Planning; Cinematogaphy

In this post I will talk about shots that will be used in our video, and i will talk about why the shot will be used and examples of where it will be used.

Close up - This shot will be used in the video as it is good at showing emotions and expressions on the characters faces. The close up will give the audience a clear visual on the facial expressions of the characters, giving them more understanding of what is going on in the narrative, for example there would be a close up of a character being angry and frustrated, which is part of the narrative.

Medium Shot - This shot will be similar to the close up used and similar to its intentions. The medium shot will be a alternative to the close up in the video, and these shots will be interchanged regularly to give the impression that the video has a fast pace about it, which is a convention of the dance genre and videos. the medium shot will be able to give a wider view of the composition which will be able to include more things and actions which will give a better understanding to the audience of the narrative.

Two Shot & Shot Reverse Shot - A two shot is basically a shot which could be close, medium or long, however it must the side view of two people talking to each other in the frame, hence why its called a 'Two Shot'. This shot will be used during the talking/arguing of the boyfriend and girlfriend to give the audience a close connection to the conversation that is happening. A shot reverse shot is the cutting between over the shoulder shots of each character talking to each other, this is going to be used again to give the audience a connection with the characters and their conversation. The Two Shot & Shot Reverse Shot will be used together in a scene to give different angles and views of the conversation which is happening in the video.

Pan Shot - This shot will be used to display the movement of a character or object, and it will track their movement as a pan follows the movement, this will give the audience a visual on the movement of whatever and where it will be heading. It will give the audience a better understanding of the narrative, for example a pan of a car driving up to a house, which would be used in the video.

Through out the video there would be cuts between different shots and similar shots regularly, as this is a convention in dance, cutting from shot to shot to give the impression that the video has a fast tempo, thus relating to the genre also as the music is fast tempo and up beat; and it conforms to Goodwins theory of visuals and sound relating, and its conventional to dance music videos as they also use this technique. Therefore there will be a lot of shots that will be filmed and used.