Oasis - Rock 'n' Roll star - Music video

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I have chosen to look at the video 'Rock 'n' Roll star' by Oasis off the album 'Definitely Maybe', above is a link to the video. The way in which the production is filmed is that of the performing style, the video features oasis playin on stage at one of their gig's although there is also an inclusion of clips that are not to do with the perforemance however do relate to the life of the band the clips shown help to form a narrative that coinicides with the lyrics.
Camerawork- Camerawork is a very important aspect of a performance video as it helps the video to be more interesting and enjoyable and in this particular video there is the use of a vast amount of different camera shots that help give the performance more depth. The Video begins with a wide array of different images that flicker across the screen almost unrecognisable, the camera then cuts to a close up of each member of the band, the camera however does feature longer on the lead singer of the band and it is him along with the guiatrist that are featured in most of the shots as they are the unique and recognisable feature of the band and it is them two that most people recognise from the band. There is then an onslaught of a range of different unconventional camera shots including; zooming in and out, the camera paning through the crowd, we are introduced to band at this point as each member of the crowed that is captured are wearing an OASIS t-shirt, also the camera moves as though it is on a piece of string. These shots put together is such away helps portray the sense of movement as though you are a member of the crowd, I think this is a strong requirement when filming a music video based on performance. . Throughout the whole performance piece the camera is constantly moving again highlighting the sense of movement felt by the crowd, it draws you in a one of the crowd members. As the camera cuts to another scene one that is not on stage the image shown on screen in supported by the lyrics of the song for example 'i live in the city, and there's no easy way out' images shown screen support these lyrics there a flash shot of a city and there is a shot of 'noel on a go-kart' representing no easy way out also the shot of the go-kart is re-used again to support the lyrics of the song this time though to coincide with the line 'and the days are to fast for me'. The title of the song 'Rock 'n' Roll star' is also supported by the images shown, whilst the band are performing the camera cuts to a variety of close-ups, long shots, extreme close-ups, and paning shots giving you an insight into their life into the life of a 'Rock 'n' Roll star'.
Mise-en-scene- From the start of the performance you immediately recognise mise-en-scene conventions. From the start of the band's performance they are surrounded by dark lighting the only visible lighting is that from the strobe lighting that features on stage. Clothes worn by the band are generally the same sort of style jeans, a jacket and shirt, this helps represent the bands image and also can help portray thier genre of music.
Editing - With the range of different shots used the colour in which the camera shots are filmed varies this would have been done using editing, there is a shot of the crowd filmed in black and white, this represents a memory as though you would be able to remember the performance for the rest of your life, it portrays the memory of the crowd. When the image on screen cuts from the band performing to what look like home video movies there is the use of fade transitions which help to keep the video flowing. Editing on the beat is a general convetion for a music video, and for a performance genre it helps to keep the video flowing as there is no narrative therefore it helps keep the video structured, in this video the fast paced cuts to the different camera shots helps link in with the tempo of the song and when it slows so to do the camera shots and how quick they cut from one shot to another.