Marking previous music videos

Cold Hands -

• 25, Level 3
• The camera was too blurry.
• Actress smiled at camera and came out of character, this ruined the effect of a sad girl.
• However it was a good storyline and the singer fit the part extremely well, it look as if it was his real voice the whole time.
• Some shots are not controlled (out of focus).
• Clear narrative with shooting material appropriate to the viewer.
• A lot of the shots included the 'artists' back, meaning lip syncing was missed and it looked like the 'artist' has their back to the camera/audience.
• Not a variety of shots - could have been more tracking/panning shots.
• The artist could have been more enthusiast during his performance - a lot of it was just him standing still playing his guitar.
• The images/shots were appropriate for the viewer.
• Not too many effects used, however this matched the pace of the song.

East of Eden-

• 35, Level 4
• Amazing editing skills.
• Horses/unicorns added an interesting effect and made me more intrigued.
• Great reverse shots.
• The singer in the pool was random and I felt it was unneeded as I did not see the point of her being in there and what it represented.

Bad Romance-

• 21, Level 3
• Should not have chosen a well known song that already has a music video as you will never be able to be as soon and raise up to the expectations presented.
• The singer did not fit the part.
• Looked unnatural.
• Cringy.
• However the editing techniques were quite interesting but good.
• Guitar was not appropriate for the song. This means some of the visuals were not matching of the lyrics.
• Lip syncing was not always adequate for such a powerful song.
• Props and costumes were clever, matching the genre and the artists usual image.
• I liked how the shots weren't repeated a lot, meaning you were always wondering what was going to be the next scene.
• Effects with the cloning were clever.
• Camera shots were not always controlled.
• Was creative.

Dull boy-

• 32, Level 4
• Synergy with the colour purple.
• Good use of editing to add in purple to the lights and backgrounds.
• Great cuts and nice reverse shots.
• Good storyline, drew the audience in.
• Not always controlled use of the camera, for example at the beginning there was a out of focus/jumpy tracking shot.
• Editing with the pink/purple was clever.
• Images were appropriate for the genre.
• Variety of shots.

 

Donnelly&Vans de Zande -

• 39/40
• Content/visuals appropriate for the genre.
• Controlled use of camera.
• Cloning edit for clever.
• The transitions between the shots were clever.
• Close attention to mise en scene.
• The transition between people around the dinner table to mannequins was clever.

 I Kissed a Boy -

• 35/40
• Visuals were appropriate for the lyrics.
• A large variety of shots used.
• Controlled use of camera.
• Editing was clever with over laying shots and with the ghostly effects.
• I liked how every so often it was flicker to colour imaginary.
• Could have been more locations used as was quite predictable.
• Visual pace matched the music's pace.
• Mise en scene could have been more adventurous.
• I liked how it was edited in black and white as it matches the vibe of the music.