mumford and sons textual analysis

Music video link

 

(This picture is to show the different shots, this one showing a wide angle)

• There is a major mix of close-up and wide angle shots. The close-ups all focus on the band members and their instruments in detail. 
• The camera is used to make the objects and subjects seem more dynamic. This is done by either tilting the camera or leaving it on a 180o angle.
• Some of the shots go in and out of focus, similar to a trombone shot. This makes it look unpolished, rugged and rough similar to that of the appearance of the band.
• Tracking shots are used to show the band all together and to give the audience all the angles possible. This also seems to slow down the pace of the video as the shots last for a long period of time compared to others.

                                (This picture is to show the different camera angles used) Editing:

• As the music itself speeds up so does the pace of the editing. This is to keep the editing and the music in time, this makes it aesthetically pleasing.
• The cut rate of the video is 112.
• The transitions are forced and match the emphasis of the lyrics. This gives it a montage edit effect.
• The colouring of the video is based on yellows, browns and earthy colours, this is again to go with the rough, rustic effect of the band. This is also a continuation of the colour of the album itself.

(This picture is to show the yellow colour palette) 

Mise-en-scene:

• There is a varied types of lighting used. There is the smaller light bulbs, mixing in with the few bigger stage lights. They give some shots a brighter, detailed look and others a dark, shadowy, silhouette look. Both types of lighting give a simple look, again this is the style of the band. 
• The simple look of them on the stage, with little to no props is the style that is associated with that of the genre they are, folk. So this would be looking at making things minimal and stripped down.
• The location being an empty, old, deserted building also matches their rugged, broken look. Again an old fashioned folk look. This also goes with what they are wearing, the old messy suits.
• The fact it is as if they are in a concert, acting like they would when performing to an audience makes them seem true to themselves and is a folk, outgoing, confident, simple vibe. They are also doing their signature 'foot stamp' this is something they have been known for and is recognizable to the band, like a symbol.

                                (This picture is to show the location and the smaller lights)

                            (This picture is to show the foot stamping, although hard to see)

editing the music video

in these photos we are editing our music video experiment, this will help us to become better at using final cut and will also help us learn to cut in time with the beat of the song. these techniques will overall help us to produce a better quality of music video when the time comes to create and edit our own.

although i would consider myself to be well versed at using final cut there are still things that i dont know, and ways of doing stuff faster such as hotkeys. overall i found the session useful because it got me back into the swing of editing and i am now prepared to edit my own music video.