Music Video Project: Research Blog Post #3 - Analyzing Different Music from the Same Genre

Different Song, Same Genre - Reggae Pop:

                             Beautiful Girls by Sean Kingston 

Camera: 

The camera was different throughout the video. Some of the camera movements were zooms, like the zoom in on the old TV, or panning shots, like the camera slightly panning left or right in almost every scene. There were multiple camera angles, such as low-angle shots when the group was dancing in the restaurant and eye-level shots when the camera cut to Sean singing. There were numerous shots, for example, there were close-up shots of Sean singing, and there were medium/long shots of people dancing in various locations.

Sound:

The sounds were just the lyrics and the music's beat.

Editing:

For the editing, there were cuts between different scenes. There were regular cuts between scenes and special transitions, like someone walking across the screen to show off a new scene. Another piece of editing that the song contained was when it was black and white for some parts, which then transitioned back to color.

Mise-en-scene:

The setting was numerous places, like inside the diner and outside the diner. The props were there to fit the time period that Sean was going for, which was more retro. For example, the old car or the black and white TV screen. The lighting was natural when outside the diner, but when inside, it was a mix of natural and high-key lighting since some scenes were extremely bright, like the scene where Sean was sitting at the bright white table. The actors are Sean Kingston and many unknown actors dancing or sitting/standing around Sean.