Cutting to the Beat- Mallory Knox Beggars

Lesson Objective: What effect does cutting to the beat have on the music video?

Vital part of a music video, it makes the music video interesting and gives it depth. It’s the biggest  part of a successful music video.

~Example~

Adele- Rolling in the Deep

Example of labelling- this shows you where to cut and what type of shots are used.

/There’s a fire starting in my heart C U A
/Reaching a fever pitch, it's /bringing me out the /dark 2 G
/Finally I can see you crystal /clear MS A
/Go 'head and sell me out /and I'll lay your ship bare
See how I leave with every piece of you
Don't underestimate the things that I will do

Create a key to label certain cuts so that you can easily see what’s being shows and what type of  shots need to be shown

Mallory Knox: Beggars Key

W = Walking as a group

S = Standing in underpass

MS = Single member standing in underpass

P = Performing

OW = Old man walking

OS = Old man sitting

Members Key:

1 = Lead singer: Mikey Chapman

2 = Backup Singer: Sam Douglas

3 = Lead Guitarist: Joe Savins

4 = Rhythm Guitarist: James Gillet

5 = Drummer: Dave Rawling

Beggars; Lyrics


(Long shot W) |(Close up MS1)/(Long shot W)|||||(Mid shot MS2)/|/(Mid shot MS1)|/(Mid shot MS3)|||||||/(Long shot W)|/(Mid shot MS4)|/(Mid shot MS1)|/(Mid shot MS5)|||||||||/(Long shot W)/(Long shot OS)||/(Long shot OS)|||/(Mid shot W)||||

(Close up P1)/The Devil's been stuck in my brain/(Long shot OS)/(Long shot OW)|/(Long shot OW)|/(Long shot OW)|
And he's been living there seventeen days
/(Close up P1) He said that I can't do better
But I know I'll /(Mid shot P1)get better
I'll /(Close up P1) do anything to feel something/(Long shot W)
/(Close up P1)The voices they are loudest/(Mid shot P1) at night
/(High angled extreme long shot OW)And they're so loud that they are haunting my/(High angled long shot OW)mind
Oh but it makes him/(Close up P1)unsettled to know I'll get /(Mid shot OS)better
If I /(Mid shot P1)find that something deep within/(Mid shot MS2)|
/(Mid shot W)See I can't/(Close up P1)find a /(Mid shot W)way /(Long shot OW) out m/(Mid shot P1)y /(Long shot W)mind
/(Mid shot P1) Breathe /(Close up P1)in, I'm coming to /(Mid shot P1)get you
/(Mid shot OW) You need me, but I don't know how to /(Mid shot P1)reach you
/(Close up OS) You know I'm gonna be the /(Mid shot P2)one
(But I don't wanna be the one)
/(Mid shot P1)But I don't /(Close up P1)wanna be the one/(Mid shot OW)