Friday, 13 July 2012

Modestep - Sunlight


Produced by London based dubstep group Modestep, Sunlight was released on August 2011, It is a humour piece and includes OAP's taking part in a typical Teenagers life style. 


Mise-en-Scene
Camera Angles
What lighting is being used? The lighting used is a normal sunlight colour however there are patches of red in the corners perhaps used to make the video seem older. Some of the lighting in the club is a lot lighter on the OAP’s.
What angles are being used? What effect does this have? Direct address to the audience – why sing directly to the viewer? Several angles are used, mid mid shots are used so all the characters can be viewed straight on and similarly long shots too. However close ups are used to capture the expressions of the OAP’s in the antics they get up to. When Modestep perform however they do not look directly at the camera.


Do the make-up and costumes also contribute to make a convincing product? The costume are stereotypically what an older person may wear.
What movement is used? Does this disorient? Is that the preferred outcome? How can movement contribute to the type of music? Dancing is apparent almost throughout, fitting the dubstep genre of ‘skanking’ perfectly, moving your head and shoulders in time to the fast beat is apparent and typical.


What locations are being used? Why do they do this? Many locations are used including a house which belongs to an older person judging by the décor which makes it realistic. The pub and clubs are also used where the OAP’s are made the centre of attention and to be looked out of place. The seafront if used where they take place in riding scooters and bikes across, this is a humours aspect.
Distances: are they varied? What difference does a close up have compared to a medium? What are they designed to capture? Distances are varied through the piece, the close ups are mainly the reactions of the OAP’s where as the further away shots catch them in action. In this piece they are both used in an humours manner.


Do they use the instruments needed to make the music for that genre? Why would they include/omit them? In the sections where it cuts to Modestep performing the use of DJ boards and drums are used, this is appropriate for the genre in question.

Editing
Sound
Transitions: How are these being used? What effect do fades and white/black cuts have? Fast black cuts are used in-between the OAP section and the Modestep section, this makes it clear one has ended and one has begun.
Synchronous editing (matching to the beat) being used? Why include elements of sound to match specifically with visuals? What impact does this have? There are a few sections where the fast beat matches the equally fast cut, this makes the piece look fast and lively and fits the dubstep genre. The visuals are all fast paced such as dancing and drinking so they fit the fast paced music.


How are the narratives arranged? Is cross cutting used throughout to indicate a parallel storyline? Do jump cuts make it confusing? Jump cuts are used between the two different sections going on.



What effects are used? How do these contribute to your understanding and feeling towards the artist? Very fast cuts are used to create a flashback of the night before, and also blurring of the shots make it clear indecent things are going on.


From this video I again like the humour aspect, I also would like to interoperate the fast movements along to fast beats, lots of cuts would make the piece look good. 

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