An Artistic video~ alt-J Breezeblcoks

I have chosen to write about the music video by alt-J  and the song is called Breezeblcoks. Ever since I watched the first couple of seconds I couldn't look away by how interesting it was filmed. My first impression when watching i thought that man who appeared in the video was the bad guy, because it looked like he killed the women in the tub. But since the video is in reverse you really need to pay attention to every detail and try to put all the pieces together to find out what really is going on. To me it was and still is one of my favourite videos to watch because you are expected to follow along, making it feel like a puzzle piece which I find to be nice. Both women in the video I think are supposed to represent the same woman. The man is fighting for his marriage, he attempts to save the wife he knows and loves (in the closet), but he feels like she is leaving “Please don’t go, I love you so”. The plot is basically about a man trying to keep his marriage but it isn't getting anywhere he would hope it would be.

Since the entire video it shows the man and women fighting the color in each scene has a  dark blue to it which can symbolise sadness. Even though the tone of the song is quite calming and doesn't have a fast pace, having the clips backwards plus making it have a bit of slow motion balances out the rage that the actors have while fighting. Which i think was a smart move because it doesn't get the viewer excited as someone would watch a fight happen, it has a type of calmness to it that makes it easy to watch. 

The ending i think is great because it shows the water running which then has you remember that at the beginning of the video (which is technically the end) shows the woman the man was fighting with is supposedly dead in the tub  to represent how he won, but they also show a clip of him zoomed in resting his head on his hand which can symbolise him contemplating on whether or not it was worth it.

Jens Risom~Prezi

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Portrait Inquiry ~ Pinterest Storyboard

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Portrait Lighting~ Steve Carty Assignment

Studio Lighting

    For this situation I used artificial lighting in the studio, I had my subject sit in front of me in the same height chair as me because I wanted the camera angle to be straight on instead of having the camera upwards. The back lights were the same distance from the subject and 4 feet away from the back wall to create the white background in the image. I had someone to hold up the front lighting above my head so that there would be no glare in the subjects glasses. The gold reflector was used in this but I wish that i didn't use it because now looking back at the photos the subject looks to lit, so iIwould of liked to maybe use the white reflector instead especially since there was a lot of lighting used.  The camera was vertical because since the background would be white I wanted to focus more on the subject. I was trying to make the subject to laugh and be happy while I was taking her picture because i wanted the expression on her face to be genuine instead of putting on a fake smile.

Open Shade

This picture was shot outside in the shade of the building using natural lighting, both of us sat down on the ground but this time the camera angle was a bit higher so in the picture the subject is giving more attention to the camera. A white reflector was used to brighten up her face and to give a nice finish to her. I had her sit a couple feet away from the wall so that there could be a bit of depth of field and not have to be crisp as the the attention is on the model.

Open Shade
I took another picture in open shade but this time I had the camera in landscape because I really wanted to get her hair in the shot flowing in the wind. A gold reflector was used for this image but I wish I used a white reflected instead because I feel like the gold is overpowering her skin tone.
Again she is sitting far away from the walls because I want her to be the most in focus. I was able to make a few jokes that made her laugh, so in this picture I was able to capture a genuine smile from her.

DSLR Examples

Fast Shutter Speed

    This photograph represents that a fast shutter speed was used because of how time has been captured and frozen when the bubble was about to be popped. You can see how clean and crisp the image looks instead of it being blurry.






Slow Shutter Speed

     This photo is a great example of what a slow shutter speed with lights looks like. From when the picture was taken at and the amount of seconds after it collects information of the movement. Making the lights look like they are connecting making the image look blurry.







Shallow Depth of Field

      Shallow depth of field is distinctively different than wide depth of field. It works around by only focusing on one object and having everything else to be blurred, usually the object is the closest and if not in front of everything.







Wide Depth of Field


Wide depth of field keeps everything in focus and is usually used for landscape photographs because you want to be able to see every detail.

Photography~Window Light~Natural Sunlight~Open Shadow

Natural Sunlight
I really like how delicate this women looks because of how soft the light is touching her. The composition is nice because it has a nice amount of negative space balancing her out. I would like to capture a photo like this which is very soft and calm looking.















Window Lighting
I like this picture because it is giving off a chill vibe from her facial expression to her hair which looks effortlessly messy. The window light is giving her a nice shadow which is covering half of her face and is making shapes at the back of the wall. This makes the photo more interesting by not just having the model stand there doing nothing but subtly adding more to the picture.












Open Shadow
 I like the models facial expression, she looks mysterious as if she knows something you don't. The wheat in front of her adds more mystery since it is covering most of her body and a bit on her face. from the background you can tell the sun is starting to set and since she is facing away from the light she is creating a subtle shadow on herself instead or harsh direct sunlight.

Music Videos Over The Past 3 Decades

1. Looking at a couple videos from the 1980s-2000s there is a noticeable change throughout them. There are many different components as to how and why the videos from then have evolved to the music videos we have in the present day. There have been changes in society, the clothing people wear, technology and how important music videos have become in the music industry.

2. I really enjoyed the music video "Take Me On" by ah-Ha, the concept of the comic book coming to life is really interesting and new at that time. The animation looked like it was well thought out and prepared to make. The concept was like when you have a daydream and you become part of another reality. When the girl was reading the comic she became part of it it and when the waitress came back she threw away the paper it resulted different stories from the pages to combine with each other. I find this entire plot to be very interesting and it really got my attention when viewing it for the the first time.

3. When watching videos from each decade it started to get easier to identify when the music video was made in. Some characteristics that would give it away would be the clothing choices, the environment, and the lighting used. Before i personally noticed that in the video there was nothing too crazy it was more of just the artist singing the song and having a couple other elements to it. This was mostly because not a lot of people had access to watch the videos whenever they wanted so videos weren't as intricate. But now music videos are seen differently because  they have now shifted to a form of entertainment for the viewers. Especially since people only have a small attention span music videos are now made either really controversial or have been put a lot of effort to keep the viewer watching which also gets them more views on the internet.

4. What sets Arcade Fire's video from the rest is how interactive it is for the viewers. The video is shown through the computer screen like it would be yourself controlling the video with new tabs opening up and closing. It is something different that was executed nicely.

5. I believe that the artists who are well known will keep trying to make music videos controversial or show a lifestyle that not everyone can have to create more of a fantasy feeling for the viewers. But i have recently seen a lot of cool videos from bands that aren't as well known because i think that getting popular is on their list but not their main goal so they are able to get more creative with their music videos. So to conclude music videos will differ based on the category they are in but i do believe that somewhere in the future they will get better.