PREP MUSIC VIDEO CODES AND CONVENTIONS - Explain the use of camera angles in 'Sk8er Boi' - Avril Lavigne.
The use of camera angles are very wild and fast matching the fast tempo and high energy song. The video relates to the song as in the beginning there are skater boys and wild children raiding shops and spraying paint around the city. The camera angles vairy from low to high shot, which shows despite her being the main character of the video, she is still with all her friends having a good time. When Avril is seen upon the taxi's in the city, with the mike in her hand the upwards low shot shows how she is the most important and has a high status to the rest.
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ReplyDelete1. Camera movement (and editing) can be wild and fast, but not angles. Angles can be canted (not horizontal). Perhaps think in terms of camerawork= camera angles, camera movements, camera shot types (that is, three aspects)
2. Accurate on how low angle shot increases AL's power and status.
3. Middle point rather woolly...what are you trying to say?