Rough Cut Commentry

Rough Cut Commentary - Locked Away by R.City ft Adam Levine

This is our second Rough Cut for our music video, there are still some parts that we can edit, however it's coming a long more than it was before. So far we have produced a questionnaire asking people what they thought about our idea for the music video, this idea was a success however producing it proved to be more difficult then it expected. There were multiple times we couldn't find the time to film particular scenes and had to do the best with what we had.

Positives about our Music Video

• The music is on beat with the shots, making it fast paced.
• It's in line with pop music video code and conventions such as the star brand; the artist play's the main lead while also singing.
• Features the the orginial characters that our music is based on 'Bonnie and Clyde'.
• Is a modernised version of Bonnie and Clyde.
• Involves Flashbacks, this makes it unique and challenges the codes and conventions of stereotypical pop music videos.
• Involves a romance.
• Lip Syncing matches up to the beat and lyrics.
• The meaning of the song matches up to the narrative of our music video.
• Even when the audience thinks the song has finished, there is a little at the end. Enhances enigma for the audience.

Negatives about our Music Video

• The flashbacks i feel need to be more prominent, so the audience know they are flashbacks
• Shots need to be shorter in various scenes, e.g. the scene of them walking to the door.
• Several shots need to be re-alligned and cut in time to match up to the ones after, e.g. the scene where Bonnie and Clyde are walking together, but then it cuts again and Bonnie is behind Clyde instead of in time with him.
• One of the police officers death is a little too fake, and Bonnie runs in to late for the kill, preferably this is a scene that needs to be re-shot.
• Scenes need to be cut just before you hear the camera noise to stop recording.
• The car scenes, needs to be cut just before the shake to avoid any shaky noises.

By Danniella Chapman