ABBA- Money, Money, Money analysis - similar to what I want to create
ABBA- Money, Money, Money music video analysis
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Cinematography: very quick short pans, in time with the music. Continuity shots to the music, increases the pace of the video
Editing: quick short shot durations.
Sound: non-diegetic to start
Mise-en-scene: busy street. Well-groomed hair, nice clothes. Bright lighting too.
What I would like to do that is similar: I would like to have shots cut to the timing of the music and continuity shots.
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Cinematography: sudden zoom in
Editing: continuity shot to her face turning, allows for the performative element to flow
Sound: all diegetic. Performative element fits in time
Mise-en-scene: dark lighting, face half lit. stylish hat and hair
What I would like to do that is similar: Dark lighting on face, during lip-syncing
Cinematography: focus on money falling onto surface, and shining
Editing: continuity shot to money falling, in time with the music
Sound: diegetic
Mise-en-scene: shiny coins all sparkling in the lighting
What I would like to do that is similar: exercise books or textbooks (could be pens and pencils) falling on table in focus
Cinematography: slightly slower zoom in on people, both equally framed in shot
Editing: medium shot duration
Sound: all diegetic. Performative element fits in time
Mise-en-scene: dark lighting, face half lit. stylish clothes and fashionable hair
What I would like to do that is similar: Dark lighting on face, during lip-syncing but more people in different lip-syncing shots, for shot variation
Cinematography: slow zoom in
Editing: allows for the performative element to flow
Sound: all diegetic. Performative element fits in time
Mise-en-scene: red lighting, face half lit.
What I would like to do that is similar: coloured lighting on face, during lip-syncing, focusing on the light, not the person
Cinematography: choppy zoom in
Editing: continuity shot of face lip-syncing, so it’s not all one long continuous shot
Sound: diegetic allows performative element
Mise-en-scene: dark background but face brightly lit.
What I would like to do that is similar: Dark background, during lip-syncing but bright lighting on face
Cinematography: side-on shot of lip-syncing
Editing: continuity shot to their faces turning, allows for the performative element to flow
Sound: diegetic for performative element
Mise-en-scene: dark lighting, face lit. matching stylish clothes and hair
What I would like to do that is similar: Dark lighting on face, during lip-syncing and matching stylish clothes and hair
Cinematography: focused, still shot of bottle opening
Editing: continuity shot to show bottle popping in time with the music
Mise-en-scene: dark lighting, bottle lit. cork pops out in time to the music
What I would like to do that is similar: sudden movement/action to the music with still camera focused on something
Cinematography: focused on money – reflects lyrics
Editing: continuity shot money being displayed
Mise-en-scene: dark lighting, money lit.
What I would like to do that is similar: Dark lighting on objects (maybe school books)
Cinematography: close-up of lips lip-syncing
Editing: continuity shot to lips
Sound: diegetic for performative element
Mise-en-scene: face brightly lit
What I would like to do that is similar: close up of mouth lip-syncing
Cinematography: close-up of eyes open
Editing: continuity shot to eyes
Mise-en-scene: face brightly lit
What I would like to do that is similar: close up of eyes
Great analysis! There's some really good scope for an intertextual reference in your own video from this. Ms Cope
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