Shot List

shot list

Where are these shots being used? 


Close-Up:
At the very beginning of the video where the music is just the lyrics being sung with a radio effect on the voice. This emphasises the microphone as a motif, as well as focussing the audience on the singing. 
Extreme Close-Up:
Extreme close-up shots similar to this are used in a few places in the video, as it helps to meet Goodwin's principles of matching lyrics to visuals, as the lyrics are 'and if you close your eyes in time' as well as 'sing it back to the eyes that shined once for you'. It also reinforces Goodwin's principle of the 'Notion of Looking', as there are both direct and indirect shot of both Ellie and Kieran's eyes. 
Two-Shot:
This shot will be used in different ways throughout the video as I need to portray the relationship between these two characters. The shot showing above goes with the lyric 'sing it back to the eyes that shined once for you' as it uses notion of looking by the characters both looking at each other, as well as lyrics to visuals as Kieran is singing it back to Ellie. 
Wide Shot:
I've used wide shots quite often in the video, which enables me to get quite a lot in one shot, for example the picture above has both characters sat on a picnic blanket with a picnic basket, a clock and calendar, as well as showing the location. 
Medium Shot: 
These shots are most common in the performance areas of my video, as I wanted to make sure Kieran's start image was portrayed to the audience, so they need to be able to see his face, but I also wanted the microphone as the motif to be visualised throughout as well.
Long Shot:
I've used a long shot of Ellie during the break-up section in the middle of the video, to reinforce the idea that they're not together at this stage, and she is isolated on her own with no-one else around. The example above is a medium long shot as I still wanted her to be able to be easily recognised by the audience as her character. 
Aerial Shot:
Perspective is added when using an aerial shot, and makes the audience focus on what's on the ground, and helps them to take in what the items, for example the clock/calendar, represent within the video (time passing by). The example above is a spinning aerial shot at the very end of the video to round up the ending.