Research - Bands

To help me understand music videos more in depth, I will look at music videos of the 3 main genres (Rock, Pop and R'n'B) and anaylse them.


Rock Music Video - Papa Roach - Scars (group of 4 males)
Papa Roach is an American rock band from California and have sold more than 10 million album copies worldwide. They started their career in 1993 and are still persuing as of today.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHbNU9WuVgw

• Establishing shot- arch and lead singer - close-up.
• 180 degree turn to show surroundings.
• Long shots of band.
• Zoom in and out of band.
• Bird's eye view and 90 degree turn of lead singer.
• Close-up of instruments.
• Worm's eye view of band.
• Pan right and left.
• Mid close-up of band members.
• Side views of band members.
• End - Long shot and pan left of band and then a blank screen
• Mid close-up of lead singer and girlfriend.
• Pan right.
• Close-ups of people in house.
• Cuts between band and the narrative.
• Clothing - black/dark, jeans.
• Scenery - dark, dirty, empty, smoke.
• Tattoos.
• Performing where house got burnt down.
• Clothing - bright colours when in the house.
• Scenery - bright colours used in the narrative parts.
• Party - everyone having a good time then mood changes - lighting becomes dark, scenery changes - dark, empty, dirty and smoke.
  
  

Pop Music Video - Girls Aloud - Jump (group of 5 girls)
Girls Aloud are an English-Irish pop girl group that were created through the ITV1 talent show Popstars: The Rivals in 2002.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rk7zhB_m4gc

• Consists of the group and snippets from the film Love Actually and this is where the editing takes place.
• Zoom in and out and close-ups when each girl is singing.
• Individual medium shots of members of the group or 2 at a time.
• Establishing shot = climbing through the window in the dark with torches.
• Video is lively and goes with the song title.
• Members dancing to show liveliness.
• When the music slows down, the room in the video becomes dark and the girls are sitting on the table being calm and do slow actions.
• When the music speeds up again the video becomes lively and brightly coloured again.
• Medium close-ups are used quite alot.
• To add effect to the girls singing, a small wind machine is used to make the hair blow.
  

R'n'B Music Video - Jagged Edge - Let's Get Married (group of 4 males)

Jagged Edge is an American R'n'B group and consists of 4 black male members. They have been a group since 1995.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5F94Wsif2To

• Establishing shot is a bird's eye-view of a chandelier at a wedding and gradually the camera travelling downwards towards the groom and bride.
• Flashes are used to make cuts between the group and the story of the video.
• Close-ups of members singing.
• Worm's eye-view of the group in own clothes and then blue suits at the Wedding.
• Video matches the song title.
• About 2 minutes in, a guy is rapping and the video changes to a bright orange light in the far background and the rest of the video blue.
• Content mood.
• 3 main shots: 1) At Wedding. 2) At after party. 3) In own clothes in middle of a building.