A major part of our course this year is learning about the deconstruction of music videos. When watching the music video we have to know exactly what it is we are looking for in order for the task to be fully effective. An introduction into the basics of a music video is by looking at how many cuts there were and how many setups, as well as looking at the type of shots whether they were close up or not.
I looked at three music videos from three different artists.
Ed Sheeran - Thinking Out Loud
This video is very unique in the sense that it only really has two set ups. The first being the red screen with the female dancer and the second being what seems to be an auditorium when the majority of the video is held. The camera was constantly moving as so to capture every shot and aspect of the dancing. The cuts were a mixture of quick and slow and there were around 70 altogether. The shots were the camera giving a wide angle before moving closer towards the dancers and then it cut and repeated this. The camera was never too close so it gave off the impression that the dancers were sharing a private moment and the viewer was looking in, this however did not make the audience feel disconnected as the dancing was very captivating.
In this video as the cuts were so fast it was difficult to count the exact number of setups, there were over 50 in this video showing various aspects of the safari and the movie set in which the music video is based. The cuts were extremely fast paced and fit well with the music. In total it was very difficult to get the exact number but it was around 135 altogether with about 50/50 being close up or medium/wide shots.
'Work from Home' by Fifth Harmony had an average total of 35 different set ups and around 214 cuts. The shots were either a close up of an individual girl or a wide shot featuring all five of them. The cuts were a mixture between fast and slow and depended on the music.
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