One shot (music video)

A "one-shot" is any music video which consists of action, continuous in time and space, from the perspective of a single camera^{[citation needed]} — a single long take. In order to be able to make one shot videos several special techniques are used. Most commonly the stage props which are not currently caught on cameras are changed during the shot. For other videos some parts are filmed before the final shot and then replayed on screens in the video.

One of the most famous music video directors for this genre is Michel Gondry, who has done many of his videos in this style.

Music video examples

Music videos by Michel Gondry

• Lucas - Lucas With The Lid Off, 1994
• Cibo Matto - Sugar Water, 1996
• Radiohead - Knives Out, 2001
• Kylie Minogue - Come Into My World*, 2002
• The White Stripes - The Denial Twist,2005
• Gary Jules - Mad World, 2006

Other examples

• Bob Dylan - Subterranean Homesick Blues, 1965
• Split Enz - Message to My Girl, 1984
• Shakatak - Down On The Street, 1984
• Tommy Shaw - Girls With Guns, 1984
• John Fogerty - The Old Man Down The Road, 1985
• Peter Gabriel & Kate Bush - Don't Give Up, 1986
• Los Prisioneros - Sexo, 1986
• Bruce Springsteen - Brilliant Disguise, 1987
• Pixies - Velouria, 1990
• Vaya Con Dios - Nah Neh Nah, 1990
• Massive Attack - Unfinished Sympathy, 1991 (directed by Baillie Walsh)
• Guns N' Roses - Garden of Eden, 1992 (directed by Andy Morahan)
• Primus - Mr. Krinkle, 1993
• Die Krupps - To The Hilt, 1994
• Gin Blossoms - Allison Road, 1994
• Nine Inch Nails - March of the Pigs, 1994
• Tom Petty - You Don't Know How It Feels 1994
• Lisa Loeb - Stay (I Missed You) 1994
• Weezer - Undone - The Sweater Song, 1994 (directed by Spike Jonze)
• Wax - California, 1995 (directed by Spike Jonze)
• Madonna - Love Don't Live Here Anymore, 1996 (directed by Jean-Baptiste Mondino)
• Alanis Morissette - Head Over Feet, 1996
• Spice Girls - Wannabe, 1996
• Ben Folds Five - Kate, 1997
• Green Day - Redundant, 1997
• The Tea Party - Babylon, 1997
• Tic Tac Toe - Bitte küss' mich nicht, 1997
• Die Ärzte - Rebell, 1998
• Los Tres - No Me Falles, 1999
• Semisonic - Closing Time, 1999 (two continuous shots playing simultaneously)
• Shakira - Tú. 1999
• Smashing Pumpkins - Ava Adore, 1999
• D'Angelo – Untitled (How Does It Feel), 2000
• Coldplay – Yellow, 2000
• Green Day - Macy's Day Parade, 2001
• Hawksley Workman - Jealous of Your Cigarette, 2001
• R.E.M. - Imitation Of Life, 2001
• Kylie Minogue - Come Into My World, 2001
• Utada Hikaru - Hikari, 2002
• Ayumi Hamasaki - Daybreak, 2003
• Ayumi Hamasaki - Heaven, 2003
• Christina Aguilera - The Voice Within, 2003
• Jack Johnson - Sitting, Waiting, Wishing, 2005
• Architecture in Helsinki - It'5, 2005
• Wir sind Helden - Nur ein Wort, 2005 (forwards and backwards)
• OK Go - A Million Ways, 2005
• Gimma (rapper) - Superschwiizer, 2006
• OK Go - Here It Goes Again, 2006
• Hawksley Workman - Jealous of Your Cigarette, 2006
• Sportfreunde Stiller - '54, '74, '90, 2006, 2006
• Feist - My Moon My Man, 2007
• Feist - 1234, 2007
• Kaiser Chiefs - Love's Not a Competition (But I'm Winning), 2007
• Linkin Park - Bleed It Out, 2007
• The Matches - Salty Eyes, 2007
• Paul Kelly - God Told Me To, 2007 (Directed by Natasha Pinkus)
• Melanie C - The Moment You Believe, 2007
• Miley Cyrus - Start All Over, 2007
• Panda - Los Malaventurados No Lloran, 2007
• Red Hot Chili Peppers - Desecration Smile, 2007
• Spoon - Underdog, 2007
• The Weakerthans - Civil Twilight, 2007
• Snow Patrol - Open Your Eyes, 2007
• Dana Nalbaru - Tu, 2008
• Duffy - Warwick Avenue, 2008
• Feist - I Feel It All, 2008
• Sara Bareilles - Gravity, 2008
• Janet Jackson - Rock with U, 2008
• The Last Shadow Puppets - Standing Next to Me, 2008
• Lil Wayne - A Milli, 2008
• Pigeon. Horse. Sex. Tennis. - Bottle of Wine, 2008
• Vampire Weekend - A-Punk, 2008
• Vampire Weekend - Oxford Comma, 2008
• The Vines - He's a Rocker, 2008
• Beyoncé - Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It), 2008
• Young Righchus and Max Berry - Ridin', 2008
• Metric - Gimme Sympathy, 2009
• Myriam Fares - Ayam El Shety, 2009
• Electric Indian - Kids These Days, 2009
• Dilated Peoples - Back Again, 2006
• Roller Coaster - Prospect Hill, 2009
• OK Go - WTF, 2009
• Arctic Monkeys - Cornerstone, 2009
• Die Roten Punkte - Burger Store Dinosaur, 2010
• Die Roten Punkte - Bananenhaus (Banana House), 2010
• Cosmo Jarvis - Gay Pirates, 2010
• Air - So Light Is Her Footfall, 2010
• Erykah Badu - Window Seat, 2010
• Liam Frost - Good Things Are Coming Our Way, 2010
• J. Cole - Who Dat, 2010
• LCD Soundsystem - Drunk Girls, 2010
• OK Go - White Knuckles, 2010^[1][2]
• Säkert - Dansa fastän, 2010^[3]
• Francis and the Lights - Darling, It's Alright, 2010 ^[4]
• Jack Perejuan - Elation, 2011
• Bruno Mars - The Lazy Song, 2011
• AZZIS MIT HERZ - Nichts hält dich auf, 2011
• Jack Perejuan - Ghosts, 2011
• Coyote Theory - Vibe!, 2011
• Freaks and Geeks - Childish Gambino, 2011
• A Banda Mais Bonita da Cidade - Oração, 2011
• Anneke van Giersbergen - Feel Alive, 2011
• Boom Clap Bachelors - Løb Stop Stå, 2011
• The Black Keys - Lonely Boy, 2011

