Annotations of music videos

Example 2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeryKq0-BEs

Here you can see the beginning of the track, where we have a good technique of editing used. As the songs kicks in with the use of instruments, similarly the video goes accordingly. In this case we have drums kicking very fast, at the same time we have this image flickering at very fast speed to keep in time with the song. This is a very useful technique, as it involves the audience and keeps them at pace with the song. 

This is another good shot used within this video, as it follows generic conventions, which we would get in a grime/hip-hop video. For example 4 boys with black clothes, with hoods, suggest it is a gangster type approach. Furthermore these characters are black, and stereotypically this shows it is a hip-hop orientated video. The white boy in the middle wearing a cap, which is another prop, which is usually used in such videos, looks odd which suggests he is the main character in the video. 

This is a good shot in this video, as it is a low angle shot, which makes him look superior. Furthermore his posture portrays that level of arrogance, which we would expect in a music video with this genre. 

To be continued....