Music Video Deconstructions

Country:UK

Language:English 

Release Date:26 March 2012

Runtime:4m 07s

Mise- En- Scene

·                      Setting/s: home of 2 characters, top of a large truck, interior of an American muscle car

·                     Costumes: Women wearing matching black and red outfits, man wearing black tie and trousers with red shirt

·                     Expression: mainly serious faces, ocassional anger, smiles at the conclusion

·                     Make Up: Not applicable as this video is an animation

·                      Props: Vehicles, wallets, keys, instruments

·                     Camera Angles, Movements & Shot Types

·                     Close ups of characters faces to display emotions

·                       Tracking shot of muscle car with male character inside

·                     Extreme close up of girl’s face to show her grief

·                     Over the shoulder shot is used to display the empty half of the bed next to the girl

Sound 

·         The song is very electronic sounding with keyboard and drums

Editing

·                     Jump cuts- used to go from character’s face to car’s fuel gauge

·                     Most transitions are fades to white then fades from white

‘The Driver’ By Savlonic

Country:UK

Language:English 

Release Date:30 July 2009

Runtime: 04m 19s

Mise- En- Scene

·                      Setting/s: houses of Frank Turner's fans

·                     Costumes: casual dress (checked shirt and jeans)

·                     Expression: mainly smiling and laughing, otherwise singing

·                     Make Up: Not applicable 

·                      Props: guitar

·                     Camera Angles, Movements & Shot Types

·               mainly focuses on Frank's face at a medium close up
·               Camera tilts upward in transition shot 

Sound 

·         The song is acoustic sounding, mainly guitar

Editing

·                     Jump cuts- jumps between locations for 24 shows, singing looking fluent throughout

·                     many clips edited together to reflect the nature of the video

'The Road' By Frank Turner

Country:USA

Language:English 

Release Date:29 January 2014

Runtime: 03m 47s

Mise- En- Scene

·                      Setting/s: Exterior: Bridge, fields, roads Interior: plainly decorated shack

·                     Costumes: casual dress on all actors, blindfold used in end scenes

·                     Expression: mainly smiling and laughing, otherwise singing

·                     Make Up: Natural make-up used on all actors

·                      Props: guitars, feathers, car, bucket, vinyl records, banners, stuffed animals, bandages

Camera Angles, Movements & Shot Types

·                      extensive use of medium shot and close up on actors

·                      Camera mostly follows actors

Sound 

·         The song is acoustic sounding, mainly guitar

Editing

·                     Jump cuts- jumps between locations for 10 world records

·                     many clips edited together, recorded at different times/locations

'Ain't It Fun' By Paramore