Videos Mistaken for One Shot

• U2 - Numb, 1993

The Video for Numb was not one continuous shot but was spliced together from two separate takes. The cut between the two happens when the camera turns away from the face of guitarist, and singer on this track, The Edge and the cut was hidden by having smoke blowing in from the side of the frame.

• The Verve - Bitter Sweet Symphony, 1997

Although often cited as an example of a One shot video, Bitter Sweet Symphony actually contains several cuts to reverse angles and close ups and is not one long take.

• U2 - Sweetest Thing, 1998

The Video for The Sweetest Thing appears to be one continuous shot; however, in a Channel 4, documentary discussing the Greatest Pop Videos of all time, the director Kevin Godley revealed that it was filmed in 3 shots, each shot transition hidden by a lens flare.^[5]

• OK Go - This Too Shall Pass, 2010 - Rube Goldberg Machine video

The Rube Goldberg Machine was filmed as three continuous takes which were spliced together in post production. In interviews, Band member Damian Kulash and Machine Builder Hector Alvarez both admit to a cut at 2:27 when a curtain opens. This was done because each of the three shots was marred, by the camera in the wrong position or crew members being visible in shot.^[6]

• Coldplay - Christmas Lights, 2010

References

1. ^ Lynch, Joseph Brannigan (2010-09-20). "How OK Go Went to the Dogs in Their New Video". New York Magazine. http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2010/09/how_ok_go_went_to_the_dogs.html. Retrieved 2010-09-20. 
2. ^ Diaz, Jesus (2010-09-20). "New OK Go Video Is Awesome, Full Of Awesome Dogs". Gizmodo. http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2010/09/new-ok-go-video-is-awesome-full-of-awesome-dogs/. Retrieved 2010-09-20. 
3. ^ "Error: no |title= specified when using {{Cite web}}". http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2010/09/how_ok_go_went_to_the_dogs.html. 
4. ^ "Francis And The Lights - Video: Darling It's Alright". Metrogum Music. 2010-06-03. http://www.metrogum.com/sections/music-videos/52-rock/107-francis-and-the-lights-video-darling-its-alright. 
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