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Perfect Weapon by Black Veil Brides Lip Synch

Analysis of 'Firework' by Katty Perri

Editing

The editing in 'Firework' is typical of a Pop music video because of the many cuts between the different settings. This is typical of a pop music video because many different settings are always cut between to make the audience feel that this is a normal person and they are like you or I in different places doing different things. But it is to also show the audience different scenarios that are happening simultaneously. there are many examples from 'Firework.'

 

 

This is also shown in other music videos of the same genre such as 'Do it Like a Dude' by Jessie J and 'Shine Ya Light' by Rita Ora. This shows you it is a convention of a Pop music video and not just in this video.





Cinematography

In 'Firework' cinematography is used by showing many close ups of the artist singing into the lens of the camera and look directly at it. This is typical of a Pop music video because they are trying to make the audience feel closer to the artist and make the audience feel like they individually are being spoken to by the artist. There are many examples in 'Firework.'







This convention is also shown in Jessie J's 'Price tag' and Justin Bieber's 'Baby.' This shows its a convention of a Pop music video and not just this video.

Analysis of 'Uprising' by Muse

Cinematography

The cinematography in 'uprising' is typical of a rock music video because it shows many close ups of the lead singer lip synching with the words of the song, lip synching is also another convention of music videos. The reason that it is typical of rock music videos is because it can show easily the emotions of the singers as they are singing the song, this can then tell us as the viewers the type of emotions we should be feeling at this particular moment.

The reason that this is a convention of rock music videos is because in many other rock music videos this can be seen happening aswell. Such as Slipknot's 'Psychosocial' and Linkin Park's 'Numb' and the list continues.

Another part of the cinematography in 'Uprising' is that it shows many high angles and low angles of the instruments being played by each band member. The reason that this is typical of a rock music video is because most rock artists are bands which play their own instruments so they are shown within the music videos that they make.

The reason that this is a convention of rock music videos is because this can be seen in many other music videos of the same genre such as Linkin park's 'One step Closer' and Black Veil Brides' 'Perfect Weapon' and the list continues.

 

 

Mise En Scene

 

The Mise-en-scene in the music video of 'uprising' is conventional of a rock music video because it had setting changes, although with this video the setting changes aren't huge they are still there nonetheless because it is changing to different parts of the city. 

 

This clip has many different quick setting changes in it.

 

 

You can tell this is typical of a rock video because it is shown in different videos of the same genre such as Black veil Brides' 'Knives and Pens' and Evanescence's 'going under.'

 

 

Editing

 

The editing in the music video of 'Uprising' is conventional of a rock music video because it is very fasted paced editing plus the cuts go in time with the beet of the song. The reason this is typical because rock songs are usually a high tempo and therefore need a faced pass edit to make the video make sense.