In this section of research, I will be analysing two music videos, from which I have captured nine still shots showing different sections of the song. From this, I hope to gain a stronger understanding in terms of the variety of shots I can use for my own video. I may also be able to spot various similarities and differences between the videos shown. For my first nine shot analysis, I will be looking at Linkin parks video; Lost In The Echo - NARRATIVE BASED
As clearly shown, the video has been shot in a high key lighting. This provides the video with a degree of depth, in terms of portraying emotion through the visuals.
As shown in the top right shot, we are introduced to the antagonist of the video, shown through a medium shot of his face and neck. This shot allows us (the audience) to become familiar with the appearance of the antagonist - casually dressed, shaved hair, beard...etc. This shot also allows the viewers to gain a feeling as to what the setting of the video will be like throughout a majority of the video - dark, depressing, mysterious...etc. We are then introduced to the main setting of the video; the setting that will dominate a large majority of the video - shown on the next still shot. As shown, the setting deems to hold a historical essence in terms of its appearance. The large columns and extremely large ceiling instantly suggest to the audience that the song is related to a historical event - in this case, war. The worn down walls and ingrown scenery helps suggest this; all of which can be observed through the extreme long shot used for this particular scene. In the next slide, we are provided with a little insight towards the story. In this slide, the man is shown to be handing out various photographs taken from the suitcase he brought with him. The surrounding people appear happy to see the photos, however we as the audience are not yet shown what is on the image. This scene is shown through a hand-held shot. In the next still, the audience are provided with a point of view/ over the shoulder shot of each person holding up the image. In this case, it appears to be a young boy. The characteristics and context of this scene suggests that something bad may have happened to the people within the image, resulting in the viewers to feel sympathy for the characters shown. The next still shot shows a young man and woman, with the man holding the photograph in his hand. This is shown through a medium/ two shot, allowing the audience to observe the context of the scene - setting, characteristics, body language...etc. I felt that this scene held strong importance to the plot of the video, in that the people on the photographs are now suddenly appearing in front of the holders, creating a spiritual atmosphere towards the video. This is then followed by the photos beginning to fade - shown in next still shot. This is again shown through a point of view/ over the shoulder shot, resulting in a more intimate shot from the viewers perspective. Because the people in the photographs are fading, it becomes clearer to the viewers that these people are being perceived as personal memories for the photograph holders; people that they have lost due to the war and that they are unable to let go of their loss. This is shortly followed by the photo holders beginning to scream at their lost ones (shown in next shot), shown through a medium shot of each character. As they continue to scream, their bodies begin to crumble into ash as they fall. This is shown in the next still frame. For this particular scene, I feel that the two shot deems very effective, allowing the viewers to not only observe their bodies falling, but the reaction it has on their loved ones before they disappear also. The video then finishes with the protagonist, collecting the photographs up from the floor, capturing a glimpse of the new pictures before they are placed back into the case - The pictures consisting of the ones that had collected them from him at the beginning. The video then ends with a close up of the protagonists face, shown in the last still shot above.
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