Cinematography

The four main camera shots I will use in my music video is a close up, long shot, over the shoulder and track.



The close up shot will be used a lot to show the sticker 'save the world' so that it is clear to people and so that it will become memorable and show the significance as it will be shown throughout the video. Close ups will also be used when 999 is being dialed on the phone so that the audience can clearly see help is being called for. Close ups are regularly used in dance music videos to convey peoples actions and show that they are having a good time. For example there are usually close ups of girls dancing and showing girls legs and cleavage will attract the male audience and it portrays clubs truthfully as girls wear short tight clothing, so that clothing also conveys the dance genre. In my music video I will be using a lot of close ups to film the narrative scenes. For example I will use it to film the victims shoes when she walks down the street, also I will use it to film the homeless mans shoes when he walks through the streets of London, this links in the two innocent characters as well as showing the difference between the wealthier girl wearing black heels and the homeless man who can only afford socks and crocs. I have also used a close up to show the victim calling 999, so that the audience can decided whether they believe she is calling the police or an ambulance. So using close ups within filming the narrative helps tell the story, especially when there is a close up of the homeless mans face showing his emotions when hes upset and angry. Close ups will also be used to show the iconography which is a sticker with the logo 'Save The World' on it. This sticker is used to portray the concept which is to help others and together we can save the world/the people of the world. I will stick the sticker in various places e.g. brick wall, lamppost, letterbox, street sign etc.

The long shot will be used when I want the whole body or scene to be shown in the video when the tramp is sitting on the side of the street, I will use a long shot then to show the rough life in where he has been sleeping and it shows he has nothing. I feel that using long shots for scenes with the tramp and the mugging scene will show that no one is around them or there to help, so it shows how secluded they are. Long shots are commonly used in dance music videos as it allows the audience to see the whole length of the person/people dancing in a club or street. Long shots also provide the viewer with a general view of what they're watching and if they were there themselves that is what they would be seeing. Long shots usually introduce the beginning of a new scene so in a dance video they could use a long shot to introduce a new person dancing or switch to a totally new scene. Also as dance videos are usually performance based and there is a lot of filming shown of people dancing, it is common to use a long shot to make sure there is no action missed by framing too tightly or not being able to follow a wildly or erratically moving subject. In my music video I will mainly use long shots during the clubbing scenes to show everyone partying and to show the various strobe lights, having these scenes ensures that my music video will conform to the dance genre. I will also use long shots for some parts of the narrative, for example to show the wealthy man walking by but stopping to give the homeless man a burger, this is so the audience can see exactly what is happening. Another long shot I will use is when the thief runs into the road, in this shot the audience will be able to see that he is dressed in all black clothing to help disguise himself and that he is holding the bag and phone that the victim left the house with. 

Over the shoulder shots will be used in my music video to show the persons point of view. For example there will be a scene in the video when the protagonist is looking up at the bedroom window where the antagonist is, so I will use an over the shoulder shot to show that the protagonist is spying on the antagonist. Over the shoulder shots will re-enforce the dance genre as they are commonly used to show people dancing in a club so it can be used to convey the connection between everyone in the club. It is common to use in dance music videos because a lot of dance music do not have many lyrics or any at all so over the shoulder shots can convey the feelings of different characters in the video without them having to speak or without lyrics explaining how they feel. In my music video an over the shoulder shot will be used when the victim takes her phone back from the thief who is lying on the ground, having just been hit by a car. Another example will be shown towards the end of the video when the homeless man looks up towards the sky, so the audience can see his point of view.  

Tracking shots are usually done by with the camera being mounted on a camera dolly, it is a wheeled platform that is pushed on rails while the picture is video is being captured. In a tracking shot the subject is followed whilst moving but within the frame. There will be a lot of use of tracking shots throughout the video as they are great when trying to do tell the narrative. So it will be used when the tramp is walking around the streets and when the antagonist is going to meet her friend but gets mugged. The tracking shot follows everything the actors do, so the audience get to see continuous editing within the story lines. I think tracking shots make music videos more interesting to watch as it places the audience in the position of the artist or actor. Tracking is not a convention of the dance genre as dance music videos are usually performance based, but I have decided to use it as I am adding narratives in my video. In my music video I will use tracking shots for the victim walking out of her house as I want it to be continuous. Also I will use tracking shots for the clubbing scene, so I can show everyones hands in the air and be able to see all of the strobe lights and the large amount of people in the club.