The Yeah Yeah Yeahs- Maps

This is the video for The Yeah Yeah Yeahs- Maps. This is an extremely simple video but made effective by the performance of the lead vocalist. She puts a lot of emotion into her performance which is what i hope to achieve from my actress.

The long panning shot of the room works really well to set the scene of the video and immediately shows the tone of the video. I really like the idea of having a long introduction to a music video, to draw the audience in from the very beginning. This video's use of having the introduction of a long shot of the surroundings is an effective way of doing this.

Panning over such a small crowd makes the song feel even more intimate and personal, thus making it more emotional. The fact that the audience in the video is so far away from the stage also gives a sense of detachment to the crowd and the song.

In this sequence, there is a series of close up shots for all three members while just the music is playing. This is a good way to introduce all band members, as some videos focus too much on just the lead singer. All the members have very simple outfits, typical of this genre of music and the age and style of the band and music.

This is the first shot we get of the bands as a whole and it is quite an impressive way of doing so, with a long shot of the bright lights framing the stage and from the perspective of a member of the audience in the video.

I like the way in these shots the glare of the lights from the stage somewhat obscures the singer, creating a nice glow around her.

I really like this panning shot, that starts with a shot of the audience out of focus and ends to being behind the singer. This gives a nice perspective from the singer's point of view.

These transitional close up shots of the lights are a nice way of signifying the change in colour to the set.

I really like this sequence of just a shot of the singer with the lights changing over her. It is a nice way of adding more interest to the scene.

This is a lovely shot as you can really see the emotion affecting her. The soft glow of the lights adds a nice layer as well.

This is a nice panning shot of the audience, who rather paradoxically to the scene before it, seem unaffected by the song or the singer's performance.

The way her hair is covering her eyes in this close up works really well in this shot. I like the extreme close up to her face as well.

I like how the video comes full circle at the end, with pulling out of the shot of the stage, to the beck of the hall again.