Video Analysis - (Plan B - Deepest Shame)

 

Genre: Hip Hop 

Video Style: Storytelling/Performance

Synopsis: This music video is based around a girl who has got to an extreme low in life and has little left to live for, the music video leads up to a form of attempted suicide

Likes: I really like the emotion within the music video and the intense storyline, you are really drawn into the video and want watch the whole of it to see how her life ends up. The intensity of the video is something that strikes me and I feel that it makes the video something you remember and want to watch again. I also love the shots of the main female character where she has writting on her skin on the emotions she feels and names she's been called, this is a very rememberable shot and very dramatic

Dislikes: There weren't many dislikes I had to this video, I felt that whole video was very strong and had great messages, the only thing I did dislike was the ending and I felt it could have been a lot more intense to match up to the rest of the video

How I'll use this feedback: From this video I can take away the fact that the intensity of it is extremely strong and this is something I wish to create in my video, I also feel that the message and storyline is clear and concise and this is something I want to achieve, I want to ensure my viewers can take away a message from my video and that they remember the video for its strengths. I also love the shots where she has writing on her skin as this is really strong and intense shots that really stick in your mind

Video Analysis - (Olly Murs ft. Flo Rida - Troublemaker)

Genre: Pop

Video Style: Storytelling/Performance

Synopsis: This music video is based around a main guy and girl continually running into eachother and showing the girls 'trouble making' which links back to the lyrics of the song

Likes: I really like the comedy of the video and the relationship, it made me want to continue watchign the video as it had a 'feel good' factor about which is really enticing. The setting are also good, I especially liked the music store setting and the vintage feel to the video. The split screens was also a very clever technique used and I really liked the way they used this to portray the different emotions of different characters at the same time to the same event, I thought this was very clever and modern 

Dislikes: However, I did feel this music video was quite simple and at some times cheesy, although it was very exciting and had a good vibe to it, I did feel that it didn't leave the viewer with any particular message and it wasn't particulary rememberable because of this. I also found the music video quite cheesy and stereotypical at times and this is something I want to desperately avoid when doing my video

How I'll use this feedback: From this video I can see that although the feel good factor is something which I find pleasing and enjoyable in a music video, it isn't the style I wish to use in mine. I was able to discover that in my music video I want to create a more deep and meaningful message from it and leave the viewer feeling moved

Video Analysis - (Ellie Goulding - Anything could happen)

Genre: Pop 

Video Style:  Storytelling/Performance

Synopsis: This music video is set in some form of a futuristic beach, it has one main story running throughout of a couple who are in a car crash, however the music video is very disjointed and tells many different aspects of the story in a non-cronological way

Likes: I really like the setting of this music video and the various shots, reverse shots and slow motion shots of the sea splashing on the rocks and the setting. I also found the close of shots of the singer/main character as you got a real insight into her mind and emotions through this shots and it really connects the audience with the performer

Dislikes: I didn't like the disjointed-ness of the video and felt there wasn't an easy or strong storyline throughout, I found myself spending my time watching the video attempting to work out what the message or storyline was but never truly felt I discovered the meaning. I also disliked the futuristic nature of it and didn't feel it suited the song.

How I'll use this feedback: I will use this feedback within my video by trying to include some upclose and emotional shots as this will draw the audience in and help them to connect with the characters in the video, but I will make sure that the message in my video is clear to the audience so they take away with them a message of moral of some form and feel that they understood the video

Video analysis - (Drake ft. Rihanna -Take Care)

Genre: RnB

 

Video Style: Performance

Synopsis: The video mainly include recordings of the singers performing the song in a blank plain room, with included clips of methaphorical messages such a fishes and birds

 

Likes: I like the intensity of the video as well as the washed out/black and white colouring of it, I also like the relationship and storytelling within the video and how you are drawn into the storyline. The performance factor also stands out for me as it helps the audience interact with the singers. The methaphorical images are also very unique and original and make the video more interesting and enticing as you want to discover the meaning of the video. The lyrics for this song as also very powerful and relatable to many peope and this could be a strong factor as to why many people may wish to watch it

Dislikes: I feel that although the video is good, I feel there isn't a really indepth storyline and without the music the video wouldn't be as strong. Although I do appreciate the simplicity of it I feel more of a storyline and a variety of settings could have helped benefit this video

How I'll use this feedback: From this video I can take away the fact that the intensity and lyrics to the song are something which definetely need to be included in my video, however I feel what this video lacks is a strong storyline and this is something I want to include in mine. However I love the methaphorical images and messages in this video and I think this makes the video a lot more interesting than it would have been without them