This is a long shot that I would quite like to recreate in my music video. Because my band want a performance based one, showing crowd shots will be effective in classifying the target audience and also making the audience feel part of the video. I would quite like to move around the audience so that the viewers feel part of the audience.
During a number of performance music videos I’ve watched the camera tracks around the back of the crowd and I was to include some of these during our video to make the viewers feel involved.
This camera shot from the original Kelly Clarkson video for 'Since U Been Gone'. The shot is shown during the performance side of the video and shows the crowd who are vital in determining the target audience. I'd like to capture some of the crowd to show this audience as well as showing that the performance is live so we can see the contrast between the isolated band and the lively fun band that reflect in the lyrics.
This is a shot also used in the ‘Since U Been Gone’ music video and shows a high angle shot of the drummer that adds authenticity to the band. I would like to create a similar shot, but possibly include the face of the drummer more because Starfish are more of a band, not a solo artist like Kelly Clarkson so it’s important to identify all the members.
This is a shot i’d also like to use, or very similar with our band. It would probably be used in the live performance part of our video because it features the crowd of the ideal target audience. The shot really shows a connection between the artist or band, and the fans which I think is very effective.
This is a video shot from Kelly Clarksons music video ‘My Life Would Suck Without You’. This also shows the performance side of the video and I think the lighting in this shot is an effective to use. The camera zooms in from a long wide shot to focus on a mid shot of Kelly who is seen as the main artist. The silhouette that is created by the lighting however doesn’t identify the other band members such as the guitarist and drummer, which we will have to change in some way so that all our members get fairly equal screen time and also viewers will be able to see them easily.
I then looked at some other rock bands video to get some influence and came across Billy Talent's music videos. Here are some shots that I found really stood out for me throughout all of them.
This is a shot from Billy Talent’s music video ‘Surrender’ and shows an introductory shot of the front man and guitar players behind all blurred out. I think as a first shot this could be quite an effective one to use for our music video as it shows the mystery of the band before you reveal their faces.
After the mid wide three shot, the camera zooms in to the front man’s face which then becomes focused. However the two guitarists behind him are still blurred which could suggest their less important but also keep the mystery of the band as well. I think using a method like this for either in the warehouse or the field would be a good way to introduce each of the band .members.
Unlike most music video shots from the rock genre, this shot of the guitarist features his face rather than his instrument. I would like to incorporate both methods, but I really like the way this shot identifies part of the instrument as well as the band member.
A lot of the shots I’ve looked at from bands within the rock genre have been edited into a slow motion technique.
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