My role in the group is to research and focus on the camera shots and props to be used in our music video. From my research in terms of props, many are unachievable as lots of the videos focus on fast cars, swimming pools and expensive jewellery however, I found a piece that says expensive alcohol is focussed on and I believe that this can be made possible for our video. This will add a sense of class towards the artist during the video which is one of the representations that we are aiming towards. Flowers are commonly used too in order to achieve the romance element of the video and so we have decided to include a rose as a symbol of love between the artist and actress in the video. This rose will also be used as a motif throughout the video to remind the audience of the romance that the couple once had before the break up which they will have just watched.
In terms of camera shots, the performance based RnB videos tend to use various long shots and group shots to be able to show the artist performing a form of dance routine which could also include backing dancers too which also need to be in shot. Alternatively, in narrative based RnB videos, the camera shots can vary. Establishing and wide shots are used to identify location and set the artist here and close ups are commonly used to establish the facial expressions of the artist to try to understand their feelings as they may change emotions through the narrative of the video. They may then revert to a long shot as there may be areas of performance within the narrative where the artist sings their feelings directly to the camera in an attempt to connect the audience with what they are saying. An example of the close up used is Usher in his video for Burn,
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