Media Techniques -Analysis help

MEDIA TECHNIQUES

ANALYSE WHEN AND WHERE THESE THINGS HAPPEN IN YOUR MUSIC VIDEOS:

Camera Shots, Angle, Movement and Composition

• Shots: establishing shot, master shot, close-up, mid-shot, long shot, wide shot, two-shot, aerial shot, point of view shot, over the shoulder shot, and variations of these.
• Angle: high angle, low angle, canted angle.
• Movement: pan, tilt, track, dolly, crane, steadicam, hand-held, zoom, reverse zoom.
• Composition: framing, rule of thirds, depth of field – deep and shallow focus, focus pulls.

Editing

• Includes transition of image and sound – continuity and non-continuity systems.
• Cutting: shot/reverse shot, eyeline match, graphic match, action match, jump cut, crosscutting, parallel editing, cutaway; insert.
• Other transitions, dissolve, fade-in, fade-out, wipe, superimposition, long take, short take, slow motion, ellipsis and expansion of time, post-production, visual effects.

Sound

• Diegetic and non-diegetic sound; synchronous/asynchronous sound; sound effects; sound motif, sound bridge, dialogue, voiceover, mode of address/direct address, sound mixing, sound perspective.
• Soundtrack: score, incidental music, themes and stings, ambient sound.

Mise-en-Scène

• Production design: location, studio, set design, costume and make-up, properties.
• Lighting; colour design.

REPRESENTATION

Discuss, analyse how and why the following have been represented: (various methods, audio, written, video blog posts - vary your styles guys).




Gender: What gender are the main characters and why?
Is it conforming to or breaking gender stereotypes?




Age What age are the people in your music videos and why?
Is it conforming to or breaking stereotypes?


Ethnicity What ethnicities are being represented and why?
Is it conforming to or breaking stereotypes?


Sexuality What sexualities are represented and why?
Is it conforming to or breaking stereotypes?


Class and status What social classes have been represented and why?


Physical ability/disability Is it conforming or breaking stereotypes?


Regional identity Is it conforming or breaking stereotypes?