I am analysing the music video for the song 'Me, myself and I' by De La Soul. It is a hip-hop rap song which is very similar to our chosen song and below is a 9 shot analysis showing the editing, mise-en-scene and camerawork used in the video and why.
The first row of photos are screen grabs of the music video showing Camerawork. As you cane see they include two close ups, one of the artists face and one of an actors head and shoulders. The other is an establishing long shot of the band De La Soul.This shot is used for the audience to come to the realisation of who the artists are and the set of which it is being filmed so we understand the narrative, in this case the video is set in a schiool. All camera angles are used to make the video more engaging, keeping the audience attracted and intersted in the video.
The second row of photos are to show the mise-en-scene of the video (everything visible withing the frame). The first picture is to show costume. As you can see the actor is wearing big gold chains, and as we've established, through camera work, this costume piece is probably used to represent the actor as cool/rebellious pupil that others are affraid of or look up to. The middle photo on the second row is to illustrate props. The prop they have used is a stereo/radio/boombox which once again can be associated with popular kids, but doesn't have a particular meaning or message in this video. The third picture illustrates the lighting and once again the location. They have used a black room with black floors, and a spotlight, which is keeps us as an audience engaged as there has been a change in both lighting and set.
I have used the final row to illustrate editing. Credits are placed into the bottom of the screen at the begining of the song, saying the name of the song and the artist, which shows me, someone who's making a video, to prehaps consider adding titles/credits. The other two photos just show lyrics flashing up on the screen which would have only been possible to create within the editing process.
The second row of photos are to show the mise-en-scene of the video (everything visible withing the frame). The first picture is to show costume. As you can see the actor is wearing big gold chains, and as we've established, through camera work, this costume piece is probably used to represent the actor as cool/rebellious pupil that others are affraid of or look up to. The middle photo on the second row is to illustrate props. The prop they have used is a stereo/radio/boombox which once again can be associated with popular kids, but doesn't have a particular meaning or message in this video. The third picture illustrates the lighting and once again the location. They have used a black room with black floors, and a spotlight, which is keeps us as an audience engaged as there has been a change in both lighting and set.
I have used the final row to illustrate editing. Credits are placed into the bottom of the screen at the begining of the song, saying the name of the song and the artist, which shows me, someone who's making a video, to prehaps consider adding titles/credits. The other two photos just show lyrics flashing up on the screen which would have only been possible to create within the editing process.
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