Analysis of Rock Video 3

Castle of Glass


Sound

The audio in this video starts of very slow with no diegetic sound and is all non-diegetic, it builds up at the start like most videos and then develops into a fast pace, this is very conventional of a rock video and I feel is a very good aspect of them as it comes off as more effective and suits the build up of the pace within the video. We hear the singer himself singing along with the band in the background which is obviously important to have in a music video. They start of playing slow and build up to a fast pace.

Cinematography 

 These are very good shots for the cinematography of a rock video, the first one we have is a medium close up of the lead singer, this works very well as it is showing the audience the singer of the band and making him the main focus as he is put in front of the best of the band and also he is in focus whilst the others are not so this shot works very well.

 This wide shot/long shot of the band is very conventional for a rock band video and works very well, this is because it captures all the members of the band in one shot and makes them the main focus which is an important thing to do. This shot type is great for presenting the band to the audience and making them recognisable

This shot is also very conventional of a rock band video, this is because it is a single shot of one of the members who is not a singer but playing a different role in the band which in this case is the drums. This is a good shot for a rock video as it is keeping all members of the band in the audiences mind and also the high angle used here captures him well as high angles are meant to make people look alone so with this shot type and this song together it becomes a very powerful shot.

Mise en scene

This shot captures the mise en scene at its best, this is a very conventional shot for a rock video, in this shot we have to start with all the members of the band, the instruments and the setting. To start with what the band is wearing is very good and very conventional, this is because they all wear very dark clothes and of a similar style. This shows that they are united and part of the same group which is very conventional and something I think is very good.
You can also from the mise en scene see everyone's instruments, I think to have this in the mise en scene is very important and very conventional, this is so that the members roles are established and you can see clearly who is doing what, also the audience is able to see where the sound is coming from which I think is also important but also the more obvious is that everyone is playing an instrument with the one singer which is good too capture in the mise en
scene.
Finally we have the setting, in this particular shot the setting is very dark and gloomy which is is the opposite to the shots in the real world where everything is more warmer so these shots could reflect how the boy is feeling inside once he finds out the tragic news in this music video. This is a very good part of the music video as it becomes more powerful on many levels and is contrasts really well.

Editing

The editing in this rock music video is very conventional of this genre and very effective as it is fast aced with shots sometimes lasting less than a second which becomes very effective as we are being shown all this different images in a short amount of time which is keeping us hooked into watching it and also the fast pace is matching the quick pace of the song itself so those two combined become very effective. Normal cuts are used with no transitions so that the shots can go by at a quick pace.

Performance

The performance is very conventional for a rock music video, they are not all energetic compared to pop music videos but are not are dark and down like slip-not music, it has a balance to it and they perform to the mood of the song, this is very effective and something I think works really well in music videos.