Analysis of students music videoHARVEY COLTMAN

Different shots

This is a mid-shot, showing only the top of her body and a bit of the background. This is a good shot as it allows the audience to be able to see the actresses face and emotions whilst being able to see around them at the location and background.

Here is a long shot of the actress. This enables the emphasis to be focused of the setting of this scene which in this case is the woods. However still has the girl in to show that she is at this place.

This shot is an extreme close up of the actress. However the lighting being very dark in this particular shot, these can generally be used to emphasis the emotions and facial expressions of the actors.

Editing

This editing has been done on a green screen by filming the man and then placing his face onto a TV screen to create the effect of being on TV. This is very creative and on top of this Alfie has edited the girls eyes to be watching on top of the tv.

In this clip we see that Alfie has edited the clip to rewind her footsteps and then perform a straight cut to her walking forward. This gives a creative look which is unique and matches the beat of the music as it is playing.

Alfie tends to use jump cuts when the actress is walking towards the camera. This gives a very good look and helps to not make the process long and boring and makes it more eye catching and more to the point.

Location

First location we see is the woods, this creates a sense of mystery and makes us as the audience question why she is there and what she is going to do. It also creates a horror kind of feel as you can relate the woods to a place which is scary.

The second location we see is a street where the actress is stood outside a house with police tape surrounding it. This creates tension as she is not meant to pass the line however she does.

Another location which Alfie uses a number of times is a bath. In which, the actress washes away a large amount of blood. This relates to the song name and the lyrics “Bad blood”