Camera Shots that I liked for Cello

So you see the camera work and editing are so key to music video that they most likely wouldn't even exist without them, when looking into my song i have identified the instruments (as mentioned here in my post).

So, when looking into how the instrument, The Cello, is represented through shots and angles i found out about that a band called 'Murder By Death', who is a cello rock group (which our song has been known to be) seem to be a excellent example of how to portray our own cello.

The picture to the left is a lovely image of a middle shot cello with its bow, all mostly in full screen. Its a nice close up when the Cello was playing by it self within the video. I like this shot because it establishes the instrument being used and shows off the user's ability.

With the picture on the right i wanted to know how the cello was presented when it's playing in a group or when another instrument had became more interesting for the viewer to watch. So with this picture you see the medium shot of the lead acoustic guitarist with the Cello besides it. She sitting down due to how cellos are played so hence why she is placed as such. The picture helped me to noticed how the cello is always shot from the front view, no sides are used or anything to justify the musician, other than the close up shots used on her later on.

This next shot on the left is a beautiful shot of an extreme close up on the strings and bow of the cello, which would be nice to incorporate into my own video. As you can see it enhances the audiences knowledge on the musicians abilities to play their instrument. This is a nice concept of how I'd like my own shots represent my cello.


The next two shots are taken after one another, with maybe a 5 second gap. But here you can see her in a normal framed shot which gives you a nice over-view on the musician and her instrument, with the second shot you have the long stretch out with the bow, taking up the whole screen with her arm's length which is a nice dramatic way of playing the cello and would again go well with my song choice due to its dramatic nature.

Underneath are some images put together by 'The Piano Guys' it shows longer shots, and different types of angles that we could use when filming a cello. i personally prefer, the middle shot due to how it presents the cello in the spot light and can clearly see the cellist in action.