Artist Emotion

 In this video we have tried to portray different emotions through facial expressions and body language. After researching into facial expression in particular, I have realised how important they are and the difference they can make; not only for the overall effect of the performance but the outcome it has for the viewers.
1. In this example Claudia's whole presence is completely emotionless - the only thing moving on her is her lips. Her facial expression is completely blank and doesn't even look moody - just blank. This is certainly not a look Claudia shouldn't incorporate into her performance as it would leave the audience feeling bored leading them to move on and watch a new video straight away.
2. The second clip however, is the complete opposite. Claudia is over enthusiastic and it clashes with every aspect of the song. The tempo is calm and the lyrics are deep and meaningful, whereas Claudia is happy, smiling, making a lot of big movements which, again, is not something we want to visualise in the particular video. She comes across stuck-up which completely clashes with the voice of the artist.
3. This is only a short clip of Claudia singing the 'cha cha' section. Again she looks miserable and emotionless, however the small movement of her eyes creates a slight sense of meaning and purpose. When somebody, especially an artist makes eye movement, it changes the whole feeling to a scene/shot. For example, wide eyes express excitement or some sort of a thrill, whereas looking down can resemble depression or sadness.
4. Here Claudia begins to use her head which creates more of an atmosphere. Even though she is slightly tilting it and looking around, it gives the audience a little more to watch. With the correct background, it can create the notion of feeling lost - which is something defiantly needed for a song like ours. She also looks directly into the camera which shows emotion and passion, almost like she is speaking (singing) out to the viewer, this captures them (well, should do) and will lead them to carry on watching the video.
5. In this section of the video, we see Claudia using a lot of hand gestures... a lot. By touching her hair, face, neck and just waving her hands about, she creates too much of a distraction for the audience. She looks uncomfortable and whats she's doing doesn't fit in with the song or the genre. Somebody who is likely to use a lot of hand gestures during a music video would be a rapper or R'n'B artist. However, I think that some basic hand gestures would fit into our video, especially on the passionate scenes. Maybe just an expressive hand or hair grab to display emotion and passion. We will most likely just have to take several takes and see what Claudia naturally performs and what looks good/bad.
6. This shot is really good. Claudia uses just the right amount of facial expressions and body language in her performance. She adds in a slight smile which is just enough to show what she is singing brings her joy. in this case it is a nostalgic memory of her 'daughter' explaining "you turn my legs into spaghetti". She looks down which expresses sadness and into the camera for direct emotion and to gain an ounce of sympathy from the viewer.
7. This is just a shot of Claudia showing that she can't always be serious when performing! And things do make her laugh.
8. This shot is a lot like Number 6. She shows a good amount of gestures etc... However I feel like sometimes she can blink a little too often. After I had edited the footage and pointed it out to Claudia it was something she only just realised and a thing to remember when we film next.