Cinematography – The camera never moves throughout the whole video. This adds to feeling of it being low budget because they do not have a camera man which is evident by the camera staying stationary. The people within the camera move going from long shot to mid shots. The person that moves the most is the singer who moves closer to the camera so we can see him singing.
Editing – The editing in this video is very clever. The people are moving as if they have been speed up but the singer is still singing in this to the music. This was properly done buy recording the band moving at a normal pace but the singer singing at a slower pace that way when it is sped up he is singing in time to music but they are all moving at a quicker pace.
Sound – The lip syncing in this is very well done as the singer would of had to sing at a slower pace then the song actually is and he had to do all the moving an running around.
Mise-en-scene – They stay in the same room throughout the whole video. The mise en scene changes twice in the video though use of lighting, props and costume. The first time it gets really dark and they all put scarves on fake snow it thrown over them. The second time the light turns blue and finger puppets appear around the camera.
Excellent choice of video Sam. Your analysis is very insightful especially the explanation of the visual speed of the video. Looking at the video I think they probably slowed the whole song down when they lipped synced it and then played it back at normal speed.
ReplyDeleteYou don't mention that the video is one shot without any cuts, this is definitely an element of the editing.
You could also give a bit more explanation of the change in their costume. Does it happen at a particular point in the song? TME
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