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Student’s Music Video By Ellie Zambakides

Alfie Green Bastille – Bad Blood

After looking through may past student’s music videos I realised Alfie’s was one of my favourites. This was mainly because the video was so well done and it was clear each shot had been thought through and he knew exactly hat he was doing and how his video was going to look. It was a very impressive video and I really enjoyed watching it and how it was quite creepy and had a story behind it, whilst also being slightly more unconventional and twisted.

As a whole the video was executed very well, it looked professional, neat and was of high quality.

The Video Firstly, the girl in the video, it very good

as she fits the creepy tone of the video as her hair seems unkept and her outfit very oversized and dark. Furthermore, there is very good use of lighting and colour within the video, the red lighting used creates a sinister and twisted atmosphere, whilst the police lights heighten the mystery involved in the video. The general mise en scene is very fitting to the genre of the music, the late shots of the woods and the clothing's and props of police tape and the tv and images of the man missing collectively make a creepy and unconventional video. Additionally, the reflection of the girl looking in the mirror are very interesting and the writing on the mirror is further adding to the mystery and eerie feel that the video has.

In terms of the actual shots used, I think he has kept them quite simple and not moved the camera much as it remains stationary for most. However, the shots used are very well framed and capture the mod of the video, they are also comfortably fit in time with the beat and rhythm of the music. This is essential for a music video as it allows everything to flow and it is more interesting to watch.

He has used many intriguing shots like the mirror reflection, the girl in the bath, the close up of her eyes looking through the letter box. As well as filler shots with focus pulls on the moss covered log and wide shots of the pictures of the missing boy to further add to the video’s theme.

In my opinion the really strong point of the video is the editing, it has clearly taken him a long time to do this as there is so many different things that he has used. This is also why this video stood out to me as it really used editing to create the video and set the creepy atmosphere.

There is good use of effects when focused on the tv and the girls eyes are merged in the background. The used of reverse to make the shots when the girl stands/sits before the tv or when she opens the paper, almost uncomfortable, however in this case this is a good thing as the whole video is meant to be like this, it is very effective for the video.

Additionally, his use of many different close ups and long shots, high angle/ tracking, over the shoulder and all the other shots he used were compiled together very well with the editing, the are very quite and interchanging generally help the video to adhere to the eerie mysterious tone it is trying to accomplish.

What Can I Learn From His Video

Despite the fact I do not necessarily plan on making a video with this kind of creepy tone, I appreciate and acknowledge the effort, construction and time that went into making this video. I hope I can take elements of editing from his video into mine as Alfie was very good at successfully editing his video to fit the tone and I have learnt that it is an important element to include in my video.

Furthermore, the props used really make the video and I will put a lot of time into finding the right props to fit my video and shoot in the right locations that compliment the style of the music/video I am going to create.