Technical Analysis- MASSS - The catalyst (Linkin park DUBSTEP Remix)

I am analysing MASSS' music video of their remix of Linkin Park- The Catalyst

Cinematography

This music video is all done through POV style. It is filmed from the POV of the gun. The first shot is an establishing shot of the room the gun is in. In the second, it is filmed from a low-angle, looking up at the man holding the gun. All the shots are tracking shots, of either the protagonist walking, driving, or on a skateboard. These shots are very experimental as you're following the gun, rather than the man, which is like the gun is the protagonist. The tracking shots while in the care are from a low angle driving along the road passing other parked cars.

Mise-en-scene

it's set in a rural area, such as South/East London. This supplements the realism as there no costumes. There is a time lapse of the city from day to night, which shows the light of day then the darkness of the night. In the shot where the man is holding the gun up, the light flashes from black and white to blue.

Editing

The editing is very fast passed, especially when the bass drops. Also its twitchy, which flows with the beat of the song. They use fast cuts to cut into the next shop, rather than fades and other transitions. They sped up the camera work to allow more to happen in the video. 

Genre Research

Dubstep  is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in south London, England. Its overall sound has been described as "tightly coiled productions with overwhelming bass lines and reverberant drum patterns, clipped samples, and occasional vocals"


The earliest dubstep releases date back to 1998 and were darker, more experimental, instrumental dub remixes of 2-step garage tracks.


Dubstep's rhythms are usually shuffled. It doesn't follow the common patterns in other styles of electronic dance music. It relies of longer percussion loops. Dubstep features the wobble bass.


2009-present is when dubstep has become mainstream, particularly in the UK. The US are fast becoming dubtep followers as well. 
It is compilation of many popular underground genres, such as garage musical contemporary rap, UK rock, electro and house. It takes into account various conventions of some of the best genres of music which enables Dubstep to become so versatile so that it can be incorporated with all most any type of music. This is one of the reasons as to why Dubstep has become popular amongst so many different social groups based on their musical preferences, people that are into heavy metal, electro, grime and house music which all greatly differentiate from one another, all have Dubstep as a common genre preference in their music choice. The relationship between the lyrics and music is different to other genres, not due to the music overpowering the lyrics, but the music having the same effect in the track as the lyrics would, meaning that people that love good music, listen to the lyrics for example the lyrics from Bob Dylan. But with dubstep, the music has meaning as well, as it makes you feel as if adrenaline is passing through you whilst you listen. 

Audience Research

I asked 10 people

How important is a music video for a song?
Very important- 5
Quite important- 2
important- 3
not important- 0

What genre of music do you listen to?
Rock-5
R&B-2
Hip-Hop-2
Classical-0
Country/Folk-0
Pop-1

What attracts you more to a music video?
Narrative-6
Animation-1
Special Effects- 2
Artist performing- 1

What gender are you?
Male- 7
Female- 3

What is your age?
12-16- 1
17-19- 6
20+- 3

What do you expect in a dubstep music video?
Special editing style- 6
Good narrative- 2
Humour- 2

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Contact with the artist

I have not yet received an email back .

 I have also not received any reply from Doctor P.

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Shot List

Shot 1- Low angle shot of the group of teenagers shoes running 
Shot 2- long shot of the teenagers running past
Shot 3- Extreme long shot of the killer in the distance
Shot 4- POV eye-line match of teenagers seeing train station
Shot 5- Tracking shot of the boys running to catch the train
Shot 6- Low angle shot of the boys running down the stairs
Shot 7- Panning shot of the boys missing the LAST train.
Shot 8- Extreme close-up of cigarette and lighter in mouth, then fades
Shot 9- From the platform, long shot showing killer, then disappearing.
Shot 10- POV of boy downing a drink
Shot 11- Rewind effect to the beginning of the night 
Shot 12- Cut to dance floor silhouette
Shot 13- Panning close up of people dancing
Shot 14- Quick jump cut to close up of killer stringing the wire
Shot 15- Tilted shot from low to high angle of the side/back of killer
Shot 16- Extreme long shot of killer walking off
Shot 17- Long shot of teenagers coming out of club, walking to the pub
Shot 17- Medium shot of boys having drinks outside pub
Shot 18- Jump cut Medium close up of the back of the killer hiding
Shot 19- Panning of one boy walking to alleyway to urinate 
Shot 19- Jump cut of boy in corner urinating
Shot 20- Over shoulder shot of the killer approaching victim
Shot 21- POV shot of the killer strangling the boy
Shot 22- Cuts to the boys at the pub
Shot 23- Canted angle, low angle shot of the victim on the floor and killer taking the mask, clothes and taking his beer bottle
Shot 24- Low angle of killer taking boys shoes
Shot 25- Jump cut to killer putting on shoes
Shot 26- Panning from back of killer to front to show him wearing his mask
Shot 27- panning shot of killer walking towards the boys at table
Shot 28- All the boys leaving to go to the off licence
Shot 29- Panning shot of boys walking past alleyway
Shot 30- Eye-line match of one boy notices foot hanging out
Shot 31- Boy pulls out body to reveal his mate
Shot 32- Long shot of the rest of the group walking off
Shot 33- Close-up of boy shouting HELP!
Shot 34- Boys run over to body
Shot 35- Tilted low angle shot of the boys circling the body
Shot 36- Boys look up
Shot 37- over shoulder shot of the boys looking at the killer with the mask on
Shot 38- Medium close up of killer getting out wire
Shot 39- Boys run away
Shot 40- POV through killers mask showing boys running
Shot 41- (Quick, rapid jump cutting) Close up of shoes running, canted angle
Shot 42- Medium long shot Boys running whilst looking back in anguish
Shot 43- Whilst running, one boy looks back and stops to get phone out
Shot 44- Close up of boy looking at phone, then killer comes from behind and kills him
Shot 45- Medium shot of killer towering over the body
Shot 46- Killer steps into the dark
Shot 47- Teenagers running back looking for the other boy trying to phone him
Shot 48- Medium long shot of back of killer as a silhouette, looking down at traffic
Shot 49- cut back to the boys running along the alleyway to the train station (previous rewinded sequence is shown)
shot 50- Boys run back up the stairs (low angle shot)
shot 51- jump cut to the club everybody leaving (long shot)
shot 52- one boy stops to talk to someone asking for help...
shot 53 -other boy walks back into the dance floor POV shot of him in to fog and the light ...
shot 54 -POV shot of the boy getting punched by killer
shot 55- pitch black.
shot 56- long shot of dance floor full with fog... fog clears and killer is towering over the victims body..