JP: Technical Analysis

Blood Orange - I'm Sorry We Lied - Coastal Grooves

From this video I have learnt that many of the shots in music videos involve the lead singer, for example in this video, I would say about 90-95% of all the shots in the video include the artist, who poses as the protagonist in the video. Due to the fast-paced, electronic quality of the music, the video has a fast cutting rate to match, with most of the shots in the video being only one or two seconds long. However, in many music videos like this, the camera movements would be fast to support the fast cutting rate. This video only uses slow pans or tracking shots for movement if there is any movement at all, which kind of juxtaposes with the fast cutting rate and fast pace of the music. The rule of thirds does not really apply to this video, as in almost all of the shots, the characters are positioned centre-screen, unless it is a two shot. There are also no transitions in the entire video, the shots just cut to the next ones immediately.

Shot Number	Duration	Shot Type	Mise-en-Scene
1	4 Seconds	Medium long shot, tracking backwards.	Bridge at night with bright lights, motorcyclist driving towards camera.
2	3 Seconds	Mid shot, tracking backwards.	“
3	7 Seconds	Medium long shot, tracking backwards	Same as previous shots, but a van passes, and the title of the song and artist appear above the motorcyclist’s head.
4	5 Seconds	Bird’s eye, panning shot	Two people drag a bloodied body across a dirt path.
5	3 Seconds	Close up, zooming out	Motorcyclist in leather jacket starts to remove his helmet.
6	3 Seconds	Longs shot	Motorcyclist washes his bike in sheltered area.
7	2 Seconds	Close up	Girls hand running along brick wall
8	2 Seconds	Mid shot, panning slowly	Girl emerges from corner, wearing denim jacket
9	4 Seconds	Close up, panning	Girl’s hand caresses bike.
10	2 Seconds	Mid shot, over the shoulder	Girl looks at motorcyclist while caressing bike
11	2 Seconds	Close up	Girl wearing fairly heavy make up.
12	2 Seconds	Close up	Motorcyclist revealed to be black with long hair and leather hat (the artist).
13	3 Seconds	Mid shot, tracking backwards	Girl and biker on bike at night.
14	2 Seconds	Close  up	Biker’s face again.
15	2 Seconds	Mid shot	Biker and girl get on bike.
16	1 Second	Establishing shot	Location – Penny’s (classic 80’s American diner)
17	2 Seconds	Two shot, zooming out.	Biker and girl sitting at bar in diner.
18	2 Seconds	Medium close up	Girl in diner.
19	1 ½ Seconds	Close up	Girl’s hand, playing with butter knife.
20	1 Second	Close up	Biker’s face, evidently trying to do the same thing.
21	2 Seconds	Two shot	Girl and biker at bar with drinks
22	2 Seconds	Medium close up	Girl with milkshake
23	1 Second	Close up	Broken television on foreign channel.
24	2 Seconds	Two shot	Girl and biker at bar.
25	3 Seconds	Low angle, mid shot	Feet dancing on dark floor with neon streaks of light.
26	3 Seconds	Handicam, tracking shot	Biker and girl running out of bar.
27	3 Seconds	Medium close up, tracking shot	Girl and biker on bike outdoors at night.
28	2 ½ Seconds	High angle, panning	Bloodied biker shown being dragged through dirt, lip synching.
29	1 Second	Panning, canted angle	Lights at club.
30	1 ½ Seconds	Medium long shot	People dancing at nightclub.
31	2 Seconds	Close up	Feet dancing at club.
32	1 Second	Close up	Girl dancing at club.
33	1 Second	Two shot	Girl and biker at club.
34	2 Seconds	Two shot, panning	Girl and biker dancing closely at club.
35	1 Second	Medium long shot, tracking	Girl and biker stumbling through club.
36	1 Second	Medium long shot	Girl throws biker down on sofa.
37	2 Seconds	Close up	Girl caresses and licks biker’s face.
38	1 Second	Extreme close up	Girl caresses man’s crotch.
39	2 Seconds	Medium close up, high angle	Bloodied biker lip synching while being dragged through dirt.
40	1 Second	Mid shot	Biker dancing in neon lights at club.