Bobby Valentino- Turn the page
This video like ours has a storyline. This therefore shares similar qualities as ours does. We used this video as an inspiration as it is also about moving on (turning the page) and this is what was our storyline was based on. This video also has a reference to new technologies like myspace and facebook which we also included as it shows the video in a more modern light.

This video also gaves us ideas on how to portray that they are arguing in the video through facial expressions and body language.

Usher- Burn
This video is also about letting something go and moving on therefore we could also gain ideas to use from this video. It also displays an argumentative scene which can help us to interpret our argument into our video.

This video also has flashbacks and therefore will enable us to use them correctly. It also uses expensive cars, we shall be using a car in our video, this is a convention of the R'n'B genre.

Mary J Blige- Be without you


This video also shows the arguing between a couple therefore these 3 videos have given us a big insight to doing an arguing scene and how to adapt the body language and facial expressions of the characters involved.

This video also includes emailing which is also a technology like Facebook, which we intend to use in our video.

All three of these videos are developing on the current forms and conventions. These videos are sticking to the conventions proposed about R'n'B videos such as arguments, love stories, expensive cars etc.


By looking at these videos I have gained lots of knowledge on which types of camera angles and movements we could include.

• When arguing I believe we should alternate between two shots and over the shoulder shot this will therefore show the emotions between the two characters.
• When looking at programmes such as facebook we can use over the shoulder shots or point of view shots as this will make the audience feel involved with what is going on.
• We will use close ups on the bits that either need emphasising or to allow the audience to read something such as a text.
• Camera movements we change depending on the context. We shall zoom in on the text message to allow the audience to read it also on the 'view photos' part of Facebook. We shall use slow movements when the girl is thinking back. When the boy leaves the girl in town we shall follow her. After a while she walks slowly, to show that the girl is upset.

After watching these videos I have observed the different transitions used and come up with some ideas:

• In 'Be without you' the videos includes blackouts in between each shot when they are arguing I believe this looks really effective.
• Most R'n'B videos we have looked at have been very sharp transitions therefore we shall include these.
• Although we shall use some slow ones to show the dreamy effect when the girl is thinking back to the past.