BW: Technical Analysis

The Killers - Human

Shot No.	Duration (seconds)	Shot type	Mise-en-scene
1	5	Close-up	Wires, sandy/rocky ground, mid-day
2	5	Mid-shot	K sign, sandy/rocky ground, mid-day
3	9-10	Establishing/panning	Rocky canyon, singer walking alone, mid-day
4	10	Mid/close-up, group shot	Rocky canyon, band in background, stage lights, afternoon
5	3	Long shot	Rocky canyon, smoke, signs with bands’ faces, white tiger
6	10	Close-up -> tracking shot, group shot	Singer in costume, afternoon, soaring eagle
7	5	Mid-shot	Rocky canyon, bassist in suit, afternoon, stage lights
8	5	Close-up/mid-shot	Bassist, amps, afternoon, rocky canyon
9	3-4	Close-up	Afternoon
10	11	Close-up/mid-shot	Afternoon, band in background, music equipment, rocky canyon
11	2-3	MLS, low angle	Afternoon, rocky canyon, band playing, music equipment
12	2	Panning/establishing	Desert, mountain, afternoon
13	2	ECU	White tiger face
14	2	Mid-shot	Sandy ditch, afternoon, cougar
15	1	Mid-shot, low angle	Singer, afternoon
16	5-6	MLS	Rocky canyon, smoke, signs with bands’ faces, afternoon
17	1	Mid-shot	Drummer, rocky canyon, afternoon
18	3-4	Mid-shot	Band, canyon, afternoon
19	1	Mid-shot	Drummer, rocky canyon, guitarist in background, afternoon
20	3	Mid-shot, low angle	Singer, afternoon
21	4-5	Circle split-screen	Circles, drummer, band faces in mosaic
22	1	Mid-shot	Drummer, canyon, guitarist in background
23	3	Mid-shot, low angle	Singer, afternoon
24	3	Pan right, close-up	Instruments and equipment, canyon, drummer
25	10	Mid-shot, low angle	Singer, afternoon
26	3	Mid-shot	Cougar, sandy ditch, afternoon
27	3	Long-shot	Canyon, band in background
28	3	Long-shot	Canyon, band, afternoon
29	3	Long-shot	Canyon, band, afternoon
30	2	Long-shot	Canyon, band holding up pics of their faces, afternoon
31	1-2	MLS	Singer, band in background, canyon
32	2	Close-up/mid-shot, two shot	Band, instruments, equipment, canyon, afternoon
33	5-6	Mid-shot, group shot, tracking	Band, instruments, equipment, canyon, afternoon
34	4	Long shot, tracking, group shot	Band, instruments, equipment, canyon, afternoon
35	3	Close up, moving	Band, two shot, canyon, afternoon
36	2-3	Mid-shot	Drummer, canyon, afternoon, guitarist in foreground
37	1-2	Mid-shot	Singer, canyon, afternoon, band
38	1-2	Mid-shot	Drummer, canyon, afternoon, guitarist in foreground
39	11	Mid-shot, high angle	Singer, sandy background, afternoon
40	4-5	Long shot, group shot, panning	Canyon, band, afternoon

• In this video I have found that the camera moves at a slow to medium pace, in a somewhat graceful way. This fits in nicely with the background sound which is a medium paced, high pitched almost choir like noise heard in the verses.
• In my opinion the pace of the camera movement helps to enhance the uplifting and meaningful culture of the song.
• There are a lot of fade outs/ins, cross-dissolves, and dip-to-black transitions used which make the video feel more elegant and again assist with enhancing the fashion of the song.
• All sorts of angles and shots are used as well as framing techniques. I noticed that the singer was almost always framed to be in the centre of the shot, and also that the duration of each shot is varied although the average duration is 4-5 seconds, and the cutting rate does not always match certain beats. The lead singer is featured in exactly 23% of the shots.

• This video has highlighted to me the significance of the effect that camera movement can have on a music video. For example as the pace picked up, the camera's elevation increased which made the song feel more exhilarating.
• Editing pace is something that I already knew was important in music videos but this video helped me to understand when it is an effective time to include a transition, and what transitions are aesthetically pleasing to see. For example during the instrumental section of the song, as the music gradually builds up to the chorus there are a few cross-dissolves which help to build up anticipation for the chorus.