Alternative Shots Idea 2

Recently I watched a music video that I thought captured the way in which the artists were seen differently and the whole video could give the viewer more of a personal feel towards it as it is filmed through the eyes of someone opposite the artists and therefore makes you feel as though you are actually in the video itself. The music video was Night Changes by One Direction. Normally I am not one to listen to artists such as One Direction but I heard this song on the radio one day and decided to check out the video. I was interested in the idea of the videoing in first person and it gave me the idea of doing this in my production.

The concept of filming in a first person view like they did isn't seen much in music videos as you normally are able to see the main characters in third person. However, I thought the use of the first person was very clever as it was not something I had seen before and thought that the way in which the band members interacted with the camera was very good. An example of one of the interactions I liked is very near the beginning where the band member puts the scarf around whoever was filming. The video also gives the feel that it is actually a person and not just a camera as you see the band members holding the camera woman's hand at a few points and you also see her foot and lap towards the end. This was clever use of the camera and this gave me some inspiration if I was to change the idea of my production. The only drawback with using this in my production is that I need to include a wide range of camera shots and angles and with this method I will only be incorporating one type of shot and it would need very little editing which may bring my grade down unless I was to be very precise with filming and ensuring I make it as perfect as possible.

The video for One Direction - Night Changes can be seen below: