Evaluating other student blogs

Whiles looking at the successes criteria, I think this music video would be a level 4, as they have completed good mise en scene, in terms of the artists facial make up, goes well the look of a rock star, as well as his hair styled the way they have chosen, this all goes with there chosen style, being a performance/concept music video. They also used fast pace editing, this allowed the video to flow. Further they used a variety of angles, such as long shot, high angles, low angles and extreme close ups. Looking at the success criteria I would give this a level 2, good song choice and various different shots such as extreme close ups, long shots, and mid shots, however in some of the shots, the camera work has let them down, as they've cut out shoulders in the frame. Moreover the editing has is well crafted as its fast and links in with the fast speed of the song. However the reason I didn't say it is a level three, is because they don't add a lot of lip-syncing, where they have added some lip-syncing, this is only for a few seconds and then the shot immediately changes. The characters/ artists in the music video don't seem convincing as artists, they seem more of lovers in a music video, which they have acted out well, they convince an audience that they are a real couple. I would give this a level 4, as they have taken a song and made created a juxtaposition with it, by making it the opposite to a 'perfect day'. Further the plan and simple setting they have chosen has worked because of the camera work, such as the above angles and long shots. The characters in the music videos, come across as convincing artists, the girl in the music video completed the lip syncing task well. I would say this is a finished piece. Lastly the editing of the music video came out well, as they didn't try to use many effects or make the video fast, it was mainly the filming and the good acting, setting which made it a good music video.