Low budget ideas

A-Ha! Imogen Heap

Mise en scene

 As you notice from the chosen shots the lighting is very dark which is very effective for this genre of music, it is very ''emo'' type music so the dark lighting and the bright red blood work really well together, the props used are also to a good effect as you can see we have the chains in the bottom picture which yet again links up well with the music genre.

 With the way this mise en scene has been presented it has made the video very successful and this is very inspirational for my ideas as from this I can use the aspects of the mise en scene I like and transfer them over such as getting the correct lighting for the genre I choose to do.

Editing

The editing in these clips is very fast paced with straight cuts, this yet again works really well and something I will have to consider with the music video I choose to do, for example in this video the cuts are extremely quick so I will have to get the right timing for the genre I choose to fit the pace of the lyrics which this video has done really well.

Sound

With the sound in this video all we hear is non-diegetic sound, this is good as all we can hear is the artist so this works well with the genre of the video as it is very dark and gloomy. With the genre I choose I will have to choose wether I want the singer and band to be heard or to find a song with diegetic sound in such as people talking in the background, having the noise of the band set up or haveing the wind blow at the start but this mainly depends on the genre I choose and if it fits the music video.

Cinematography

Finally, with this micro element in this video mostly close ups and a few mid shots are used, now this works well with this genre and works well with the lyrics however I do not feel that I will follow this same route because I do strongly feel this video although brilliant lacks creativity. I feel with my video if I use a wide variety of shot types it will look good and to have it go along well with the actual song will make it stand out.

The Fix ''Just Got Paid''

Mise en scene

 As you can see from the mise en scene the costumes they wear work fantastically with the song, they all wear suits which works well as they are in a band and all look the same but also the clothes they wear are very linked up to the lyrics of the video and thus come of well, they are always presented in the middle of the shot which is good as it makes them look a lot more professional and also the lighting used for each shots works well as well as it is using a wide variety. They also change outfits during the video from being in suits to a casual T-Shirt which makes it look as if they put a lot of effort into it going that extra mile. These are all key elements of a successful music video and I will consider using certain elements in the video for my work.

Editing

Compared to the previous video that I looked at the cuts are at a slower pace although still quite fast which works well for this video being of the pop genre, they had the right balance which will be an important part of my video as the cuts need to be perfect and of the right time to give the best effect possible, something that this video does. The one bad thing about the editing in this is that I feel it could of used a few jump cuts using more locations a a few shots not just of the band.

Cinematography

The shot types in this music video is what I think worked the best for them, this is because it has a very wide variety such as pans, mid shots, long shots, close ups, wide shots etc., this worked really well and something I want to do in my music video, with a wide variety it keeps things very interesting and is what made this in my opinion stand out a lot more than the previous one.