Jason Derulo - Don't Wanna Go Home (Initial Ideas)

Jason Derulo – Don’t wanna go home:

Jason Derulo’s Don’t Wanna Go Home is an up-tempo electropop and dance pop tune. The song explains how Derulo is in a club/bar where he is enjoying the time of his life and having lots of fun and doesn’t want to leave or go home yet.

In this frame the directors have decided to use an extreme long shot here, allowing the audience to be made aware of everything that is taking place on stage, that is, the singer, the set decorations and the extra’s starring in the video. By using this technique it allows the audience to feel as though they are part of the video as they are able to view certain scenarios from every angle possible.

This is another great shot to use in music videos, that is, a tracking shot. Tracking shots are used so that the camera can physically move along a track in order to follow an action or reveal a scene that is taking place. In this frame Jason is being tracked as he dancers through the club, allowing the audience to observe him and watch him as he moves about.

These two shots happen to be my favourite in the entire video for the reason that at one moment in the video the camera changes to a close up focusing on Jason and his female accomplice dancing, permitting the audience to view there reactions. Whilst a second later the frame changes to a long shot depicting the couple dancing alongside one another. What makes these shots even more fantastic is the fact that the shots continually change from a close up to a long shot every time the beat is heard in the song.

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Again, this shot is another brilliant shot as it is similar to the first one, that is, an extreme long shot, permitting the audience to be made attentive of the events that are taking place on stage; that is, the singer and his back up dancers. By using this technique it allows the audience to feel as though they are part of the video as the camera captures every angle of the scene that the audience would like to see.

This is a really simple yet interesting shot due to the fact that even though it is a close up, the shot draws attention to Jason and his facial expression and reaction as he stares into the camera. Additionally, it illustrates how he is the protagonist in the video and all eyes should be on him.