AW : Technical Analysis - John Newman - Love You Again

0-0.05	Backwards tracking shot of stair rail
0.09	Still camera, mid shot, lead running up stairs in slow mo
0.12	Backwards tracking shows stairs leading to theatre – MLS slow mo
0.14	Feet in spotlight on stage, throwing white powder, MCU slow mo again
0.17	CU of singer on stage singing
0.20	MS of characters walking into venue, backwards tracking
0.22	Following tracking shot from behind the characters this time, facing the stage
0.23	MS character looking around the audience
0.25	MS, side on, star on stage singing, depth of field, handicam
0.28	Same as 0.17
0.30	MS of woman walking up staircase
0.33	Same as 0.25
0.35	Pan, same as 0.22

1.37 – 1.39	MS of woman at bar, tracks to see man enter
1.40	Shot-Reverse-Shot of characters smiling
1.44	Tracking shot MS people dancing
1.45	Star on stage singing MCU pan + track
1.48	Same as 1.44
1.50	Shot-Reverse-Shot same as 1.40
1.52	Man in suit, LS, blocked, looking for girl in crowd
1.53	CU of singers mouth/shoulders, side on
1.54	Same as 1:41
1.56	Depth of field, woman’s friends enter background
1.59	Reverse shot, man’s friends enter background

 

 

The effect of the CU of the singer give him prominence over the band, showing him as the star of the performance. By doing this technical analysis I have discovered that the cutting rate I thought was acceptable for our preliminary task was probably too slow and shots really shouldn’t be longer than 5 seconds. Also that you do not need to spoon-feed the audience by showing them everything that is happening, they can infer what’s happening as long as you show them the essentials.