David Choi - By My SideKoji C13

Coverage, Shots and TakesIn this music video there are very few specific shots as they are very repetitive but these shots are taken in a slow manner to follow the rhythm of the music. Most of the shots are taken in one smooth take but the editor cut them into short bits to make the music video more interesting. All the hosts were taken in the same location as the narrative to the whole music video takes place in one place.

Scenery PanningThe shot in this scene shows the scenery of the location.

The first shot shows the scaffolding.

The second shot shows the contents.

The third shows pebbles on the floor.

David & The GirlIn this scene there are several cuts of David and the girl swapping from one to another. Basically david is on one side of the room that they are filming in and the girl is on the other side up on the scaffolding. But the camera work has a dynamic angle where it is not as clear to see.

In one of the shots, they took a long smooth shot of david walking to string it together with the next shot in order to make it seamless. This helps with the editing and helps make the shot seem more effective.

High & Low

The longshot portraying the girl up on the scaffolding and David below is to emphasize the reach which he needs to go to. the camera steadily pans up on the scene which further emphasizes the reach. This helps create a more cinematic effect and helps the narrative move in a steady tempo.

Panning Left and Right

Throughout the majority of the music video shots of David’s face panning left and right pop in a lot of the time which helps highlights the artist and tries to emphasize the words that comes out of his mouth by following the movement of his face

Balloons

The shots featuring the balloons are all fixed angles and the focus of the lens varies as well. These scenes is the main standing point of the narrative of the music video and thus the scene stays stationary the majority of the time. The variable focuses helps with the soft tone of the song as it steadily changes.

Fast Hands

Fast cuts of the girl’s hands grabbing the strings of the balloon. The fast transition helps with the interval of the music video.

Long Shot