Editing styles research

Bruno Mars- Uptown Funk

Identify the genre of the music

The genre of the song Uptown Funk is Pop as it contains conventions of a typical pop song such as bright colours and lighting.

Identify the pace of the song and if the video has a narrative

The song isn't extremely fast pace but it is very upbeat and has a lot of energy with the constant

dancing and different scenes.

Identify if it’s a one-shot music video or if it uses editing.

The video is not a one-shot video it has different cuts, which are generally in time to the beat, the song cuts

to show a different scenes or camera angle.

List the shot duration of the first 15 seconds of the video 

The first 15 seconds of the video the shots are 1-5 seconds each, this is because of the

build-up to see the girls face as it pans from her legs up to her head. It also establishes

his position as the main part of the video.

Britney Spears- Baby One More Time

Identify the genre of the music
The genre of the music is pop, it can be identified by the bright coloured tracksuits and dancing (common conventions of pop videos).

Identify the pace of the song and if the video has a narrative
The song is slow paced but the beat speeds up as we get nearer the chorus.

Identify if it’s a one-shot music video or if it uses editing.
The video is not a one-shot video, it has lots of cuts to different scenes and camera angles

List the shot duration of the first 15 seconds of the video 
1st shot - 6 seconds
2nd shot - 3 seconds 
3rd shot- 2 seconds 
4th shot - 4 seconds

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