Shots in Soul Music Videos

The typical types of shots that are found within the soul genre consist of close-up's ,wide shots,mid-shots.The majority of artist's replicate these in their music video as they heighten emotion and truly manipulate what the audience's sole focus is on.Some examples of music video's that had these types of shots were the following..

Amy Winehouse- Back to Black
In this particular product, the wide shots are used to create a greater emphasis on a sense of isolation  and formulate a sombre atmosphere to the music video.

Alicia Keys-If I Ain't got You
The use of a close-up allows the audience to see the depth of expressions and enhances the verisimilitude for the narrative in this music video.

John Legend- Ordinary People
Mid-shots are use in John Legend's 'Ordinary People' used to create a central focus on the singer and by having this type of shot consistently in the music video,we are able to see how passionate the singer is.

Overall,having done this research I am a lot ore familiar with the shots typically used,this will be really beneficial  as we have begun storyboarding  and will incorporate some of these in our product,however we will also seek to subvert some of the shot's used as we envision a more contemporary soul music video.