SIX STILLS 2

SIX STILLS

Jet Blue Jet – Major Lazer

This 90 degrees close up shot of a girl smoking is a very interesting shot because it crops out the “ girl “ leaving only the mouth which makes the shot seems like a painting or a piece of art rather than a photo. This also creates a tone to the video by adding the tone of ominous. Montages like this can create an abstract feel to the whole video, which can catch the audience’s attention. Having the body part “ mouth “ for the whole shot creates a story or gives the viewer a vivid idea of the characters in the video. For example: in this video the girls in here are seen as “ Bad girls” and “Rebellious” because smoking is a badass thing as cigarettes symbolizes sexual activity. Also I also like the idea of how they use the colour effects in their scenes. The bright vibrant colours add on the sassiness to the women as for the colour red it represents love and lust, which clarifies the type of girls in this plot. The juxtaposition of the colour white as the background for some scenes makes it ironically appealing (white represents purity) which attracts the viewer to keep watching the video e.g. Girls (seen as innocent) are BAD. For the white background scenes with the effect “ vignette” used is to create spotlight and emphasize on the character in the middle and telling the audience that the “ Girl” is important.

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Wildest Dreams – Taylor Swift

This 90 degrees close up of Taylor Swift and a man is a beautiful shot because it shows the connection and the relationship between the 2 characters. In this the viewer can tell whether characters have a deeper relationship for each others or not by how close they are. In this we can tell that Taylor is strongly attracted to the man by looking the small gaps between the two also this 2 person shot tells the audience the characters that are in the video. In this shot, I really like it how the background it shown through the small gaps , setting the location for the scene. This is a very important thing as it tells the viewer the location of the characters which could effect the whole mood of the video. In this the background is bright and the colours are warm and old just like a vintage camera. This gives the viewer a feeling of nostalgic dreams and how the setting is like in a fairytale. The warm colours evokes the feeling of happiness, optimism and energy. However it is juxtaposed by the ending scene where it is cooler colours and the low-key lighting is used to established the feeling of despair which matches with the lyrics of the scene and telling a story.

This aerial shot of deers running really catches my attention as deer are connotation for " innocence" when it is running it could mean it is in threat or danger. In this music video it is like Taylor who is in danger of love and she is trying to get herself hurt by falling in love with a man who does not have feelings for her. Also deers are very sensitive and it has a strong intuition which is just like Taylor who is sensitive with the shooting of a movie where she began to have feelings for the man even when it can't be true.Not only that it has a meaning but it is artistically appealing to look at. It is a piece of art and it is very abstract so I really like this idea. The dried trees somehow looks like veins in my opinion. This makes the shot seems like it's a close up of a heart? and with those deers running is emphasizing on her feelings for the man and how she is sensitive. 

Also the use of aerial shot makes the viewer feels like they are dominant in this music video as if they are looking down to watch the whole story just like " Reading a book". This emphasises on the lyrics, being in a dream.

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What do you mean – Justin Bieber

I really like this 90 degrees close up of Justin because it tells the audience the emotions of the character in the video which will help reinforce the storyline. 

The colors that are used are bright vibrant colors to make it seem like he is in a motel. The red colour represents danger and threat and the turquoise blue colour represents depth, trust and loyalty which matches with the part in the video where Justin asks the girl if she trusts him. In this scene there is a contradiction between being scared of the danger or threat and trusting. This uncertainty is used to emphasise on the lyrics of this song " What do you mean?". I also like it how the video editor used the rule of thirds to create this shot as it makes the scene more attractive as it is comfortable to look at.

This scene emphasizes on the location of the scene , " The motel". I really like this shot because it tells the viewer the location of the character e.g. In a motel room and also who is Justin with, a girl. I like how the low- key lighting is used to create this sinister feeling to the music video because it makes the video more exciting to watch and thrilling. Also, I like the idea of Justin's facing is a different cooer for each side because it shows a two personality within him.

This 90 degrees 2 person shot

This 180 degrees aerial shot is a very weird but interesting because it emphasise on the position of the 2 characters. By having the camera set side ways give the viewer a feeling of them being there with Justin. This is a good way of getting the audience involved.

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Skrillex and Diplo - "Where Are Ü Now" with Justin Bieber 

 

I think the low-key lighting really suits this music video because their concept is to make it look abstract rather than telling a story. I like how this 90 degrees close up shot of Justin outlines his whole emotions and looks in this video. The low - key lighting established an ominous and mysterious feel to this video as the viewers can only vaguely see his eyes. This makes him look intimidating and dangerous. The black colour makes him seem soul-less and evil but however this music video has abit of irony to it as the other scenes act as a binary opposite to the intimidating feeling

Somehow the writings and the drawing gives Justin a satanic imagery. It is irony since normally drawings are associated with childhood memories but in this video the drawings are very dark and scary as it makes Justin seem like he is a demon. 

This makes the video interesting because the drawings are constantly moving every 1 second and this stimulates interest which makes the viewer what to keep watching. Somehow it feels like the video editor wants this video to have a mixture of realism and abstract in it which I think works really well with the whole theme.
The writings and text targets teenage audiences because of the graffiti like drawings on Justin's face.

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Borderline - ‪Tove Styrke

This 90 degrees long shot of the indoor swimming pool is a very abstract shot because it matches with the sound of the music. At the start there is a sound of metal banging just like the sound of construction or the movement of a train along the railways. Somehow this shot of the swimming pool ensembles the train and the railway. This emphasise on the theme of the song " Borderline"

This 90 degrees long shot of an old classroom is my favorite scene because it shows the viewer the location of the music video which can set a tone to the whole video. In this it gives me a weird feeling because the classroom is old and somehow looks haunted.

This low angle shot of 3 seals 
This type of shot gives the viewer a feeling of being hanged upside down like a seal. This emphasises on the motion of being hanged to make the viewer feel like they are involved in the music video. This is a clever to get the viewers attention.I also like colour effects choice chosen, the cool colors gives the feeling of comfort and nurturing but is juxaposed by the object , the dead seals hanging down. The white colours symbolizes isolation and distant.

The effects that are used in this very creative. Using the projector to shine a footage onto the wall and the person makes the video look more abstract and artisty. The yellow glitter shows a "false hope".This goes very well with the music video and it's meaning as it gives a feeling of a false hope.Somehow the projected image of glitter over the girl's face make her look unpromising and quite menacing. The monotone of the dark yellow creates this old and decaying look to the set. They also use the rule of thirds to create this scene which makes the scene more attractive to look at.Placing the girl in the center indicate to the viewers that she might be the main girl in the video also it shows the rest of the background which is an old wall being projected on with moving glitter. By having the glitter moving throughout / on her face makes her look like she is the part of the glitter as if she's hiding from something or is disguising herself as something else.