Kanye West & Jay-Z: No Church In The Wild (Single Camera Music Video)
No Church In The Wild (2012) Jay-Z & Kanye West
This music video, uses a single camera to shoot it's manic, Prague based, riot footage. There is a vast range of shots per scene, which means this likely took a very long time to film, this is an example of the disadvantages of single camera productions.
However since this is a single camera production the varying camera angles and shot types that show different angles and viewpoints of the mobs are very realistic, in that no other cameras or pieces of equipment are noticeable in these shots, that's because there are no other cameras or equipment parts, this helps keep up continuity too.
There are also a lot of establishing and long shots used to set scenes and show the large number of people within the mobs, this is effective at establishing the scale of the assaults.
In terms of continuity, there is no real errors, the best example of continuity being correctly taken into account is at around 3:18 when a police officer is being pulled out of his vehicle, this short scene has 2 shots that alternate. The first shot is a close up from the passenger seat, and the second shot is a mid shot from beside the car, these two shots alternate between each other in very quick succession, and despite this the continuity has no errors.With each shot swap, each character, most importantly the officer, is still in the same position as the shot before hand. Also the lighting used is very pink for most shots, so keeps up the continuity.
The fact this video is almost entirely in slow motion, enables an emphasis to be put on the danger and ferociousness of the attacks, it's almost as if it's slow motion to represent the fear the police are going through, this is because it could represent the police being scared still and having their lives flash before their eyes. Alternatively it could represent how this a sad affair, as it is essentially the human race's downfall beginning as it turns on itself.
There's a variety of deep and shallow depths of field, however it is primarily shallow depths of field that are used, this makes the audience focus on a particular part of the scene, whether it's the officer shooting a flare at 1:30, the only thing in focus is the officer and the gun, the background is blurry, this is because we should know what to expect in the background considering the entire video has people fighting in big groups and mobs, so we don't even need to see that background, we can assume the officer is shooting towards a group of these rioters.
At 2:33 there is a low angle shot of a dog, followed by a high angle shot of a rioter who's on the ground, this shows how the dog is a threat to this rioter, and how it has the upper hand. It also makes the rioter seem weaker in this scenario.
This music video, uses a single camera to shoot it's manic, Prague based, riot footage. There is a vast range of shots per scene, which means this likely took a very long time to film, this is an example of the disadvantages of single camera productions.
However since this is a single camera production the varying camera angles and shot types that show different angles and viewpoints of the mobs are very realistic, in that no other cameras or pieces of equipment are noticeable in these shots, that's because there are no other cameras or equipment parts, this helps keep up continuity too.
There are also a lot of establishing and long shots used to set scenes and show the large number of people within the mobs, this is effective at establishing the scale of the assaults.
In terms of continuity, there is no real errors, the best example of continuity being correctly taken into account is at around 3:18 when a police officer is being pulled out of his vehicle, this short scene has 2 shots that alternate. The first shot is a close up from the passenger seat, and the second shot is a mid shot from beside the car, these two shots alternate between each other in very quick succession, and despite this the continuity has no errors.With each shot swap, each character, most importantly the officer, is still in the same position as the shot before hand. Also the lighting used is very pink for most shots, so keeps up the continuity.
The fact this video is almost entirely in slow motion, enables an emphasis to be put on the danger and ferociousness of the attacks, it's almost as if it's slow motion to represent the fear the police are going through, this is because it could represent the police being scared still and having their lives flash before their eyes. Alternatively it could represent how this a sad affair, as it is essentially the human race's downfall beginning as it turns on itself.
There's a variety of deep and shallow depths of field, however it is primarily shallow depths of field that are used, this makes the audience focus on a particular part of the scene, whether it's the officer shooting a flare at 1:30, the only thing in focus is the officer and the gun, the background is blurry, this is because we should know what to expect in the background considering the entire video has people fighting in big groups and mobs, so we don't even need to see that background, we can assume the officer is shooting towards a group of these rioters.
At 2:33 there is a low angle shot of a dog, followed by a high angle shot of a rioter who's on the ground, this shows how the dog is a threat to this rioter, and how it has the upper hand. It also makes the rioter seem weaker in this scenario.
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