Music Video Research - Chase & Status Ft. Plan B - End Credits

Chase & Status Ft. Plan B - End Credits

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I love this shot that opens the music video as it is the main artist (Plan B) and we see him falling to the ground but in slow motion, i just think this is a very different way of opening the music video and so is very dramatic to the viewer and so also adds to the feel of the song.



Here we can see again how another song has chosen to use fast paced editing techniques that are in time with the beat of a song. Also the chosen of clips it cuts too is important for the music video as we see one clip of a fight and then another of a interview in a police station, this all adds to the feel of the song and the themes about hooded gangs that this song tackles.



This is another interesting shot.As this song was written for a film called harry brown, they have taken clips from the film (such as the one above) and incorporated them into the music video. This shot is a scene taken from the film and then they put Plan B in the background singing. I think this is very clever as it shows the clip from the film, but also the norm we would expect to see in music video of the main artist singing to the camera.



I like the locations used in this music video, such as this underpass. It adds to the feel of the music video a very grimy and urban location. Location is key in this music video and through the music video the locations are all in the suburbs which mirrors the setting of the film this song was written for, and also the typical locations we would expect a gang to hang out. Rule of thirds has also been used well in this shot.

Again we can see the sub urban location in this shot. But I also like how in the back ground we see Plan B floating up, symbolising death. The lighting is also very clever in this shot as it has been done to look like the street light is lighting up Plan B's body.