Review of Previous Student Video

Reviewing - Foundations (Kate Nash) [Nabilla Doma/Natalie da Silva/Zaiba Hakim]

I chose this video because It had a lot of character and seemed like the students put a lot of effort into it. That can be seen by the things I picked out:

Locations & Costumes (Mise en Scene)

This group used a range of locations which made the video more realistic and entertaining.
They appear to have gone around London (Paget Street), a cafe and a park. 

There was also a selection of costume changes which, like the locations, totally worked.

Artistic/Fun Shots

These shots where nice to fill in from the other parts of the video. Because there isn't a narrative it doesn't 'break up' the video as much as they're a nice little change and I thought the flower was nice.

I would say however, that as the video moved on and the shot of the cupcakes and lemons appeared that it seemed these shots where there more to just fill in space as they have nothing to do with the song and are really just moving food on the table.
That being said it might have a deeper meaning to the video or song that I can't see. It may symbolise the foundation of the table and that humans are the lemons and cupcakes moving across the table/foundation.

What I Liked: I liked the video, I thought they did well with the song choice they had. I thought the number of locations and costumes definitely made the video much more entertaining.

What I thought was good but not as good: I felt like the song choice would have worked better if they went with a set narrative. Sometimes I felt I wasn't watching a story as much as random clips, however, that may have set the group apart from the rest which is also a pro.

Video Link: http://vimeo.com/55011557