In depth analysis of videos produced by other students

macklemore: cant hold us: when analysing this video, i found that they had produced good relations been lyrics and visuals, they did this by interpreting, certain lyrics such as 'thief' and accompanying this with a man walking off with a bag which wasn't his. also when 'money' was mentioned they accompanied this with a shot of the robbers giving a busker money. the relationship between music and visuals was shown by there editing to the beat, this is shown at 3 separate occasions at 1.04 where they used the music to incorporate their movements. also at 1.30, where they editing the clips to the beat changes of the music. the cinematography used in this music video was amazing, certain examples would be shown where they used the text, to show the clips through it this can be seen at 1.33. however they also used a significant amounts of tracking shots which were effectively used at 1.41. arianna grande: problem: when analysing this video i found the relationship between lyrics and visuals were proficient in the video, this can be shown where they use the lyric 'i want you' and they subsequently point to the camera, as if they were referencing someone. another occasion where they effectively combined lyrics and visuals was where they said 'one less problem without ya' here they used the shot of the man on his own, referencing how he has no problems now that he is alone. the relationship between music an visuals was effectively shown at 0.45, this was where they had the low angle of the girls dancing, which in turn matched the beat and rhythm of the music. another example would be from 2.10 onwards, here they show excellent editing to the beat of the song, chaining the clips on every beat. the cinematography used in this video was proficiently used, an example being at 0.53, the establishing shot of the girl dancing. this helped with the m-e-s as it showed a different location but also enabled the audience to focus on the girls dancing. another example would be at 2.09 with the medium long shot, of the girl rapping, this helps bring the focus of the video onto the girl but the shot frames all that the director wanted the audience to see. labyrinth: express yourself: when analysis this video i found it to have an excellent use of using lyrics and visuals. this could be shown where the lyrics say, 'dont turn heads' this is followed by the man trying to get the attention of the girl on the street, and her subsequently ignoring him. another example of their use of lyrics and visuals would be where they first referenced 'express yourself' and they followed it with a clip of street dancers, expressing themselves. the relationship between music and visuals was achieved at 0.06, where they edited the zooming in to the beat of the song. another example would be at 2.40, where they clicked and the shot changes to the silhouette of a man singing. the cinematography was excellent, this was shown at 2.49, this is when they are dancing in a tunnel, with balloons this shows them to be expressing themselves but also references the great use of m-e-s. another example of great cinematography was shown at 2.20, where they had the spotlight only focused on the main character dancing and subsequently expressing himself, for all the audience to see.