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Camera Movement

Guided By Voices / I Am A Scientist

Panning shot, close-up of guitar:



Throwing Muses / Bright Yellow Gun

Panning, replay of shot:



The Cure / In Between Days

SnorriCam effect, camera moves with the guitarist but shot is displayed from the shoulders up:



Panning back and forth, camera follows close-up of guitar, as if it is attached to it:



Shaky camera, close-up:



Vocalist pushes camera away, it comes back and he grabs hold of it:

Location Ideas

(From a fan-made video of Talking Heads / Psycho Killer) 

I like the idea of shooting in a garage and then moving out onto a country road, following the vocalist/guitarist. 

Shot Styles/Camera Movement

The Smashing Pumpkins / 1979

360 degree panning shot:



Evangelion shot (zoom out):



The Lemonheads / My Drug Buddy

I like the way these three shots fade into one another, and also the distinction between the black-and-white performance and the use of colour to separate the two.



Blind Melon / No Rain

Over saturated colours, quick edits:



Beck / E-pro

Shaky camera, panning shots:



Beck / Where It's At

Mise-en-scene, over saturated colours in the background:

The Wedding Present / Brassneck

Panning shot, performance:

The Cure / The Lovecats

Shaky camera, flashes of over saturated colours:



Tracking shot:



I like the setup of the band and the frame of this shot. The camera stays in place as the vocalist moves around, staying within the shot and keeping the band in focus.

A Field In England (film)

Alternative Rock Videos

will.i.am - Bang Bang

I love the 1920s feel of the video and the fact that it was shot in black and white; editing is slow to match the pace of the song and a crackling effect has been added to emphasise the concept of the video. The video feels like it should belong in the jazz era, but the song features elements of pop and hip-hop and still works, proving that this style can be brought up to date if done correctly and leaving room to experiment.

Pixies - Where Is My Mind

Possible song choice?
There is no official video for this song and so, combined with the concept of the song (that of essentially "losing your mind"), I think that this would open up several possibilities for shooting a video, and create many different angles to work with. The song was written by frontman Black Francis and was inspired by his experiences scuba diving in the Caribbean, in which a small fish was trying to "chase him" - whilst the Caribbean is off the cards, it may be possible to illustrate this aspect of the song in another way, whilst combining performance and elements of narrative.