MC: Technical Analysis

Jubel - Klingande

This is a technical analysis of a shot by shot break down of Klingande's music video for Jubel for the first minute and a half. I have chosen to technically analyse this music video because it has the style of music video we would like to replicate.

	Duration of Shot	Camera distance, angle and movement	Mise-en-scene
1	3 secs	Moving in slowly and slightly downwards towards a close up of a necklace	Prop of a necklace, woman’s costume of a grey vest top, bright lighting
2	2 secs	Still shot of some curtains blowing in the wind	Prop of white curtains next to a window
3	2 secs	Slightly low angled shot so you can view the woman lying in a bed whilst also being able to see the bright light coming through the window	White bed sheets, white curtains, plant pots and photo frame shots as props on window sill, woman’s costume of grey vest top, bright lighting
4	2 secs	Close up of hand	White bed sheets, grey vest top as woman’s costume, necklace slightly in shot, bright lighting
5	2 secs	Close up of half the woman’s head and some of her shoulder/arm at a slight angle	Blonde hair, bright lighting, woman’s grey vest top, no makeup.
6	4 secs	Still shot of a floating feather that floats out of the frame after 3 secs	Window, bright lighting, white feather
7	2 secs	Over the shoulder shot, slight movement in the camera upwards	Orange, yellow lighting so look like a sunset, blonde hair, tree in far ground
8	2 secs	Close up of woman’s hand holding the feather, camera moves slightly to try follow the hand, slightly slow mo	White feather, sunset, bright lighting, slight view of her costume of a checked shirt
9	2 secs	Long shot of woman walking away	Costume of long checked shirt, bright lighting, sunset, wheat field adds to the colour
10	2 secs	Slow tacking shot, close up of legs	Denim shorts, wheat, see slight image of the white feather in her hand in the background
11	2 secs	Mid shot of walking into distance	Costume of long checked shirt, bright lighting, sunset, wheat field adds to the colour
12	4 secs	Mid close up, slight handicam movement around the side of her head	Bright lighting that makes her hair glow, sunset, checked shirt, blurred background
13	2 secs	Establishing shot	Sunset in distance, bright lighting, wheat field shown, woman in distance
14	2 secs	Establishing shot	Out the back of a moving car, showing the country road behind
15	3 secs	Mid shot	Behind woman walking away along country road into the sunset, bright lighting
16	3 secs	Close up of feathers hanging from review mirror	Woman’s head in side of shot to show she’s in a car, orange feathers,  review mirror
17	6 secs	Establishing shot	Camper van comes into shot next to woman walking along road.
18	2 secs	Mid shot, slight handicam movement to the left	Woman getting into car, another character in front of her in a grey vest
19	1 sec	Still close up	White feather getting spun in a circle with someone holding it.
20	2 secs	Mid shot of someone driving and person in passenger seat from behind	Feather under rear view mirror, country scene in background, both characters shown have long hair
21	1 sec	Mid close up of someone's neck/shoulders/head with a slight handicam tracking movement to show the car is moving	Blonde long hair, country scene in background
22	1 sec	Still close up of hands steering the steering wheel	Tattoo on wrist, brown steering wheel
23	1 sec	Tracking shot to the right out the front window	Country road shown out the window, feathers under rear view mirror, side of man shown
24	1 sec	Slow-mo handicam movement of a close up of woman’s head in centre of frame	Blonde hair, slow-mo of her turning her head, non-verbal language of her smiling
25	2 secs	Tracking shot from woman to man who are sitting in the camper van	Non-verbal language of them smiling, can see country view in background, same clothing and long hair, sunglasses, kind of messy back of the van
26	1 sec	Extreme close up of smile	Beard, white straight teeth
27	2 secs	Close up of feathers in pocket	White and brown feathers in white t-shirt pocket
28	3 secs	Still shot out of front of vehicle, low angle to show the tress going past	Green trees
29	2 secs	Establishing shot	Camper van moves into and out of shot in the background, shows country setting
30	2 secs	Tracking shot from behind the van, moving along with it from a higher angle, van in foreground	Camper van, country setting
31	1 sec	Slight handicam of a mid-shot of 4 people sitting in the van,	If you apply rule of thirds there are two people sitting to the left, two people sitting to the right.
32	1 sec	Mid close up in slow mo	Woman sticking her hair out the window in centre of frame, blonde hair blowing in slow mo
33	1 sec	Mid close up in slow mo of people moving around the van	Man with long hair and beard, woman in checked shirt
34	1 sec	Same as shot 33, jump cutted forward	Same as shot 33
35	1 sec	Establishing shot done in a moving car	Country setting
36	1 sec	Close up of woman	Non-verbal language is her smiling, hair blowing in slow mo
37	1 sec	Same as shot 30	Same as shot 30
38	1 sec	Low angle, slight worms eye view, looking up at trees	Trees and sky
39	2 secs	Corner of camper van shown moving along in a close up	Camper van
40	1 sec	Same as shot 32 however this time shot from inside the van so shows back of her head	Same as shot 32

These are 6 stills of shots that I thought were really effective in this music video:

• From analysing this music video I have learnt that the use of close ups is very important in a music video with a fast cutting rate. It breaks up the narrative and makes it more visually interesting.
• There are no shots of the lead singer within this music video as it is primarily narrative based. The majority of the shots show the effective location.
• The shots have an average of 2/3 seconds per shot however there is occasionally a long shot of 6 seconds but that is the longest shot used.
• Rule of thirds is a common visual technique used to make the shots seem more professional. It helps to frame the shot a lot better to create an effective piece.
• Handicam and steadicam are camera techniques that are quite often used within this music video to add some subtle movement into the music video without it being too much for the look it is trying to create. We will try to replicate this style in our music video.

