Wednesday, 20 September 2017

Music Video Deconstruction Plan


Youth - Troye Sivan
  • pink / purple mood lighting
  • close up shot
  • text - name of artist
  • sound bridge
  • lip syncing
  • zoom in
  • quick cuts
  • mid shots
  • focus on artist
  • quicker shots as music becomes fast paced
  • different coloured lighting in different shots
  • setting - in a house, at a party
- concept


Boulevard of Broken Dreams - Green Day
  • mid shot
  • ambient sound - music heard faintly
  • pan up close up
  • slow motion
  • retro vintage effect
  • lip syncing
  • looking at camera
  • close up shot
  • quick cuts
  • pan
  • in and out of focus
  • focus on band
  • dark clothing - similar outfits
  • quicker shots as music becomes fast paced
- narrative


Migraine - Twenty One Pilots
  • mid shots
  • lip syncing
  • looking at camera
  • quick cuts
  • focus on artist
  • pan shots
  • close up
  • high angle shot
  • hand held camera shake
  • quicker shots as music becomes fast paced
  • long shots
  • lowkey lighting
  • zoom out - walk away
- concept


Chandelier - Sia
  • establishing shot
  • zoom
  • long shot
  • dancing
  • mid shots
  • continuous long take
  • pan
  • daylight lighting
- concept


Pompeii - Bastille
  • extreme long shot
  • zoom
  • mid shots
  • simple cuts
  • hand held camera
  • lip syncing
  • long takes
  • focus on artist
  • lots of extreme long shots
  • lowkey lighting / daylight
- narrative


Use Somebody - Kings of Leon
  • zoom
  • tracking shots
  • quick cuts - match fast pace
  • sped up shots
  • extreme long shots
  • lip syncing
  • close up
  • focus on artist / band
  • pan
  • hand held camera
  • long shots
  • mid shots
- concept


Wild - Troye Sivan
  • establishing shot
  • text - name of artist and song
  • ambient sound
  • quick cuts
  • extreme long shots
  • low angle shot
  • slow motion
  • lip syncing
  • mid shots
  • close up
  • pan
  • highkey lighting - bright daylight
  • shots match pace of song
  • short takes
  • hand held camera
  • quicker shots as music becomes fast paced
  • cut to black
- narrative


Miss Jackson - Panic! At The Disco
  • black screen
  • text
  • ambient sound
  • pan
  • long shot
  • zoom
  • quick cuts
  • mid shots
  • lip syncing
  • hand held camera
  • eye level angle shot
  • slow motion shots
  • sped up shots
  • close up
  • cuts match pace of music
  • focus on artist
  • mid shots
  • lowkey lighting
- concept


Hymn For The Weekend - Coldplay
  • establishing shot
  • pan
  • ambient sound
  • long shot
  • music gradually becomes louder
  • zoom
  • lip syncing
  • focus on artist
  • low angle shot
  • daylight lighting
  • quick cuts
  • cultural outfits
  • dancing
  • shots match pace of music
  • mid shots
  • slow motion
  • slow motion
  • tilt up
  • close up
  • longer takes as music slows at end
- concept


Summertime Sadness - Lana Del Rey
  • low angle shot
  • no sound
  • cut to black
  • close up
  • vintage effecr
  • mood lighting
  • hand held camera
  • pan
  • high angle shot
  • extreme long shot
  • mid shot
  • lip syncing
  • symmetrical shot
  • focus on artist
  • fade transitions
  • projector
  • close up
  • quick cut transitions as pace quickens
  • sped up shots
  • slow motion
  • zoom
  • long takes
  • repetitive shots
  • blurred shot
- concept


Royals - Lorde
  • establishing shot
  • zoom out
  • sped up shot
  • cut to black
  • text
  • close up
  • quick cuts
  • long takes
  • lip syncing
  • mid shot
  • long shot
  • still camera
  • low angle shot
  • focus on artist
  • tracking shot
- concept


Mr Brightside - The Killers
  • black screen
  • sound bridge
  • long shot
  • vintage clothing
  • quick cuts
  • close up
  • zoom
  • lip syncing
  • quicker shots as music becomes faster paced
  • mid shots
  • dancing
  • blurred shots
- narrative


Dollhouse - Melanie Martinez
  • black screen fade into shot
  • dark blue mood lighting
  • tilt up
  • pan
  • zoom
  • doll house matching theme before music starts
  • fade to black
  • long takes
  • lip syncing
  • focus on artist
  • costume and makeup based on song
  • quick cuts
  • shots match lyrics
  • mid shot
  • long shots
  • close ups
  • lowkey lighting
  • eye level shots
  • cuts match beat of song
  • slow fade to black
- narrative


Now Or Never - Halsey
  • close up
  • dialogue
  • pan
  • tilt
  • lowkey lighting
  • cut to black
  • tilt up
  • text - name of song
  • tracking shot
  • mid shots
  • highkey lighting
  • focus on artist
  • slow motion shots
  • quick cuts
  • birds eye view
  • dialogue through music
  • costume - white clothes with angel wings
  • zoom
  • cultural clothing
  • ambient sound
  • cuts back to music
  • long takes
  • cuts match beat of music
  • cut to black
- narrative


Cocoon - Catfish and the Bottlemen
  • black screen
  • quick cut and music starts
  • mid shot
  • tracking shot
  • quick cuts
  • long shot
  • pan
  • slow motion shots
  • high angle shot
  • close up
  • quicker shots and cuts as pace becomes faster
  • zoom
  • multiple different costumes - show they are different
  • actions match the beat of music
  • music stops but shots keep playing
  • cut to black
- narrative

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