Contemporary Video (chainsmokers closer)

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The Chainsmokers Closer featuring Halsey

Transcript of Contemporary Video (chainsmokers closer)

The Chainsmokers

The Chainsmokers Closer featuring Halsey

CONTEMPORARY VIDEO

What is the genre of music and how does this reflected in the video?The genre of the music is house and this is reflected in the scene through the fast cuts that are in time with the dance beat. And this sustains the audiences interests and prevents boredom. Additionally there are a lot of high angle establishing shots to give the viewers a sense of environment the dance track is filmed in. There are also a lot of fast shots that add a sense of realism that there would be in a dance and club environment. Furthermore there are a lot of close up shots of the couple laughing and having fun.

How do the images relate to the lyrics count the number of shots overall ?The images relates to the lyrics through the images and the visuals in the video. Overall there are about five times when the images relate to the lyrics for example when they are driving and the lyrics are in the back seat of your rover this relates to the image because the car they are driving in the video is a range rover.And also when there is a close up of a young couple whilst the lyrics are we aint ever getting older this image relates to the lyric because the couple are young and having fun together.

How is the artist presented to sell them and how important are close ups?The artists dont present to sell them however the message in this video is about love. There are multiple close ups throughout the whole music video for example at the beginning there is a close up some photographs which set the foundation for the story line of the video. This highlights that close ups are important because they focus on only one thing which allows the audience to focus and engage in what is happening in the music video.

Is there any reference to looking? Are females presented voyeuristically? There are a few references to looking at females, however the females are not presented as voyeuristically. For example, there are a couple of mid shot and close up shots of the main female in her bikini at the beach but the camera is not looking at her in an explicit way. Nor is there any nudity in the music video, the female in the video is presented as a wife this is evident because the main female character is he same she does not change.

Can you spot any intertextual references? What are they? There are not any obvious intertexual references in this music video.

Camera work. Editing , mise-en-scene, special effects, sound The location has a lot of natural lighting and vibrant colours the location matches the genre of the song.There were a lot of long shots and close and extreme close ups which put emphasis on the theme of being young ad in love.Both artificial and natural lighting was used.There were multiple jump cuts that were used as transitions jumping from one scene of the location to another.Advanced camera movement: there were pans, dolly track shots but mostly hand held shots.

Is there a narrative? How is the video organised and structured? The music video is structure and organised though jump cuts from different location from the couples past to their present.