KT: Technical Analysis

The shots in this sequence are surprisingly quick, and it has a fast cutting rate. The lead singer is featured less than the narrative storyline but is frequently intercut with the narrative to break up footage. Slow motion is used throughout to create an interesting aesthetic to match the genre of the track. Close ups are used to emphasize the characters actions and create a feel that the audience is positioned with the characters.
There are shots of the lead singer intercut within this footage, there is a projection over their face to make the footage more visually interesting. Therefore this video is both narrative and performance based.
The majority of the shots show the location of the beach and countryside-esk area while the performance shows an internal locations, diving the two storylines.
The shots are on average a length of 3/5 seconds each, meaning there is a fast cutting rate with slow motion footage, creating an aesthically pleasing technique.
Rule of thirds is a common technique used in this video to create an effective shot; it is used in most of these shots which creates a fluent motion and editing throughout.  
All the camera work is slow motion and steadycam, with brief movement but it isn't too noticeable as the movement is in slow motion.

 

“Glitterball”	Duration of Shot (seconds)	Camera distance, movement, angle	Mise en scene
1.	2	High angle, mid shot, steady cam	Shot of the ocean represent ants calm and serenity.
2.	4	Close up, eye level, handicam	Projector over females face shows she is the artist and shows her as extraordinary.
3,	3	Mid shot, eyelevel, handicam	Male in front of ocean seperates him from female artist and introduces storyline.
4.	3	Same as shot 2.	Same as shot 2.
5.	2	Long shot, eyelevel, steadycam	Dark lighting shows shadows and sunset, establishing the scene and time of day.
6.	3	High angle, close up, handicam	Close up of foot introduced new characters
7.	4	Same as shot 2	Same as shot 2 but brighter lighting
8.	3	Tracking shot, low angle	Location of field represents a rural setting
9.	2	Same as shot 2	Same as shot 2
10.	2	Low angle, handicam, midshot	Bright lighting and lense flares set the aesthetics for the video
11.	1	Mid shot, low angle, steadycam	Costume of casual clothes of male and female show they are friends and hanging out.
12.	2	Close up, handicam, high angle	Close up of shoes show style of fashion and contemporary ideology
13.	3	Low angle, close up, handicam	Orange lighting shows sunset and evening setting. Two characters hugging shows friendship.
14.	4	Same as shot 2	Same as shot 2
15.	2	Low angle, mid shot, handicam	Embrace of two friends show video is about friendship.
16.	2	Low angle, mid shot, handicam	“
17.	2	Mid shot, high angle, handicam	Lighting of a sunset begins to introduce romantic setting
18.	2	Same as shot 2	Same as shot 2
19.	2	Tracking shot, low angle, long shot	Intercutting introduces new storyline
20.	3	Close up, handicam, high angle	Same as shot 12
21.	2	Same as shot 11	Same as shot 11
22.	2	Same as shot 2	Same as shot 2
23.	2	Close up, tracking shot, low angle	Intercut of car reintroduced storyline.
24.	2	Same as shot 11	Same as shot 11
25.	2	Same as shot 2	Same as shot 2
26.	3	Steadycam, eyelevel, long shot	Characters from both stroylines are introduced to one another.
27.	3	Same as shot 2	Same as shot 2
28.	2	Same as shot 26	Same as shot 26
29.	3	Mid shot, low angle, steadycam	Shows driver waving for pedestrians to get in car; sets friendly tone
30.	2	Same as shot 26	Same as shot 26
31.	4	Same as shot 2	Same as shot 2
32.	3	Same as shot 26	Same as shot 26
33.	3	Close up, low angle, steadycam	Characters getting into car merges stroylines and sets narrative.
34.	2	Same as shot 26	Same as shot 26
35.	3	Mid shot, low angle, steadycam	Shows people in car’s faces and gesture of them smiling; connoting have a good time creating a feel good atmosphere.
37.	3	Tracking shot, long shot, high angle	Person on motorcycle driving alongside shows a sense of community friendship.
38.	4	Tracking shot of car, long shot, low angle,	Shows them driving off, continuing on adventure.
39.	3	Same as shot 37	Same as shot 37
40.	2	Still, tripod shot, long shot, eyelevel angle	Shows car and motorcycle driving alongside eachother and past the camera frame.