Analysis of our final song choice and how ours will differ

Analysis of Calvin Harris - Flashback

The music video commences with Calvin Harris waking up on a boat, as soon as the music begins we quickly see a point of view shot of the ocean only it is very disorientated so it is hard to make out what is what adding to the confusion of Calvin Harris. Three jump cuts shortly follow showing three photos from the night before. Another POV shot demonstrates Calvin Harris looking around in the sea and close ups and mid shots of him holding his head emphasizing his disbelief and the fact he is lost syncing well with the lyrics "I'm coming round and now my vision is so clear" - swiftly maintaining the jump cuts to the three beat pace. The close ups are also used to identify his overgrown facial hair connoting that he has been out at sea for a while.

The memoirs of the night (The "flashback") begin to intertwine with the photographs and the boar as we are introduced to Calvin Harris the night before in a limousine with a striking mid shot with him in the middle to show clearly who the main person is but to also enable the viewers to see the females sat beside him with the wine glasses to create the feel of a good night from a lads point of view.

When the chorus draws near, we are brought back to the base track of Calvin Harris out are sea and returned to the POV shots where we take the eyes of Calvin Harris to experience his night as two women open the door and small jump cuts are used to speed up the process of walking in. This is accompanied by the women pouring a drink for Calvin Harris (us), dancing and the ellipsis of the people getting ready for a night on the town as we can note that Calvin Harris is now wearing a white shirt rather than his black t-shirt. This also acts as a reference to the album name "Ready For the Weekend."

We accompany the friends through the back of a club switching between POV and close ups to show his reactions. We finally reach/pass through the dance floor as the music drops allowing the viewer to really feel involved and as authentic as possible especially due to the fact that we remain at the point of view shot throughout until Calvin Harris gets to the DJ booth as the hook begins to play. Which we then see a series of shots ranging from over the shoulder shots, close ups and long shots to get a real feel to the club especially with the disco lights.

Upon exiting the club we are reintroduced to the POV shots and close ups as they venture out of the club and into town. An interesting feature to this is when one of the females accompanying Calvin Harris takes a picture of him where we see a flash of light. Very simple but very effective in my opinion, a nice touch of detail.

As Calvin's chorus returns we also return to the base track of him in the remote boat including the many expected close ups and mid shots. Like with the previous chorus he looks at a photo which jumps us back to the night out, an effective transition. The clip is summarised by the "dadada effect" ( when clips are quickly edited at the climax of a scene *note my thriller blog*). As the song draws close to its final seconds we can see the females participating with the hook of the song as they stroll through the town now fully drunk as illustrated by their actions and their droopiness.

The clip concludes with Harris entering the boat with one of the girls letting off a flare and showing a final close up of Calvin Harris with a shocked facial expression and switching to a low angle shot of him with the sky to show that he is truly lost.


How ours will differ

• We will focusing on the night of three young males collectively rather than one individuals experience.
• Our cover will divert from the party and the liveliness when we shoot our street scenes whilst I am leaving the party to get a sense of emptiness and regret.
• Similar in concept but noticeable difference in the way it will be executed...