Shot Count Analysis

Shot Count Analysis

Track: Love The Way You Lie                          Artist: Eminem ft. Rihanna

                          

 Director: Joseph Kahn (American Filmmaker)   Release Date: 5th August 2010

                  

Length of video: 4 minutes, 26 seconds

Number of shots in entire video: 168

Average length of shot: 1.5 seconds

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Number of shots in 30 second segment: 26 within 26 - 56 seconds

Within the 30 second segment there are:

Number of CU: 7

Number of ECU: 1

Number of LS: 5

Number of MS: 13

Number of panning shots: 2

Number of tilts: 2

Other shots: Crane x2

Shot number	Shot type	Shot length	Description	Edit to next shot
1	Medium Shot	2 seconds	Pull/Push Focus Lip Sync	Straight cut
2	Medium Shot	2 seconds	Lens Flare (Sun)	Straight cut
3	Close Up	0.5 seconds	Girl Lying Down	Straight cut
4	Extreme Close Up	0.5 seconds	Held Hands	Straight cut
5	Medium Shot	1.5 seconds	Pan Movement round singer	Straight cut
6	Close Up	2 seconds	Girl getting up from bed	Straight cut
7	Close up	1 seconds	Handheld of Lip Sync	Straight cut
8	Long Shot	3 seconds	Crane Shot, rising up	Straight Cut
9	Medium Shot	2 seconds	Two actors on bed	Straight Cut
10	Close Up	1 seconds	Two actors on bed	Straight cut
11	Medium Shot	1.5 seconds	Pulled Focus, side angle of singer	Straight cut
12	Close Up	1 seconds	Low Angle of singer	Straight cut
13	Close Up	1 seconds	Two actors on bed	Straight cut
14	Medium Shot	1 seconds	Lens Flare, Lip Syc	Straight cut
15	Close Up	1 seconds	Two actors on bed	Straight Cut
16	Medium Shot	1.5 second	Two actors on bed	Straight cut
17	Close up	3 seconds	Close up of younger artists face.	Straight cut
18	Medium Shot	1.5 seconds	High Angle of two actors	Straight Cut
19	Close to Mid Shot	2 seconds	Handheld Zoom Out	Straight cut
20	Medium Shot	1 seconds	Slow Movement	Straight cut
21	Medium Shot	0.5 seconds	Shot/Reverse Shot	Straight cut
22	Medium Shot	1 seconds	Slow Movement	Straight cut
23	Tilt up - close up	3 seconds	Tilt up of younger artist.	Straight cut
24	Close up	0.5 seconds	Lip Sync, Lens Flare	Straight cut
25	Medium Shot	0.5 seconds	Mid Shot of two actors	Straight cut
26	Medium Shot	0.5 seconds	Mid Shot of two actors	Straight Cut

  

What have I learnt?

I have found out that there a lot of shots in a music video that people do not realise. It sets the pace for the video according to the shot size, and through this portrays the atmosphere of the concept delivered to the audience. There are a lot of simple mid shots and close ups to pick up detail, and when the long shots are added that is when the shots are longer with smooth movement. I have also learnt that the link between the shots are important as too much jumping from scene to scene does not make the video run smoothly.

All that I have realised through analysing shots and the pace, I can now take into consideration whilst shooting and editing my music video, and include these aspects to make my video run smooth with a nice presentation.