Practice music video

How to use DSLR cameras

·         Information about DSLR cameras

·         Quick Menu of the DSLR cameras

·         Settings- 1080p (1920 x 1080). This is meaning that the setting of this for the camera is high definition.

·         Exposure control- shutter speed-50

·         Aperture

·         AF/MF- The focus of the camera

·         The picture style should normally always be neutral

·         White balance- AWB

·         The ISO should never be above 1600. Or there could be a static type of view above. This is because of how if you put the ISO above 1600, it will start to become fizzy of some sort.   

Daughter-Still analysis

Daughter- Still

Album- If You Leave

The video is shown as conceptual. As, it is based upon the ideas of how that there is a constant battle between love. It portrays on how that relationships are not always perfect.

It symbolises on how that the lovers are keeping their darkest secrets. Also, hiding on how they feel towards each other. For example, hatred towards each other. As, both of them got into an argument

It emphasises and show true emotions of sadness. As, the woman is crying towards the end.

It flicks through back to the landscape image of her and her partner together. Which is being presented throughout the music video

Key settings-It is mainly based in their house and bedroom. It is based in one location. 

There is a slow cutting rate

The TV in the bedroom shows Daughter lip syncing the track. It only shows moments of Daughter lip syncing the track. Daughter does not do this throughout the music video. 

However it does not show her lip syncing the track throughout the video. As, it is mainly focusing on the couple. 

Sia-Big Girls Cry analysis

Sia-Big Girls cry

Album-Elastic Heart

Mainly mostly performance based and a narrative

It is using dancing to tell a story of how that big girls should be stronger. Also, not to be shown as that feared. For example, it shows the dancer using actions to symbolise entrapment  

In addition, that girls should not be afraid of when they are alone

Conceptual images-Black box set- block colour used to emphasis loneliness and entrapment

It displays on how that girls do not feel as though they are a part of the society

Uses different types of hand gestures around her hand to cover herself. For example, her biting herself to show she doesn’t love herself.

There is writing on her hands and arms to display and show her flaws
Also, using actions of her slapping herself. To show on how society teaches her to hate herself. 

The target audience is aimed at more of older females. From their late teens 16 to 25

Another person grabs her neck to pull her up. Which symbolises on how that girls are not ready to be in this world.
It shows also that if girls do not get what they want. They will usually cry about it.
It uses facial features of her smiling towards the end. To emphasis on how she is strong enough to do anything.

Analysis of Jay Z-"On To The Next One"

·         Mainly showed as performance based- by jay z usually performing the track

·         Themes- He knows loads ways to make money, to have power, cares about himself

·         Conceptual elements- black and white

·         Fast pace edit-cuts to the beat when the lip syncing happens in the video

tt    There is only a tiny bit of lip syncing through out the music video. As, it cuts back to him a lot through out the video

·         Key aspects of a rap music video-Car, money, sexy woman dancing

·         It is targeted to more of an male audience

It explores the concept of how making money is the most important thing out there

·         This target audience is more of an older audience- males aged over 18