Review of previous student video

Valeza, Jessica, Erika and Stavroulla - 2011


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The genre for this group's song is Dubstep and the intended audience are young people between the ages of 13-25. The music video is very effective are she is stares into the camera lens frequently to really connect with her audience. There are numerous selective framing shots where the camera focuses on different parts of her face e.g. lips, eyes, half of her face etc. What I really like about the video is that it is jam packed with close ups to keep the audience engaged.

The black and white effect is also very effective as it isn't too desaturated so it works very well. The choreographed part of the music video is also great in terms of performance and it was shot beautifully. I also loved how this group's video was so well edited to the beat.


The password to view the next video is 'student' :)


This group decided to make a music video to the song let it go by passenger. As they have used "amplification", the lyrics are well interpreted through the various camera shots such as close ups and mid shots to show the emotion in the artist's face. Camera movement such as panning and tracking makes it easier to watch the video and makes the shots less static and help them to flow more smoothly. It is edited to the beat of the song which adds to the continuity of the video (as carol vernallis' theory points out). Unlike the previous video, the video is edited a lot slower although still to the beat of the song. I loved the narrative of this video and hope to incorporate narration in my music video also.