Assessment 3c

There are so many camera angles and camera movements in music videos and they all have their own meanings. We use the camera angles and movements through different sequences of images that create a mood or an emotion and those are some of the specific reasons why we add these into our music videos.

High angle

One camera angle that is used in music videos is a high angle, High angle is when the angle is placed at a high level looking down at the artist and this gives off the mood that the artist is vulnerable and weak because in the frame of the shot the artist looks small therefore they look powerless. By using a high angle you are automatically creating a meaning behind the shot.  

Arc

Another camera movement is an arc, An arc is when the camera is circling the character all around 360', or another shot of an arc can be from a point of view vision where the it feels like you are the person because you’re seeing it from the artists eyes and everything is spinning; the whole world is spinning in circles. From the point of view shot, an arc is to show that the person isn't themselves where if they are being possessed or drugged, either way something unusual is happening to them and causing them to lose control and become dizzy. When the camera is facing the artist and the arc is circling could mean the same thing that the character isn't themselves and become dizzy but it could also be a sign of claustrophobia and someone becoming paranoid. An example of this is 'Aj Tracey - Buster Cannon' between 0.54 - 0.59 there is two arc's circling the artist showing that he is there but he's not there and he is fascinated by the location he is in. Also to show that he is in his own world where everything is fast paced, this shows at the end between 3.49 - 3.54.

Tracking away shot 

A tracking away shot shows that the artist is the boss and everyone follows them, also to show that they run the world, to show that they are important. An example of this is 'Lady Leshurr - Queen's Speech pt3' throughout the whole music video tracking away is being used to show that everyone should back away because the queen is coming because that is what she represents herself as 'Queen' reason being while all of her songs begin with 'Queen's Speech' referring herself to a queen. Also because at the end of every music video she produces she puts on a crown to show is the queen therefore everyone should follow her because she is the boss.

Low Angle 

A low angle is very different to a high angle, where a high angle shows that the artist is vulnerable the low angle shows that the artist is dominant and powerful. They use this angle in music videos a lot more than they use the high angle because the artist wants their image to come across that they are dominant and have more power of anyone rather than to look weak and vulnerable to everyone. An example of this is 'Paul Stephan - SE28' this music video contains a lot of low angles to show that he is dominant and that he is very powerful of everyone, this happens between 0.19 - 0.30. It also related to the lyrics when he says 'I won't tolerate know dickhead vibe' showing that he wouldn't take stupid behaviour from anybody because he is the king. 

Canted angle 

In music videos a canted angle is used a lot because it is to show that the artist is unstable. This angle show the camera being tilted therefore shows that the artist isn't steady. Also this angle is really affected once used with a point of view shot because it shows that the artist is confused and unsure about something. To use this angle you simply tilt the camera to one side slowly. An example of this is 'CezPresents ft. Selassie - back to basics' in this music video it uses canted angle at 0.31 - 0.33 to show that the urban youths are unstable and unsteady. 

Zoom in and out 

A zoom in and zoom out movement is a useful movement in music videos because the zoom in shows that the artist is becoming claustrophobic because the framing of the shot becomes smaller and feels like the artist is in a tight space. Whereas the zooming out is to show that the artist has been isolated and is alone but it also depends on the location because if the they zoom out and it shows that the artist is in an empty room marginalized from the others, therefore it will make it very clear to the audience that the artist is vulnerable and alone because of the frame of the camera will become wider and the artist will become smaller, whereas in a zoom in the framing would become smaller and the artist will become bigger.

Handheld 

Another camera movement is a handheld. Handheld is useful when the image is moving too fast for it to be recorded on the tripod, therefore handheld would be the best procedure to use because you would be able to capture a lot more of the scene. At these points the camera isn't on a tripod it’s been held free handed, however although it is being held free handed it still has to be slightly steady because the music video will become messy if the camera is moving a lot with no meaning to it as well. For instance, IN2-WSTRN ft. Bastard 32, Chip and Geko utilize this system at time 2.12 - 2.23 as the camera administrator was taking after the activity of every specialists featuring in the music video. By this it gives an urban feel and road feel. The reason for utilizing this procedure it makes it sensible and it gives it more lumpy impact on it.