Product Research

Michael Buble - 'Home'
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=fDQnkYwfNfk

This was the only music video that had a narrative, the story was about the main character (Michael Buble) and the feelings he goes through after loosing someone important to him, he walks around an empty theatre and keeps imagining her there with him.

The camera shots varied most in this music video. It started with a long shot slowing zooming in on the character, which allowed the audience to understand the setting and get to know who the main character is. Once we as the audience have established the main character the camera shots become a lot closer mainly close-ups on the characters face showing his emotional journey through the song. At the most dramatic place in the song there become a lot more mid-shots, these shots show the whole of the main character as well as some of the mise-en-scene. It is helpful at this point in the song as the main character is showing a lot of hand gestures, as it is the most dramatic part of the song. These camera shots are commonly used in a love song as identifies the most important parts of the song and its narrative.The shots were of long duration that matched the pace of the song making it a lot easier for the audience to understand what was happening.


Ray Quinn - 'Smile'
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=lMuMkMrAdHc

This music video was all in black and white I felt it was affective because even though it was made in present time the black and white theme made it seem present to the time the song was originally released. This is a key factor I need to take into account when making my music video.
During the music video it became a split screen one side was a c/u of the singer whereas the other side was a m/s of the singer. I liked this as the video became more interesting to watch. The camera shots were either close ups of the singers face showing his emotions or mid-shots showing the artist as well as some of the mise-en-scene which keeps the audience orientated.