Radar Love Storyboard

This is the storyboard my group created for the music video to Radar Love that we are creating.

I feel the shots included on this will reflect the song nicely and follow the genre of the song closely.

Testing Possible Camera Shots For Radar Love Video

Close Up

This is a close up of the bass pedal being pressed. I aim to use this shot at the beginning of the Radar Love video I am going to make.

As the bass begins to play in the song, I will show shots of the bass pedal being pressed in time with the music.

Medium Shot

This is a medium shot of the drummer's upper body and the symbol in the foreground. I want to use this shot in the video but am not sure where yet. I think this shot emphasises the music and instruments being played.

I may use this shot in the video but possibly on another instrument.

Birds Eye Shot

This is a birds eye shot of the drummer playing the drums. I would like to use a similar shot to this in the video but possibly a view of the whole band rather than just the drummer.

I feel this shot makes the band stand out and reflects the song nicely.

U2 at Glastonbury Analysis

After watching the video of U2 performing at Glastonbury in 2011 it is clear the camera work plays a big part in making the performance what it is. From the establishing shot to the last shot used, the camera team use a wide variety of shots to enable the audience at home to feel that they are at the festival. The low angle shots used make the band members look more powerful. The quick cuts also add to the festival atmosphere and also make the band members looks more important and powerful as well as getting shots of the various viewpoints at the festival. 

There are a lot of crowd shots throughout the video. This makes the audience at home feel like they are actually at the festival and allows them to put themselves into the shoes of the people shown in the crowd. As well as this there is a lot of obstructed shots used throughout. This also gives the audience at home the sense of feeling like they were at the festival with the use of these point of view shots. A lot of the cuts and shots used are also in time with the music we hear which makes the performance and video flow nicely.

Lastly, the final shot used is the same shot as the establishing shot used at the beginning of the video. We see the camera pan out and then go to the helicopter high angle shot and we can see the stage and the crowd as well as the surrounding environment. This is a very clever way of ending the video because it allows the people at home to relate to the performance as a whole.