Analysis of Rock Videos 2. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band - Born to Run.

Mise en sene:

Lighting used is stage lighting, this indicated to the viewe that this music video is of a concert, it is typical of a rock music video to show the band and singer doing a live performance as thir music isn't created by computers or technical equipment, it's purely on them and their tallent. They don't wear specific costumes that match, they wear what they want and what they are comfortable in as you can see the lead singer is wearing jeans and a shirt whereas the sax player wheres something completely different, i think this is good as it makes the performance look more personal and authentic. They created a nice shot which when they tracked out you could see it was the girls reflection in the grand piano. It has a nice ending, it freezes on a shot of the singer mid-jump in the air and writing goes accross the screen saying 'Thanks to all our fans! Bruce Springsteen and the E Street band' and then it fades out.

Cinematography:

Pannig in the begining could be done really fast or slow which gives a blurry affect and makes it look busy. Establishing shot pan of the crowd informs the audience that it is a concet and also shows thousands of people having a good time and enoying the same thing which gives a positie vibe to the video. Close ups, long shots, and midshots are used to show the performance and the band members playing their instrument and the singer lip synching, this is affective as you are watching them do what they are tallented at and watching them create the music right infront of you. Tracking i used to go into the singer whilst they are singing this looks effective as the stage lights are above him and it's just a nicely set out shot. They use lots of different shot types and camera angles through out, an example of this is during the sax players solo, mid-shot, long shot, mid-long shot, close-up and more are what are used within the 15 seconds. They use a point of view shot from in the crowd looking at the stage you you can see  what the audience was seeing and feel like you were there.

Editing:

When creating this music video they have used footage of a number of different concerts and edited them all together. Fast pace shot changes have been created by cutting every second or two to a new shot, this gives the viewer a lot to look at and makes it more interesting and makes it seem moe energetic and exciting. They use lots of cutss of crowds enjoying the music, i really like this idea as it how how important music is to people and that thousands of people come together to hear the band/ singer/ musician that they love. During the sax players solo which is 15 seconds the shot changes 17 times thats more than one different shot per second, this shows how important it is to have a lot of shot changes. They use fade in and outs between different shots, this shows that t's carry on, it the same time in the performance but it's jsut at a different camera angle.

Sound:

Show the performance and the band members playing their instrument and the singer lip synching in time with the music is an important aspect of a good music video, this is used in this usic video and it is affective as you are watching them do what they are tallented at and watching them create the music right infront of you. Also the fact that the moving image is of a concert makes you feel ore like you are seeing them live. Cheers from the audience at the concert is played at the begining and end of the music video, this indicates that it was a live concert and makes it seem more good and exciting as you can hear other people also enjoying the music