Eminem-Not Afraid
Cinematography
The first shot in this video is an establishing shot. This shot
tells us that he is in a city with a lot of skyscrapers so stereotypically he
may be in New York. He speaks at the start of the video and the goes to a close
up of his face whilst he speaks. This lets us establish who it is and how he
looks at the moment because he wants to show people that he is fashionable and
he keeps up with the latest fashions. He raps with a lot of emotion in this
song so there are a lot of close ups to show this emotion, with facial expression,
hand, arm gestures and movements. This shows that Eminem has a passion for
raping. Also he is at the centre of the camera at every angle, this shows that
he is the main attention.
Editing
This video is a mix between continuity and montage editing
as it follows a loose story line, in to two settings and jumps between the two
settings whilst he sings the lyrics in both settings. It also jumps between
different angles within the same setting. This creates a very effective way of explaining
his feeling in this song through editing as is talking about he is trying to
work through the chaos of his life.
Sound
The lip syncing in this video is done expertly because the
camera is very focused on him so he had to make sure his singing is exactly in
time. Around Eminem there is no one and it looks like there is no sound.
Mise –En-Scene
There are two settings in this video; a city and a basement.
The basement setting i used to help illustrate his feeling of being trapped
which is confirmed when he breaks through the wall when the lyrics talk about
facing his problems. He is dressed very typical for his genre which is Hip Hop
which include the cross around his neck, sleeveless tops, baggy jeans and Nike
trainers.
Analysed the song well, in particularly all the differenet aspects f the music video.
ReplyDeleteI like the way you briefly explained the denotations, however if you could link some of these paragraphs (mise-en-scene) to the song, then it would have boosted your knowlegdge upon this song.
ReplyDeleteYou analysed this really well and with a lot a detail. It would of been better if you were to talk a bit more about sound.
ReplyDeleteThis is good, you clearly have put a lot of thought into what you have saw in the video and creating an interpretation based on what you saw e.g. when you said he is in a city with a lot of skyscrapers you immediately said that he might be in new york this shows that you have look at the scene and identified it as a well known place. Also try to think about your spelling as in the first paragraph you wrote Eminem has a passion for 'raping' try to think about this as someone might thing you mean something else to what you meant to say
ReplyDeleteGood work! add images please!
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