LB: Technical Analysis Of A Music Video

Technical Analysis Of The Music Video For 'K Koke - Turn Back feat. Maverick Sabre

I chose this song to do my technical analysis as it is from the british rap genre and shows a clear narrative as well as performance which is a key aspect we wish to use in our final video. There are both production and editing technique used in this video which I would like to use in my final piece.

First minute of music video -

Type of shot	Mise-en-scene	Length of Shot
Medium Shot	BMW parked in a dark street with engine running.	0-0.03
Close Up Two Shot	Two men sitting in the car talking.	0.03-0.06
ECU	Girls face looking sad.	0.06-0.07
Close Up Two Shot	Two men sitting in the car talking.	0.07-0.10
Low angle	Flashback of girl running.	0.10-0.11
Close Up Two Shot	Two men sitting in the car talking.	0.11-0.16
High angle	Flashback	0.16-0.18
Close Up Two Shot	Two men sitting in the car talking. Fades to black.	0.18-0.20
VWS	Fade in. City scape and title ‘K Koke’ appears.	0.20-0.25
Low angle	Block of flats.	0.25-0.26
Low angle VWS Pan	Full length block of flats with tile of song ‘Turn Back’ appering.	0.26-0.28
Wide shot	Two men smoking on the balcony of the high rise flats.	0.28-0.29
handicam	Girl walking. Shot is from the back of her.	0.29-0.30
Low angle handicam	Girl walking. Shot is from the front of her.	0.30-0.32
pan	Guy doing wheelie on a bike in the flats above.	0.32-0.34
Wide shot	Two men smoking on the balcony of the high rise flats.	0.34-0.36
Tracking shot	Girl walking.	0.36-0.38
Pan	Man looking out over the city.	0.38-0.40
Low angle	Walking upstairs.	0.40-0.42
EWS High angle	Girl walking down path.	0.42-0.44
Close Up Tilt Up	Girl cooking in a kitchen.	0.44-0.47
Medium Shot	BMW parked in a dark street with engine running.	0.47-0.49
Close Up	Man (maverick sabre) sitting in the car singing. Shit is through the car window.	0.49-0.55
ECU	Girl looking worried.	0.55-0.58
Mid shot	Man and women arguing in a kitchen.	0.58-1.00

Last 30 seconds of Music Video -

Low angle	Girl pointing gun.	4.00-4.01
Over the shoulder shot	Girl pointing gun at man. Man back up against the wall.	4.01-4.02
ECU	Girl Crying.	4.02-4.03
Over the shoulder shot 2x Zooms	Girl pointing gun. Girl pointing gun at man. Man back up against the wall.	4.03-4.04
ECU	Girl Crying.	4.04-4.05
EWS	Girl Running.	4.05-4.06
Wide shot	Large group of young individuals standing in a group.	4.06-4.07
Handicam Mid shot	Girl running.	4.07-4.08
ECU	Girl Crying.	4.08-4.10
Handicam Mid shot	Girl running.	4.10-4.11
Handicam Mid shot	Girl running.	4.11-4.12
Handicam Mid shot	Girl running.	4.12-4.14
Medium close up	Man looking out over the city.	4.14-4.16
Handicam Mid shot	Girl running. Slow-motion.	4.16-4.17
VWS	Assorted wide shots of the city and high-rise flats.	4.17-4.19
Wide shot	Large group of young individuals standing in a group.	4.19-4.20
Handicam Mid shot	Girl running. Slow-motion.	4.20-4.22
Pan	Man looking out over the city.	4.22-4.25
Low angle Mid shot	Girl standing beneath a large block of flats.	4.25-4.26
Medium Close up	Girl standing beneath a large block of flats.	4.26-4.27
/	Black screen.	4.27-4.33

Summary - The cutting rate throughout the video stays reasonably fast but stays the same rate. This music video is a good example of the perfect balance between performance and narrative which I something we wish to duplicate into our music video. Throughout this video jump cuts are used to great succession allowing the audience to follow the narrative well but at the same time creating an essence of narrative buzz to keep the music video interesting. This is a strategy we need to replicate.

 

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