Music Video - 'Acres of Life' Research & Ideas

Name of Artist:- "Acres of Life"
Name of track:- "I Like To Make The Pretty Girls Smile"



Research from looking at music videos by "Fall Out Boy" and "Metrostation"

"Fall Out Boy" - Dance, Dance



Metrostation performing "17 Forever" on GMTV




Camerawork:-

• Tracking shot around the band
• Close ups on lead singer
• Wide shots to show band members jumping around
• Low angle shots making them look god-like
• Over-the-shoulder shots of drummer.
• Zoom in and out

Editing:-

• Fast pace
• Sharp cuts
• Rhythmic editing
• Shot lengths speed up to rhythm of song

Mise-en-scene

• Videos tend to be humorous
• Sensitive themes, e.g. bullying
• Quite controversial & destructive
• "Breaking down barriers"
• Focuses on themes specific to target audience (16-24 yr olds) e.g. Prom and Cheerleaders
• Dialogue during song or before