1 - This is an establishing shot that I have used because it shows the location in the video where the climax of it will end and I also really like how the light streams are used in the map for the video, it gives the shot a sense of mystery, an empty map with the light streaming in from the windows. I think that this is a good shot also because of the angle, it focuses up on the ceiling, but has framed the whole area that I was trying to show to the audience.
2 - Again this is another establishing shot where I have used the train tracks and the lighting from outside the tunnel to give the shot a sense of mystery, kind of like it heading out into the light from the darkness.
3 - This is the first shot of the character, showing him as he starts his journey towards the other character in the video. I have framed this from low down so that it adds emphasis to the character, making him look important in relation to his surroundings.
4 - This shot follows the character down the pathway, I think that this shot works well, using a constant speed to keep up with the character. I like the lighting in this shot, it is well lit, but has a dark and eerie sense to it.
5 - This, being the reverse of the previous frame, lets the character walk towards the camera, again at the same speed. I like this because it again shows the importance of the character in relation to his surroundings, keeping him framed centrally with the camera angled to make him look just as big as the train that he is next to, making him seem just as important as the train, a big metal powerful entity.
6 - I like this shot because it is a very simple and smooth shot flowing well with the music, as the music gets to a long and mellow tone I have used a simple tracking shot that curves around the action to imply that the camera follows the music as well as the action.
7 - This is a long shot that I have used, following the character along the side of the trains as he walks closer to his 'prey' I have also cut this shot so it jumps forward in time with the music, as there is a loud beat in the music I cut it. The one down side to this shot is that it is not very well lit, and some areas of it are too dark to make out where the character is in relation to his surroundings.
8 - I have used a top down shot here, as the character comes up the ladder, the camera also moves upwards, adding emphasis to the upwards motion, making the audience feel like they are going up the ladder with the character, instead of it just being a boring static shot and the character gets gradually closer to the camera.
9 - The last shot in the video, one that pans around the second character as the first stabs him from behind. I have framed it on one occasion so that the second character casts a silhouette in front of the window. I think that this works well because it has given a sense of mystery and unknown to the character, he's alone and no one will know instantly why he is there.
Overall, the shots and the scenes in my music video all work well together, I have made sure that I stick to the continuity rules to make the video make sense.
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Other Similar Music Videos - 9 Frames
Frames 1,3 and 6 of the 9 key frames here are from a music video that someone made as a parody for the song "Wonderful World". The joke being that it is a video about flesh eating zombies, and the song just gives the video a creepy sense to it. All of the camera shots in the video are very fluid and smooth, using Demo Smoother.
Frames 4,7 and 8 are from a video that Zacharia Scott made in 2005 for linkin park - session. In this video he has used many different editing techniques and camera movements to make it a very interesting video to watch, there are so many cuts and changes to the camera movement that it is a very quick video, and is very interesting over and over again.
Frames 2, 5 and 9 are from a camera movement test back in 2003, the director used the song 'Mad World' by Gary Jules to make the video fit, he has used very long and slow movement camera shots, a lot of the video is in slow motion, and he has added some very bland and contrasting colour correction on the video, which fits with the song.
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