Research: Music Video Analysis 2

Track: Rise Up

Artist: Andrea Day 

Record Co: Warner Brothers Records 
Director: M. Night Shyamalan

Release Date: 9th May 2016

Video Length: 4:56

Shot Amount: 50 
Shot Length: Varied from 5 to 20 seconds 

Time analysed from: 4:00 - 4:30
Number of Shots:  8
Number of  Close Ups: 2
Number of Long Shots: 1
Number of Mid Shots: 4
Number of Two Shots: 1

Shot Number	Shot Type	Shot Length	Description	Edit to the next shot
1	Mid Shot	1s	A shot of Andrea singing that part of the song	Straight Cut
2	Mid Shot	5s	The couple are on a date, and the part of the date is when they are choosing what they want to eat at the restaurant	Straight Cut
3	Mid Shot	5s	The shot then returns back to Andrea singing in a different part of the restaurant	Straight Cut
4	Two Shot	5s	The shot is then at the couple again. At this part is of the two of them eating.	Straight Cut
5	Mid Shot	3s	Another mid shot is used of Andrea singing	Straight Cut
6	Close Up	5s	The couple is now in the car. Two close up shots are used in this one shot as it allows the audience to see there emotions after the date.	Straight Cut
7	Close Up	5s	A longer close up is showing Andrea singing once again.	Straight Cut
8	Long Shot	1s	The final shot in the 30 seconds is a long shot of the two people as they walk back into the house again.	Straight Cut

One thing that I learnt from looking at this music video, is the idea of a story that goes throughout the video. The story being told in this video is the day to day struggles of having to look after him, but she does it because she loves him. The reason for mentioning this is because this may be an idea that I may want to use in my music video. The idea that I will be taking is the use of a narrative throughout the video, that has a couple of clips slipped in of the person singing, as the layout of the clips was easy to understand and you could easily follow the story that was happening. 

Another thing I was able to learn from this music video was the idea that the camera work can be very basic, but is flawless. The camera quality takes away from the simplicity of the shot, and transforms it into a beautifully portrayed shot, that shows the meaning behind it through the camera work.