Youtube Review Due 10/27/2009

My New Haircut
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlU2KUhgMa8


This video is called "My new Hair". It was created directly for youtube. The plot is extremely simple in that the subject talks about his new haircut and the confidence it gives him. The shots are what make it unique. Most of the shots are close up shots. Some of them cut in on the subject and focus on his head (mainly on his hair). There are shots where the subject is not aware the camera is watching. These tended to be in-frame, out-of-frame. There is one scene that stands out. In this scene, the subject begins out of the frame and walks in and completely across the frame. A reflection shot is most commonly used in this video. The video begins with a reflection shot of the subject. Each shot duration is about 20 seconds. The reflection shots are the most creative. Since the video is about the subjects haircut, it fit to show the back of his head as well as his face in the reflection of the mirror so the audience could see who was talking. The stagnant shots where the subject spoke to the camera stood out as well. The subject was standing in front of the bar, so it framed his head nicely. There were too many close-up shots where the subject spoke directly to the camera. There should have been a larger variety of shots. To make this video better, more long range or wide range shots should be included.