Monday, 5 August 2013

Previous A2 Music Video Analysis- The Smiling Lies



The Smiling Lies 


Things we like
Things we don’t like
The use of fast forwarding made it look quirky/funny
Lighting tended to go too dark at times, so the focus then became off.
Professional looking use of focus pull shots and high quality camera work
The transition between the professional looking studio shots to the co-op scene appears out of place. This could be because of the dull colour palette contrasts that of the studio artificial lighting.
Timing of the cuts between shots well synchronised with the timing of the music
The synchronising of the guitar and the music sometimes became off and didn’t match.
General theme of indie/rock is consistent throughout, in music, outfits, actions in the video
The narrative that this sort of genre normally contains didn’t go anywhere and would not catch the focus of the audience.
Good use of props (vintage car, quirky handmade space helmets)
It became very repetitive with some shots looking very similar.
Range of shots used (extreme close-ups, close-ups, wide angle, dollying the camera to from the same angle)

Black backdrop focuses attention on the main subject of the band

Entertaining, effective use of humour

Match-on-action shots used a lot to make shots of the band playing more interesting


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