Analysis of individual shots from opening 30 seconds of real Music video

The opening shot is a long shot showing this “character” from the knees up. The music video itself parodies music videos from the 1960’s (hence the black and white colour scheme). This is why this man appears at the start as his role is to announce the band.

The second shot is a short one ant it is a mid-shot with a pan to the right. The point of this shot is to show the audience and their reaction to the band (Nirvana) coming onto stage. The main focus point of this shot is the women who jump up in excitement for Nirvana.

The third shot, like the second, was short and primarily was to show the crowd and their reaction. A long shot is used to do this.

Finally the band is revealed through the use of an extreme long shot showcasing all members of the band on stage.

Following the long shot of the band comes a close up. This close up is of band lead Kurt Cobain.