Foo Fighters - The Pretender

The task and what was learnt 

The task was to analyse the first 40 seconds of the Foo Fighters' music video for their song 'The Pretender' and story board each shot change to form an animatic.
This enabled me to see all the different shot types and editing that goes into a music video. 
As the video continued it became increasingly difficult to storyboard as the speed of editing increased in pace. The alternating of shot types made the video visually captivating and kept the audience's attention.
The first 40 seconds of the video alone contained a vast amount of angles and shots, such as wide shots and close ups. 

Once the first 40 seconds were drawn onto the storyboard they were then transferred onto the computer in order to create an animatic. Along with the animatic, the music video plays just to emphasise the precise and quick editing displayed in the music video. 

From completing this task I have learned that a combination of various shot types and angles will increase a music video's quality. Alongside the right style and speed of editing, even simple shot types can make a music video visually appealing. 

Thriller vs Music Videos

Editing a music differs from a music video. Unless there is an action or dialogue scene, the speed of editing in a thriller can be slightly long, however in a music video the shot is changed quite frequently.Although, it is important to have a sharp eye when editing a thriller, for a music video the editing must be even more precise as the shots need to match the music.