Research on music videos

This is the video for Zzzonked by Enter Shikari, which is mainly made up of footage from one of their gigs. There is also a lot of focus on the crowd jumping and dancing, which is important for music of this genre. The video is filmed in black and white, with certain parts edited to a slower or faster pace to add effect. The use of strobe lighting in this video also adds effect, especially as it is shot in black and white. There are cuts between footage from a lot of different angles, and the cuts are very fast paced in some parts of the video, fitting in with the song. The style of the video is fairly simple (just footage of the band and audience) but it is effective and would appeal to the band's target audience (fans of rock music)

This is the video for I Miss You by Blink 182. From the start of the video, the lighting and mise en scene set the mood for the video and fit in well with the song. The visual images in the video fit very well with the song as it is set in what looks like a deserted Victorian mansion with scenes such as a ghostly-looking woman disappearing into thin air and another woman sinking into a pool of water. The video is very dark, in terms of lighting, which adds to the 'eery' feel of the song and video. The editing techniques on the video make it look like it is an old-fashioned film, for example the cracks and shakes of the frame in certain parts. The use of slow fading from one scene to another also adds to the "dark" and "mysterious" imagery.