Professional video (Teenage Dirtbag)
The video that I have chosen to study in amateur vs professional is "Teenage Dirtbag" by "Wheatus". The professional video is the second one and the amateur one is a video that I found from YouTube, and it was actually made by media students from a different school. The professional video was directed by someone called Jeff Gordon and the song was included on the soundtrack of the movie "Loser". It was released in 2000, peaked at number 2 in the UK charts and the video is set in an American high school.
Camera work
In both videos the quality of picture is very good, with the professional video just having the edge, on bigger screens. This is quite surprising really as with a larger budget you would expect the professional video to have a professional standard of equipment, which leads me to believe that the amateur video group must have had good cameras or the quality of the professional video was reduced when it was uploaded. On another note the shots in both videos are almost identical, with very similar angles and timings. One of the few differences that I can pick up between the two videos are that the tracking shots aren't quite as good (a bit slower and less smooth) in the amateur video and this is probably due to the lack of equipment. Most of the shots are very steady as well, which is probably thanks to the use of a tripod.
Sound
In both videos the sound has been added in 'post production' so I cannot find any differences between the quality.
Editing
Once again the editing in both videos is very similar, with quick edits done especially well and the timings are almost immaculate. The lip syncing is extremely good in the professional video (as you would expect) and the amateur video also boasts reasonably good lip syncing although there are a few bits that are slightly out of time. Also the transitions between shots are the same in both of the videos. The lighting is different in both videos, and I have noticed that in the amateur video most of the light is natural where as in the professional video it is clear that professional lighting has been added and this helps with the detail that can be seen.
Mise en scene
This is probably one of the most important factors in making a video look professional and I feel that the amateur video has done this quite well. Firstly the main difference that I can pick up between the video is the location, as the original video is set in America so obviously the amateurs can't travel over for the filming. The clothing is probably the biggest difference in the mise en scene that I can see, and this is probably due to the students being unable to obtain the same clothing as the professionals have used. A really good attempt has been made though and example of this is of the main singer in the school gym, who has a similar shirt, hat, hair and glasses. Other similarities include, the crowds, score card (in the gym) and the musical equipment. In conclusion I think that the amateur video is very good in comparison with the professional video, which is something that I hope our video can achieve, however there are a few differences that give the video away as a amateur remake and these include, the acting, lighting and clothing. To make our video as professional as possible we will endeavour to make all of these points a high standard with the equipment that we have at our disposal.
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