What I like about this video:
As you can see above they have used lots of different techniques within the video, which work very well, for example, the reverse speed tool which was used with the photograph at the beginning, which tells the audience that their is going to be a story told.
The actors in this music video are very good which always makes it seem more professional. The editing is very clever at the beginning as it goes with the beat and the speed of the song. Also the close-ups of the artists and their instruments gives it a more personal feel and the transactions between each of the shots makes it run smoother.
The locations which they have used, e.g. the roof give the music video a rebellious feel.
As you can see above they have used lots of different techniques within the video, which work very well, for example, the reverse speed tool which was used with the photograph at the beginning, which tells the audience that their is going to be a story told.
The actors in this music video are very good which always makes it seem more professional. The editing is very clever at the beginning as it goes with the beat and the speed of the song. Also the close-ups of the artists and their instruments gives it a more personal feel and the transactions between each of the shots makes it run smoother.
The locations which they have used, e.g. the roof give the music video a rebellious feel.
I really like the technique used at 1.20, where there is a close-up of his hand playing the guitar in the background, I also like at 1.29 where you can see the time at the top of the screen, I believe it's effective as it draws in the audiences attention.
Within this video there is narrative and performance based shots which I believe to be essential, although the people performing are not playing the narrative shots as well, this may have been done to show that the lead singer is telling a story.
I like the parts of the music video which have been sped up, like the watch at 2.44, for example, this is clever as it shows time moving forward quickly and highlights the disappointment on his face. Also the ellipsis of time used at 0.45 makes the audience want to know where she is going so makes them keep watching.
Within this video they have used a variety of shots, e.g. high angle shots for the girls jumping up the rails, low angle shots, one at 2.49 to emphasise the sadness, and there has been angle shots throughout. They have also used a fade effects within this video to show that the couple are no longer together, which implies that they have lost each other.
Slow motion has been used to lengthen their happiness at 3.51 and with the drummer at 4.04 which fits well with the beat.
And finally they have used the same image at the beginning and at the end, I like this as it shows where the story starts and finishes.
What I dislike about this video:
I think that this music video could have benefited from another location for the band as it becomes a bit repetitive being in the same location every time when they come back to it. They could have used some different ways of cutting between each shot as they all zoom in and then out which also is a little repetitive.a
I think that the shot at 1.42 is a too long, because of this it gets a bit boring towards the end.
I also believe that the music video could have been improved if they had used a woman vocalist as well as a male, as there are parts in this song where there is a women singing.
The location at 2.46 could have been better as i don't think the location at the moment adds anything to the video.
Also the projected images of the guitar being played in the background may have benefited if they were the same, e.g. his fingers moving at the same time and on the same notes.
Furthermore the background in the mirror shots is not the best, as you can see all of the equipment usually used in that room. And finally, although I like the shot at the end of the male actor winking, I don't think it fits in very well with the song.
Overall I really like this music video, I think it has been done very well, and all of the effects/transformations that have been used all seem very professional, I also believe that it contains all the forms and conventions that would normally be seen in a real music video and therefore is equivalent to the original music video done by Counting Crows.
What I dislike about this video:
I think that this music video could have benefited from another location for the band as it becomes a bit repetitive being in the same location every time when they come back to it. They could have used some different ways of cutting between each shot as they all zoom in and then out which also is a little repetitive.a
I think that the shot at 1.42 is a too long, because of this it gets a bit boring towards the end.
I also believe that the music video could have been improved if they had used a woman vocalist as well as a male, as there are parts in this song where there is a women singing.
The location at 2.46 could have been better as i don't think the location at the moment adds anything to the video.
Also the projected images of the guitar being played in the background may have benefited if they were the same, e.g. his fingers moving at the same time and on the same notes.
Furthermore the background in the mirror shots is not the best, as you can see all of the equipment usually used in that room. And finally, although I like the shot at the end of the male actor winking, I don't think it fits in very well with the song.
Overall I really like this music video, I think it has been done very well, and all of the effects/transformations that have been used all seem very professional, I also believe that it contains all the forms and conventions that would normally be seen in a real music video and therefore is equivalent to the original music video done by Counting Crows.
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