music video: how'd you like that by voodoo hussy

this music video starts with the sound of a film roll starting as if an old film was showing and it then shows the name of tha band in big red fancy lettering, this shows that they are a bold band and want to put themselves out there. it then shows gates opening and showing a carousel as if going to the circus or fun fair...

the screen effect all the way through is a sepia tone to make it look like an old silent film which also adds to the lead singers costume as she is dressed in a victorian style, then she starts singing and the camera shot is a close up and is pretty much for alot of the video showing that she is the main point in the video as she is the lead singer.


the video also has real performance in there aswell which is all set in black and white and is very much set in an intimate scene as if the band are rehersing for a show.
the video also has close ups of the other band members aswell as their musical instruments, but the camera always returns to the lead singer as if she is the ring leader like one you would find in a circus.

she also interacts with the band aswell directing them a little bit which again shows that she is the leader.


the video then closes the same way it opened but in reverse and its also speed up aswell as if we're now leaving the fair and its ime to go home.

This is the life by craig devine

This is the Life from Craig Dean Devine on Vimeo.

this is the life is about a family who have to deal with tha return of the father an tha person who has to deal with this the most is the young son.
it deals with the issue of a family member going into prison and how their family copes with that especailly with younger children
it also deals with how the family must adjust to life without that person when they are in prison and also hpw they have to adjust again once they are set free from prison.


all the wat through the piece the same music is used which can symbolise the wat in which the young boy may be feeling because when he 1st see's his father he does nothing because he doesn't know how to react as he is too young whereas his sister is very happy to see her father and runs up to him to embrace him, also the 1st shot of the father is a close up of him smoking and as soon as he see's his kids he stops smoking an starts crying, this shows his emotion to seeing his kids and shows that he hasn't seen them in a very long time


towards the end we see the family coming together and becoming stronger as they go bowling as a family and the relationship between father and son is restored

on the whole this short film shows a wise range of conventions and camera shots and also attention to detail with the story