Camera Shots and Effects that I liked

I want the music video that we produce to be current, so I decided to look through a current single, Wretch ft Josh Kumra- Don't Go. I was watching the video and after 27 secs I saw this shot.(picture right)The reflection in the water is a good shot to symbolize a reflective mood and a unique way of showing that the main character in a shot without using a simple medium shot.

Here is another shot from the same video, this is a good shot to show a coming together of two people, instead of just having a shot of them jumping into each others arms. This would be a good shot to use if a couple were breaking up as you could have the hands moving apart. Then at the end of the video if the two characters get back together the hands could re unite.

This next point is a transition, I came across it when searching for a shot of the sun rising in the video Watch the Sun Come Up- Example. This transition is one of the best transitions I have come across when looking through music videos. Throughout the video a cartoon affect is used for transitions, this transition starts at 43 secs and ends two seconds later. Example is shot walking up to buildings which are in normal colour and stature. They are then transformed into a black and white cartoon.(see right). The buildings then fold up until a flat shape and then turns into the sea. This cartoon is then wiped so the white cartoon changes to normal sea. (see left)

This shot on the right, is an effective way to show time passing, the shot works and also keeps the continuity of the video. Rather than showing the man shaving from start to finish its shows three way split screen.