Thursday, 26 September 2013

AW : Technical Analysis of Madvillain - Accordion







0.00-0.08
Fade in from black, tracking out shot down a corridor, all shadows, character at the end surrounded by light
0.08-0.09
Close up, side on of artists face
0.09-0.10
Tracking shot continues from 0.00
0.10-0.11
Same as 0.08
0.11-0.12
Same as 0.09
0.12-0.13
Same as 0.08
0.14-0.15
Same shot as 0.00 but this time the camera is still
0.15-0.23
Similar shot to 0.08, zoomed out to a medium shot, man playing accordion in background, all characters are basically silhouettes
0.23-0.26
Rapper, only his mask really visible in a mid shot, we see a man and woman by a bannister in the background, narrative fuzz
0.26-0.29
MS of rapper rapping, all in same location so far just different camera positions, all eye level
0.29-0.31
Zoom out of close up of artists face, high angle camera, in a corridor
0.31-0.35
Series of back and forth cuts of rapper in same position just from further away and then closer again
0.35-0.37
MS of rappers upper body silhouetted rapping
0.37-0.40
MLS of artist to right side of the screen, camera zooms out to show full body in a corridor
0.40-0.42
Tracking shot of artist walking down a corridor away from bannister at the end of it, revealed to be same location as the tracking shot at 0.00
0.42-0.54
Camera handheld,  eye level, artists walking towards in performance, then walks past, leaving only the woman by the bannister dancing as a silhouette in the light
0.54-0.56
Same camera style as last time just pulled back a bit more so the artist is back in frame as a MS
0.56-0.57
Artist MLS going round a corner rapping, camera follows
0.57-0.58
Less than a second, shot of artist in corridor rapping MS
0.58-1.00
CU of artists mask with the microphone rapping
1.00-1.05
Silhouette of artist rapping against white wall
1.05-1.10
Artist in corridor facing away from camera, camera pans across the corridor
1.10-1.12
Still shot of  an accordion leaning against a bannister at the end of the corridor, MS
1.12-1.14
Rapper at the end of the corridor MLS rapping
1.14-1.17
Artist in a hallway, camera pans across his body fast, MLS
1.17-1.20
CU of artists face against plain white wall
1.20-1.23
Artist performing in plain white  room MCU
1.23-1.29
Artist in original open ended corridor, handicam MS
1.29-1.30
Quick shot of artist silhouette, pans across
1.30-1.35
Artist now conversing with woman in the corridor but stops to rap to camera
1.35-1.36
CU of artist looking into the ceiling of the room
1.36-1.38
Rapper in corridor walking towards camera
1.38-1.40
Artist walking away from camera MS
1.40-1.42
MCU of artist performing to camera
1.42-1.45
MCU of performance in corridor
1.45-1.52
Quick zoom of silhouette of artist performing, cannot see facial features  MLS to MS
1.52-2.00
MCU which is usually artist performing is him swaying as the camera blurs and fades to black


From technically analysing this video, I've noticed most of the performace shots are of the artist at eye level, at a MCU, cut with MLS and occasionally zooms, the camera is cleary handicammed but doesnt move very much other than slight jolts. I have also noticed the director has filmed the performace part several times in one location, and cuts betweening, giving the effect of the camera being in more than 1 place. There is also use of narrative fuzz in this video, we see a man and a woman at the end of the accordion but do not know theyre meaning or influence on the narrative. The majority of the video is performance based however, making the video very illustrative as the song is not so much a story as a quick delivery of wordplay and metaphors.
 

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