Technical Analysis - Evaluation - Mikey

'I Bet You Look Good On The Dance Floor' - The Arctic Monkeys


What have you learnt from this exercise?
From analysing the video to ‘I Bet You Look Good On The Dance Floor’ by the Arctic Monkeys, I have learnt that, even though there are 40-50 shots in this particular video and I originally thought this was a lot, most other videos have many, many more shots than that, over 200 even. Moreover, this means that making a music video is going to be a lot harder than I first expected. I have also learnt that the filming is going to take a lot more time than first anticipated.

How long are the shots?
Most of the shots in ‘I Bet You Look Good On The Dance Floor’ are approximately four or five seconds long, with some up to eight seconds and others as short as one second.

What shot size is predominantly used?
Mid shots and close ups are most predominantly used in this video, and this is because the video is one solely based on performance. Meat is a key technique of this video, with several repeated close up shots of the lead singer, Alex Turner, singing, emphasising the voice as the most important part.

How does the camera move?
There are several shots in which the camera pans from left to right, and vice versa, and occasionally there are shots that do both in the one shot. Zoom is used a lot, both in and out, when switching between the band members performing on stage.

Are there any long static shots?
There are one or two long static shots, however the long shots, in the most part, pan around or zoom in.

Relationship with lyrics/music?
There is no relationship between the lyrics and the visuals as there is no narrative to the video. However, there is a relationship between the music and the visuals as the cuts are frequently edited in time to the cadence of the music.

Are any types of performance shots repeated?
As the video is merely performance based, most of the shots throughout the video are repetitive. Moreover, it is clear that there are five or six set cameras around the stage and the video switches cameras to get a different view and perspective of the performance.

What will you now use from this when planning your own work?
From analysing this video, I have seen a video that is purely based around performance, which furthermore gives me an insight into the performance side of things when filming these type of shots in our video. This is especially appropriate as the Red Hot Chili Peppers, the band whose song the group are using, always have performance shots of some sort in their videos.
The actual analysis itself is in the group folder.