Research 14: Bruno Mars - The Lazy Song (Video 12)

I chose to capture this shot primarily because of the lighting. In my AS final video I attempted the same and it didn't go quite to plan. So from this I know that it needs to be a medium-close up, and I guess quite simply you needs to put the gap in the curtains in the right place. This works well with the story as it gives the audience a good idea of the mentality of the character from the off. (i.e. doesn't get up via an alarm, just waits until its bright enough outside that it wakes him up).

In this shot we see the main actor in the mirror, whilst being able to see his shoulder. We are at quite a low angle, I believe this is to try to make him seem quite an intimidating character, especially with the faces that he is pulling in the mirror. We find out that he is living alone, and doesn't want to be disturbed. The reason I chose to capture this shot is because of the angles they have used, without getting any of the camera in the reflection.

This is a tracking shot, where we are moving backwards at the rate our main character is walking towards us. This gives us a good idea of the neighbourhood he lives in, as well as confirming our suspicions of not wanting to be disturbed by completely dismissing his next door neighbour as we see in the screen shot. This would be quite a simple shot to replicate, all you would need is a dolly and some practice at moving at the right speed.

This is a tracking shot showing the man walking home in his dressing gown, obviously not dressed appropriately. I chose this shot as it gives a good idea of location, as well as giving you the option to do whatever you like with the main character. With the correct lighting you could play with the shadowing on the wall. This shot is probably best for urban style videos, but can be applied to different genres. This is useful mainly because it shows the body language of the people in the shot much more than a close up might.

Here we have a point of view shot, looking at some parcels on his front porch. I actually used one of these point of view shots in my AS film opening and have found it can be very effective if you are trying to put the audience in the character's position. It adds a more personal feel to the situation, even with something as simple as looking at some parcels on the front porch, as earlier we saw him ignore the postman when he dropped them off. We now can see him pick them up, suggesting that maybe something has changed in his mindset from the beginning of the story.