Shot Count Analysis

Shot count analysis 

Track: ‘Stay’

Artist: Rihanna ft. Mikky Ekko

Record Co: The Island Def Jam Music Group

Release date: Feb 12 - 2013

Director: Sophie Muller                              

Release Date: Jan 7^th 2013

Length of video: 4:07

Number of shots in entire video: 57

Average length of shot: (in my 30 sec) – 2 sec, (in whole video) – 8 sec.

Number of shots in 30 second segment: 12

Within the 30 second segment there are:

Number of CU: 5

Number of ECU: 6

Number of LS: 0

Number of MS: 1

Number of panning shots: 0

Number of tilts: 1

Other shots: 0

Shot number	Shot type	Shot length	description	Edit to next shot
eg	ECU	2 sec	Girl looking in mirror	dissolve
1	Extreme Close Up	2 sec	Water falling from a tap – Slow motion.	Cut
2	Extreme Close Up	2 sec	Shoulder turning – Slow motion	Cut
3	Close Up	1 sec	Back of girl as she takes her top off, hair moves – Slow motion	Cut
4	Extreme Close Up	1 sec	Water splashing – Slow motion	Cut
5	Close Up	3 sec	Girl pulling top off, showing back and hair falling down – Slow motion	Cut
6	Extreme Close Up	2 sec	Girl moving her shorts – Slow motion	Cut
7	Extreme Close Up	2 sec	Water splashing – Slow motion	Cut
8	Close Up	2 sec	Stomach with water spilling over it – Slow motion	Cut
9	Close Up	1 sec	Two hands in a bath, covering stomach – Slow motion	Cut
10	Close Up - Tilt	7 sec	Shows a girl in the bath (cloudy water) and shows sadness in her face.	Cut
11	Mid Shot	2 sec	Camera over her body, shows most of body in the water – Girl looking down with hair covering her face.	Cut
12	Extreme Close Up	7 sec	Girls’ face (shows eyes, nose and mouth) – starts lip syncing to the song.	Cut

From this process of looking at a music video i would likely use to help create my own, I believe that this style of video shows emotion very easily through the shots and pace of each shot. For example, this video is mainly using slow motion, close up shots because it is easily representing what the artist is feeling which may also relate to the person watching the video.