Wednesday 1 September 2010

Analysis of a pop music video: Eminem - Not Afraid

Cinematography

The first shot in this video is a establishing shot. This shot tells us that he is in a city with a lot of skyscrapers so stereotypical he may be in New York. He speaks at the start of the video and the camera goes to a close up of his face whilst he speaks. This let us establish who it is and how he looks at the moment because he wants to show people that he look fashionable and keeps up with the latest fashions. He raps with a lot of emotion in this song so there are a lot of close ups to show this emotion with facial expression and hand and arm gestures and movements. Also as he rap he sway and the camera sways with to keep him in the centre of the camera and the centre of attention.

Editing

This video is a mix between continuity and montage editing as it follows a loose story in two setting and jumps between the two settings whilst he sings the lyrics in both settings. It also jumps between different angles within the same setting. This creates a very effective way of explaining his feeling in this song through editing as is talking about he is trying to work through the chaos in his life.

Sound

The lip syncing in this video is done expertly because the camera is very focused on him so he had to make sure his singing is exactly in time.

Mise-En-Scene

There are two setting in this video; a city and a basement. The basement setting is used to hep illustrate his feeling of being trapped which is confirmed when he break through a wall when the lyrics talk about facing his problems. He is dressed very typical for his genre which is Hip Hop which include the cross around his neck, sleevless tops, baggy jeans and Nike Trainers

1 comment:

  1. In sound talk about the music u can hear and the atmosphere it creates. what are the lyrics about? analyse more.

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