Shot Count Analysis

Shot Count Analysis

 

Track:Blurred Lines (first 30 seconds of video)                                              

Artist: Robin Thicke ft T.I and Pharrell Williams                                  

Director: Diane Martel                               

Release Date: 20th March 2013

Length of video: 4.32 mins

Number of shots in entire video: 134 shots 

Average length of shot: 3.22 seconds

Shot number	Shot type	Shot length	Description	Edit to next shot
1	Low mid shot	1 sec	Handheld as a little shaky, zooms out a tiny bit and shows peoples legs and feet. Caption of #thicke across the shot	Continues with no transition
2	Mid over head shot	2 secs	Remains handheld as unsteady, shows a man and a woman lying together in a bed but only their top half of their bodies.	Text disappears as changes shot
3	Mid shoulder shot	1 sec	Changes to a different background with two different people, one sings a line of the song	Straight cut back to the 2nd shot with the caption across the shot again
4	Mid birds eye view shot	3 secs	The people on the beds are shown again, with the writing across the screen again like in the second shot.	Straight cut
5	Close up	1 sec	Shows the expression on the artists face before the singing begins	Straight cut
6	Long shot	3 secs	6 people are in the shot, shows their costumes and appearances head to toe, they are dancing and the set is simple.	Straight cut
7	Extreme close up	1 sec	Emphasises one of the females face, may be targeted for men.	Straight cut
8	Close up pan shot	2 secs	Shows a male and females faces as the camera pans and the text appears on the screen again.	Straight cut
9	Close up reverse pan	1 sec	The camera pans in the opposite direction to shot 8 and shows the same people.	Straight cut
10	Mid shot	1 sec	A different female is shown licking her lips which may also be aimed at males as it is seen as seductive and may entice them to keep watching the video.	Straight cut
11	Long shot	3 secs	The artist is stood with two of the females and they walk off leaving him on his own with the text across the screen again.	Straight cut
12	Mid shot	1 sec	Shows another artist dancing before the lyrics start.	Straight cut
13	Long shot	4 secs	The artist is singing and looking into the camera as it shows him and a female head to toe	Straight cut
14	Long shot slight zoom out	1 sec	All 3 females are in the shot with one of the artists singing. The set is strange with a hay stack and animals making the video unique and memorable.	Straight cut
15	Mid shot	3 secs	Shows the two artists singing and a female walking round them with a giant dice, again random and memorable.	Straight cut
16	Close up zoom out	2 secs	The shot starts off as a close up of Robin Thicke's face and then zooms out to show him and a female.	Straight cut

Number of shots in 30 second segment: 16 shots

Within the 30 second segment there are:

Number of CU: 4

Number of ECU:1

Number of LS:4

Number of MS:6

Number of panning shots:2

Number of tilts:0

Other shots:

Analysis - what have you learnt from this process? 


I have taken more notice in the amount of shots used throughout a short amount of video and appreciated the detail in each of the shots and how they have clearly been planned out and thought about well. I have also learnt that a video can be successful without over the top misc-en scene as this video is quite basic, yet has a lasting effect on the audience as the shots create a unique and quirky video which is enjoyable to watch. Mid shots were the most common shots in this video and there wasn't a huge variety of advanced shots proving that a good video can be produced using basic shots in an effective way. I have also learnt that transitions are not always required to change between shots as this video looks great without any in between shots and it looks professional still.