Analysis of Similar Music Video (First 20 Shots)

Jake Owen – Eight Second Ride. (First 20 Shots )

1. Establishing shot: shows a truck going down a dirt towards an alligator, the truck is reference to the lyric ’tyres on his truck this high’. The alligator shows the location of the video, Southern America
2. Out of focus shot: showing the singer, Jack Owen walking towards a microphone, you can not fully see Owen in focus to build tension thought the introduction of the song.
3. Point of View shot: what looks like a point of view shot of trees going past as if Owen was looking out of the window of his truck.
4. Close up: Owens Face as he brushes his hair back, getting ready to sing, we have not yet seen Owen in full as he keeps moving out of the frame, this 0
5. Intercutting shot: back to the establishing shot with the truck moved further on, it goes past the alligator.
6. Medium Close up: of the alligator hissing as the truck goes past. Emphasises the location of the video.
7. Close up: of Owens face as the songs goes into a more up beat rhythm. Owen shouts ‘Come on’
8. Cut Zoom out: The first time we see Owen and also a back up band.
9. Cut Zoom in: towards Owen to your attention is on him
10. Cut Zoom in: to a close up of Owens face so your attention of more on him, lets the audience know that the focus is not on the band but on Him.
11. Close up: Owens face from the side.
12. Long Shot: of the full band playing.
13. Cut Zoom: to a close up of Owens face as he starts singing.
14. Dolly shot: we cut to a new location, a bar. To the lyric ‘Hey girl what you name’, a dolly shot follows goes before the girl as she walks through the bar
15. Cut Zoom: shows a Medium close up of the girl, emphasises that this is the girl he is singing about.
16. Long shot: The Band singing
17. Close up: of the girl’s face as she walks though the bar.
18. Close up: of Owen face as he sings. This emphasising that he is singing to her
19. Medium shot: of the girl walking though the bar, like a parallel
20. Medium shot: of Owen singing, another parallel between the girl and Owen