Lip Sync Task!

The group used a variety of shot types in their music video including long shots and close ups, they also attempted to use tracking shots which, given the equipment available, they did quite effectively.

They also tried to use a focus pull from the sky on to the face which they did achieve quite effectively however it wasn’t entirely necessary as focus pulls are usually used to reveal something in the background of a shot and the sky doesn't really do that. However it does make the video look more authentic

In this shot they used leading lines to draw the viewers eyes to the bottom of the steps which is where the performer is.

They also had a nice variety of locations to keep the video interesting and authentic.

In both of these shots they conformed more to the rule of thirds which made the shot look professional and drew the audiences attention to the performer by creating negative/empty space.

Our Group’s!

In this shot, like the other group we looked at, we used the rule of thirds to create this idea of negative space which would draw the viewers attention to the space that was being filled. I think to make this more affective and visually interesting we could have tried to utilise the depth of field and aperture settings on the camera more so that the background was more out of focus which would in turn draw more attention to the performer as they would be the only thing in focus.In this shot we attempted to use the

technique of symmetry for the same reason that it would be more visually interesting for the viewer. We probably could have exaggerated this if we had used a different location with steps that had either no bars or bars on both sides so that it would be more symmetrical.

Looking back at the two shots we used I think it would have been nice is we had shot them at different angles as almost all of them are long shots and so the video flows less and is not as aesthetically pleasing for the viewer.

We did however use the rule of thirds and utilise this idea of negative space again. This time the background was more uniform the whole was across whereas the trees one from before was a bit distracting as all of the parts of the background were different to each other, this meant that the background in this one was less distracting and so the viewers attention was on the performer.