JP:Technical Analysis

John Newman - Love me again

Seconds	Mise en scene	Shot
0:00-0:05	Hand on rail	Slow mo close up
0:05-0:09	Character on one side, hand rail splits screen	Mid shot  slo mo
0:09-0:12	People walking up stairs	Zoom out to mid/long shot, low angle slow motion
0:13	Shadows, on stage, throwing something on ground	Mid shot, low angle, slow motion
0:13-017	Artist, lip syncing	Close up, eye line
0:18-0:23	Walking into old dance hall, group of young friends	Mid shot low angle, slow motion
0:24-0:27	Lip-syncing	Close up/meat shot

0:27-0:29	Girl walking up stairs	High angle, slow motion
0:29-0:32	Singer performing on stage	Low angle, from side, soft focus
0:32-0:34	Performer on stage, character in foreground	Long shot
0:34-0:36	Friends greeting each other	Slow motion, mid shot, slightly low angle
0:36-0:38	Girl walking up stairs	Slow mo, high angle
0:38-0:40	Sitting down on sofa	Mid shot, rule of thirds,
0:40-0:42	Lip syncing	Close up eye line
0:42-0:45	Silhouette dances spinning in spotlight	Slow motion, mid shot, low angle
0:46-0:48	Opening bag	Close up
0:49-0:51	Lip syncing, performing	Close up
0:51 – 0:53	Girl walking out with two men behind	Long/Mid shot slow motion
0:53 -0:54	Lip syncing, performing	Close up
0:55 -0:58	Girl walking, looking over at guy	Slow motion, mid shot, low angle
0:58-1:00	Lip syncing, performing	Close up, from behind, panning

Looking at the video in detail revealed that there are very few static shots and there is a lot of camera movement throughout the video. It also made me consider the different positioning of the camera and the different angles and shot lengths. There is quite a bit of variation which makes the video more visually interesting so this is something we will need to consider in our video and plan ahead so that we have a variety of shots and angles so that it is more visually interesting to the viewer.
Another aspect of the video that I noticed from this analysis is the juxtaposition of location and style. The main narrative is intercut with shots that are unrelated to the narrative and this is something that works really well and is interesting to see. We are considering doing something similar in our video so this has been a useful reference for that idea.
The technical analysis has made us realise that we will need to plan each shot very carefully and think about the shorter filler shots in detail as well as the longer, more obvious shots.