Old Pine by Ben Howard is the song my group chose to use for our music video, and so I thought it would be nice to analyse the real media video and compare it to the video myself, Matthew and Boj created.
The evident symbolism and representation in this video is nature with shots of the sky, sea, cliffs, greenery, trees etc. Comparing this to our video, the representation of nature also is evident too, with shots of the river mersey, and time lapses of humans to connote life. Another evident similarity between this video and my own, is the use of time lapses which I believe represent the quickness of life and how we should cherish every moment. What I like about this video is the used of the lens flare, which makes the video seem natural, again showing that representation of nature, which is often evident in folk media products. The use of wide and establishing shots, similarly to my video, is to give the audience the full frame and realise the beauty of the environment. The scene with Ben Howard walking towards the camera and lip syncing really inspired my music video,as I did a scene very similar, where by I was lip syncing whilst walking towards the camera in front of the mersey. I believed this was a very successful shot as it shows both the emotion of the protagonist whilst keeping the representation of nature and ts importance with naturalistic scenery in the background. The representation of friendship is also conveyed in this video, in the wide shot of two people climbing on the side of a cliff and joking around, which conforms to a representation often shown in folk video, and which is also shown in my music video. A final similarity of this video and mine is the clothing, which is casual showing the simplicity often represented in folk music.
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