Cinematography within planning

There are going to be many different styles of cinematography in our video but there are four main shots that we want to focus on.

Close up shot

The first that will be used is a traditional close up shot, this is a key shot for us as it will clearly show facial expressions of our characters which will help show emotions of the characters and therefore maximize the relationship between our protagonist and the audience as they will be able to emotionally involved with the characters as they can see what they are feeling and thinking. This may make the audience want to watch the video again. The conforms to the conventions of the music genre as there are usually a lot of close ups of the artist to help improve awareness of the artist and boost their popularity.


Dolly/Track shot

The second shot we are going to be including is the dolly/tracking shot, this is an important shot to use in our video as our video is narrative based and will be telling a story. In order to do this we will need to follow the characters, this can be done through the use of tracking and dolly shots as they literally follow a subject rather than having to keep cutting to another shot which might not suit the mood of the video at particular times in the song. This does not conform to the typical conventions of dance as videos in this genre contain a limited amount of tracking/dolly shots and focus mainly on establishing and close up shots.



Point of view shot (P.O.V)

Another shot that we will be using is the P.O.V shot, this will used to help the audience empathize with our main character and therefore become more involved with the narrative which will encourage them to watch the video all the way through as they will be more curious to discover what happens in the end of the story. This shot is used a lot in this genre of music for putting the audience in the clubs and parties, therefore it conforms to the conventions of the dance genre.


 Mid shot

One more shot that will be used in our video is the mid shot in which the shot usually focuses on one character but is wide enough to show what they are doing. This will be used to show what our protagonist in the narrative is doing when he is important scenes in the story as this will be important to know. These shots are commonly found in the dance genre as they are a good shot for showing the artists expressions but also to show them doing various activities, usually dancing in this genre.