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Student music video analysis - Better Together

Student music video – Better Together
Mise-en-scene	There is a variey of moving shots and still images in this music video. The still images start 45 seconds in and end 62 seconds in and are shown as a slide show of the 2 gnomes who have travelled all over the world together.
Sound	The song is playing throughout the music video from start to finish.
Camera Angles	A variety of camera angles ranging from extreme close-ups to extreme long shots (not quite establishing shots). The majority of shots used when both gnomes are on screen are long shots. Whereas when just the male gnome is on screen the camera angles used are primarily mid shots.
Editing	Crossfades and Stop motion editing are use to emphasise the passing of time. A blue/greyish colour filters are used to show how the male gnome’s world is dull and grey when the female gnome is not around. Black and white tones are used to show flashbacks where the male gnome is reflecting on past times he has spent with the female gnome.
Narrative	The narrative of this music video is a love story between 2 gnomes.
Titling	There are no titles used in this video.

Student music video analysis – Come Together cover

Student music video – Come Together cover
Mise-en-scene	There are several situations in this video where the band are copying an action from a famous photograph or image of The Beatles
Sound	The song is playing throughout the music video from start to finish. The song itself is a cover of Come Together by The Beatles. However this group has used original sound.
Camera Angles	There is a variety of camera angles used ranging all of the way from extreme close-ups to extreme long shots (not quite establishing shots).
Editing	There is the use of cut through black for every cut between shots in the first 15 seconds of the video. When the split screens are in progress there is a frequent use of the wipe transition when bringing shots in and out and the use of crossfades and cut through blacks when changing between shots in the split screens. There is the use of stop motion editing every time the iconic line from the song “come together right now over me” is sung. There are several situations in this video where the band are copying an action from a famous photograph or image of The Beatles, every time this happens the image is shown faded on top of the music video footage. Footage is split between being shown in black and white as well as in colour.
Narrative	There is no story telling narrative in this video. This is because the majority of footage we see is the band practising, hanging out and relaxing.
Titling	At the start of the video we see the only titles used. These read the song “Come Together Cover” and the artist “Guys In White Dresses”. These titles are located in the bottom left corner like they would be on some music channels alongside titles for the director and record company.

Textual analysis of a music video: Waiting All Night – Rudimental feat. Ella Eyre

Waiting All Night – Rudimental feat. Ella Eyre
Mise-en-scene	We see shits of the main character in the hospital, rehabilitation centre and a skate park. These are all key locations as they show the beginning, middle and end of the guys recovery, which is what this music video is all about.
Sound	The song doesn’t start playing in this music video until 33 seconds in. All of the sound up until then is the diegetic sound
Camera Angles	Most of the camera angles used in this music video are POV shots or hand held shots. These denote that this is based on a real story as these camera angles put us in the shoes of those close to the man who had the accident making it all feel more real
Transitions	There is the use of a cut through black transition between the BMX riders accident and the shot of his friend looking worried for him. This transition denotes a clear change in scene but also connotes the unconsciousness of the BMX rider who had the accident
Narrative	This music video is based on the inspirational true life-story of San Francisco born BMX champion and actor - Kurt Yaeger, who became an amputee after an accident in 2006.
Titling	There are no titles in this music video