Counted number of cuts in three different music videos

In todays lesson at Coleridge we had to work in our groups, the task is to locate three videos
1. Professional music promo
2. Hurtwood House Media
3. Old long road student music videos


We were to answer these questions about the chosen music videos,


How many cuts in the music video are there in the first 30 seconds?

How many cuts are there in the first minute of the music video? ( also the music videos have to have the same similar style and music genre to your chosen track.

Me and Yasmin worked on one computer while Jahmal worked on another he research into the edit cuts on a music video from Hurtwood and me and Yasmin took note of the cuts from a professional music promo.


We found this music video called The show by Lenka because it is similar to the 1,2,3,4 same style of music.


How many cuts in the music video are there in the first 30 seconds?

1. Zooming Shot
2. Close-up
3. mid shot different angles
4. Another mid shot
5. long shot
6. mid shot


How many cuts are there in the first minute of the music video?


7. long shot
8. close up
9. birds close up tweeting in a tree
10. close up
11. long shot
12. close up of birds in tree
13. long shot
14. mid shot
15. long shot (out of frame)
16. close up tweet
17. medium shot
18. mid shot
19. close up
20. close up
21. close up
22. mid shot
23. close up


From the Hurtwood media house Jahmal in my group counted the number of shots of their music video here are the results of shots,


How many cuts were then in 30 seconds? 20 cuts
How many cuts were there in 1 minute? 33 cut


Long road student video:

How many cuts in 30 seconds?

6 cuts

How many shots in 1 minute?

9 cuts

Looking at the table I just messely made for the music video cuts It seems that Hurtwood house media in total adding up their shot of 30secs and 1minute have total of 53 thats even more of the total 23 of a proffesional music promo.