2. CinematographyThis video follows the usual conventions for
shot typesof a music video from this genre. The long shotsportray
the band performing together in front of theburlesque dancers, and
mid close-ups are used toconvey performance and lip-syncing. A
variety of shottypes are used on the dancers; close-ups are used
ontheir body parts, and mid-shots as well as long shotsshow them
performing to the camera or dancing. Asmore camera shots are
concentrated on the femaleswithin the video, this implies that they
are the solefocal point of the video, as viewers attention is
drawnto them more often than to the band.
3. CinematographyShot types for the band:Shot type for the
burlesque dancers:
4. EditingThe editing of the video frequently cuts on the
beat,therefore a fast-paced atmosphere is generatedtowards viewers.
Cross-cutting is also used, as thevideo goes from a shot of the
band performing, thencuts to a female dancer either posing or
performing,then back to the band allowing viewers to follow
anarrative, and the activity of two sets of people.Slow motion has
been edited in, in order to matchthe lyrics that occur at the same
time: dancingslowly.
5. EditingThe shots in which slow motion is used:An example of
cross-cutting in the video:
6. Mise-en-sceneThis video puts Carol Vernallis theory into
practice,as a phantasmagorical body is portrayed at the startof the
video. Numerous locations are included:outside, a stage, sets for
the burlesque dancers, and aplain background. As many locations are
used, thismeans the video follows the conventions of thisgenre.
High-key lighting is used on the femaledancers, while spotlights
are used on the band-members, this has been done to link the band
to theburlesque dancers, as the dancers normally have aspotlight on
them so the band have reversed theroles.
7. Mise-en-sceneUse of the phantasmagorical body:Different
locations used:
8. Mise-en-sceneThe clothing of the band is dark and smart;
theywear black shirts and trousers, and smart shirts,while the
females in the video appear scantily-clad,making them seem
provocative to viewers. Propswithin the video include: instruments
for the band,and the dancers have quellazaires, fans,
feathers,telephones, etc as the burlesque dancers have moreprops,
this further suggests that they are the mainfocus of the
video.
9. NarrativeThe narrative is evident by the use of
cross-cutediting, which helps to present the story to viewers;the
video is about a burlesque dancer named ChelseaDagger, and the lead
singers relationship with her.