the clip we see the characters hug and it shows the audience this as a long shot and then gives an extreme close up of David's hand on Laura's back showing us the emotions and that he still feels for her. During the clip we have flashbacks which show the two characters when they were younger, we see close ups of both of their faces to give us identification of who they were and then we usually see them touching each other such as holding hands, hugging and kissing all full of emotion and are shown in a variety shots such as a medium close up of them which changes to a close up of them kissing giving us an example of their feelings towards each other. At one time in the scene when we see them hugging it gives us a close up of each face showing emotion of each of them and lets the audience know how each of them feels towards the other, it is clear that Laura is still in lover with David but he has moved on. Shot reverse shot structure is also used and we see it quite a lot as it shows David looking in Laura's eyes and Laura doing the same it shows a lot of emotion from the two characters giving the audience a reaction shot of each character after one speaks and it lets us know how they both feel about what they are saying.
In this paragraph i will be talking about costumes, props, characters and make-up. We see that clip is set in a reasonably modern day era, maybe the 90's, a reason i think this is because of the clothes that the characters are wearing we see both David and Laura are wearing clothes that are a little dated in our time now. David has a big puffy coat on which isn't old fashioned but not a lot of people now wear this type of clothing, the era is then backed up by Laura as her clothes and style are visibly not what modern day women look like, her hairstyle is out of date from the modern day. Laura is wearing whats looks to be a kind of old long coat made of cotton with a furry collar and has short curly hair, with this Laura looks kind of old fashioned. Also Laura doesn't look to have make-up on like a lot of the modern day women do which also backs up when i think it was meant to be set, the characters both speak a little different as well, they speak a little more common like and this seems to fit the time a little better than the modern day. The park is also shown to possibly keep the era a little more modern than what it may have been thought to be as it looks to be a new-ish park.
In this next paragraph i will be talking about editing. Just about the whole clip is shown in black and white this is the part where we see David and Laura in real time and not a flash back. In my eyes this edited of colour is put there to show us that being older is a more dull life than when being young and carefree, this theory is backed up by the fact that when flashbacks are shown of them in their younger days and when they were together they are shown in colour. So overall it seems that being older is dull and is not as easy to find happiness represented by the mood and the editing of colour where in the past when they were younger it was bright and colourful and they were always happy. There is also editing done when showing the past as it shows us them through what looks to be a film playing back and this may backup that it is not set in the modern day and is a little in the past. It could also show that there relationship is old news and is all in the past too.
This paragraph will be about how the clip uses sound. The video uses non diegetic music to set a mood for the audience and lets us know right away that it isn't going to be a happy clip as the music is kind of slow and sets a low tone for the clip right away. Throughout the clip there isn't really any music just the characters talking there are flashes of non diegetic sound when there are flashbacks with is quite happy sounding music as it is showing us that when they were younger they were both happy. Towards the end the music is happier than what it was at the beginning before David and Laura met almost as if they had made their peace between each other and now they know nothing is going to happen between them.
I watched and analysed a short film called "The Bench" it was set in what looked to be the reasonably modern day era shown by surroundings of the park in which the majority of the clip is filmed and the establishing shot also shows tall modern day building clarifying it has been set in the modern day also you could most likely tell by the clothing the characters are wearing specifically David as his coat looks modern-ish but Laura's clothing and hairstyle look kind of old fashioned.
During the clip a reasonable amounts of shots are seen which consist of establishing shot, master shot, over the shoulder shot, long shot, close up and medium shot as well as shot reverse shot structure. The establishing shot sets the scene by showing us the type of area the clips taking place in and the the master shot shows the location of the scene that is going to take place between the actors/actresses and this is at "The Bench" which is also the name of the title. The master shot sets the scene as it shows us they are sitting on a bench in a children's play area in what looks to be a park. In the clip we have an extreme close up of a pair of hands touching each other which belong to David and Laura showing that there relationship was strong and meaning full and that they cared for each other, the close up of there hands magnified that. This clip to me seems to be an emotional clip as it is almost always on a close up shot of either character showing what emotions they are feeling as they were once partners but have both moved on and the close-ups show that they still have feelings for each other just by their expressions , this is good way to show us as we have a constant view of how their faces change whenever something is said and we See how they react to it. In a part of the clip we see the characters hug and it shows the audience this as a long shot and then gives an extreme close up of David's hand on Laura's back showing us the emotions and that he still feels for her. During the clip we have flashbacks which show the two characters when they were younger, we see close ups of both of their faces to give us identification of who they were and then we usually see them touching each other such as holding hands, hugging and kissing all full of emotion and are shown in a variety shots such as a medium close up of them which changes to a close up of them kissing giving us an example of their feelings towards each other. At one time in the scene when we see them hugging it gives us a close up of each face showing emotion of each of them and lets the audience know how each of them feels towards the other, it is clear that Laura is still in lover with David but he has moved on. Shot reverse shot structure is also used and we see it quite a lot as it shows David looking in Laura's eyes and Laura doing the same it shows a lot of emotion from the two characters giving the audience a reaction shot of each character after one speaks and it lets us know how they both feel about what they are saying.
In this paragraph i will be talking about costumes, props, characters and make-up. We see that clip is set in a reasonably modern day era, maybe the 90's, a reason i think this is because of the clothes that the characters are wearing we see both David and Laura are wearing clothes that are a little dated in our time now. David has a big puffy coat on which isn't old fashioned but not a lot of people now wear this type of clothing, the era is then backed up by Laura as her clothes and style are visibly not what modern day women look like, her hairstyle is out of date from the modern day. Laura is wearing whats looks to be a kind of old long coat made of cotton with a furry collar and has short curly hair, with this Laura looks kind of old fashioned. Also Laura doesn't look to have make-up on like a lot of the modern day women do which also backs up when i think it was meant to be set, the characters both speak a little different as well, they speak a little more common like and this seems to fit the time a little better than the modern day. The park is also shown to possibly keep the era a little more modern than what it may have been thought to be as it looks to be a new-ish park.
In this next paragraph i will be talking about editing. Just about the whole clip is shown in black and white this is the part where we see David and Laura in real time and not a flash back. In my eyes this edited of colour is put there to show us that being older is a more dull life than when being young and carefree, this theory is backed up by the fact that when flashbacks are shown of them in their younger days and when they were together they are shown in colour. So overall it seems that being older is dull and is not as easy to find happiness represented by the mood and the editing of colour where in the past when they were younger it was bright and colourful and they were always happy. There is also editing done when showing the past as it shows us them through what looks to be a film playing back and this may backup that it is not set in the modern day and is a little in the past. It could also show that there relationship is old news and is all in the past too.
This paragraph will be about how the clip uses sound. The video uses non diegetic music to set a mood for the audience and lets us know right away that it isn't going to be a happy clip as the music is kind of slow and sets a low tone for the clip right away. Throughout the clip there isn't really any music just the characters talking there are flashes of non diegetic sound when there are flashbacks with is quite happy sounding music as it is showing us that when they were younger they were both happy. Towards the end the music is happier than what it was at the beginning before David and Laura met almost as if they had made their peace between each other and now they know nothing is going to happen between them.
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