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I like these shots used in the music video ‘Wide Awake’ by Katy Perry because the point of view and framing would look good for the opening sequence of mu music video. It would suit the first section because this will be when I have my artist singing. However, my artist will have lighter hair, so she will stand out more in the shot because it will be brighter and bolder to look at. I like these framing shots and sequence because it shows the power and emotions she is delivering while singing this song and I think these shots would look good with my song. This because the lyrics of my song are also quite powerful and emotive.

I took these shots from Rhianna's music video ‘We Found Love’. I like these shots because the top left image shows a medium close up of the couple on one of the arcade games. This shot would be good to include in my music video because, one of the locations I plan on going to is Bridlington and I would like a couple shots of the friends playing on games. In the Rhianna’s music video the length of this section is 6 seconds and includes 7 edits. Because my song is slower I could do multiple edits but over a longer time frame.

These screen shots are from the music video by Adele ‘Someone like you’. I screen shotted these particular frames because I would like to have some areas of my music video in black and white. I quite like the mood created by the tones and highlights, which would look good if I was to use this effect in my music video. I also like the framing of these shots because in the long shot you can see the establishing area. The effect that has been used, has made the right bottom and left top dark and as it gets closer to the middle, it gets lighter. This helps create the dark excluded feeling she might feel. For my music video I might use black and white for the narrative. Either for the whole thing or just the shots when she is being abused by her partner.

Also in the music video ‘Stronger’ by Kelly Clarkson, a wind machine or fan has been used to create the natural movement of her hair in this close up. I think that it helps create an natural aspect to a music video and makes the shot look more interesting than without. Also I think that it will make the shot look more professional than if it was just left to a medium close up.

In the music video ‘Dance Again’ by Jennifer Lopez includes a long shot of her walking towards the camera. A wind machine or fan has been used in the shot which gives her a wind swept affect and movement. I think that I should consider using a fan or something to create movement in her hair because the affect is used in many music videos and I think will look better than just standing without movement.

In the music video by The Vamps ‘Somebody to you’ there is multiple shots on the beach of the main female in the music video. These shots are then repeated later on in the music video. I like this sequence because of the range of framings composed together to create around 6 seconds of the music video. I like the close up shots because it shows the enjoyment and fun she is having. This would suit my music video because it would contrast the feelings she is having with her friend and abusive partner.

With these shots, which where taken from Emeli Sande ‘Clown’, they inspired me to use the lighting affect that is used in this shot for mu music video. I like how the lighting and background correspond well together to make her look flawless and dramatic. These shots are held for a few seconds which works well with the song because the song is slow and the editing would have fit with this pace. Looking at these shots and what I could do, when I am filming my artist singing I could use different directed lighting from different angles to create a similar affect. Also the framings used, I could also use and have my artist off centered also.

I took these shots from the music video ‘Please Don’t Say You Love Me’ by Gabrielle Aplin. I like these shots because I like the framing and point of view of the shots. Looking at these shots, I cans see myself filming and using shots like this in my final music video. However, because of the nature of the song, I may have my actors being more friendly towards each other and having more of a positive vibe to each other.