Friday, 23 September 2011

[JB] Technical Analysis (2)


Rizzle Kicks – Down with the Trumpets

Duration
Type of Shot
Mise-en-scène
1:30-1:33
MS, Steadicam
On beach, next to beach huts, singer in foreground, other singer is doing some kind of deal with stranger
1:33-1:35
MS
In bedroom, two band members singing/dancing
1:35-1:40
MS, POV Eye-level
Two singers walking away suspiciously, stranger walking other direction
1:40-1:48
MS, POV, Eye-level, handicam
Singer using first-person mode of address and singing into camera, in same location
1:48-1:53
MS
Stranger looking at his money, checking if it is real, realizes it is monopoly money and proceeds to run after the two singers. Singers blurred in background running away.
1:53-1:55
ELS
Stranger running after them, camera tracking them from a distance, beach huts in background
1:55-1:58
MLS, Montage
Quick succession of ‘jumpy’ shots with time compression, cutting out sections of the clip. Band members running between beach huts and climbing up wall to escape.
1:58-1:59
MLS
Jumping over wall and hiding other side of it
1:59-2:02
MLS, Montage
Similar shots to the ones seen at 1:55-1:58, jumpy editing, this time of the stranger following their path
2:02-2:08
LS
Stranger jumping over wall, slow-mo, with some sections sped up to normal speed. Documents his action of jumping over.
2:08-2:12
MLS
Band members getting up from behind wall, relieved, singing to the camera
2:12-2:16
MS
In bedroom. One band member catching bra thrown at him, both of them still singing into camera.
2:16-2:18
MLS, POV
Band from behind, on some kind of pathway.
2:18-2:19
MS, Eye-level
Band members now facing camera, one playing with football, other holding trumpet in his hand.
2:19-2:21
MS, Eye-level
Same mise-en-scène as previous shot, but from slightly different angle.
2:21-2:23
MLS
Back to behind the wall, one of them singing into the camera, the other one inspecting the trumpet and playing it.
2:23-2:25
MS
Back into bedroom, first person mode of address, both singing into camera.
2:25-2:27
MLS
At the path again, FPMOA.
2:27-2:29
MS
FPMOA, singing into camera, still at path, from different angle
2:29-2:31
MLS
Same shot as 2:25-2:27
2:31-2:33
MLS
Steps, same shot as 2:21-2:23.
2:33-2:36
MS, Crabbing around them
Sitting down next to path.
2:36-2:42
MS
In a field, lens flare over their heads, FPMOA from one band member whilst other is still inspecting and playing trumpet. He falls backwards.
2:42-2:44
MS
Playing trumpet, looking /feeling confused/dizzy
2:44-2:46
MLS, Fisheye lens, Tracking shot.
Band member falling towards camera using FPMOA.
2:46-2:47
MLS, Fisheye lens, tracking shot.
Completion of previous action, in a different location, he pushes back up from ground and stands up again. Very effective.
2:47-2:56
MCU, Tracking shot, Montage
Continuous sequence of the same shot, band member falls against wall holding trumpet and appears in different location in same posture, happens multiple times in different locations. Very effective.
2:56-3:00
MLS
Band members dancing at path again, FPMOA.

1 comment:

  1. Very good James, what did you learn from doing this? (new post, tech analysis review)

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