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The desk-concert parody

The band plays behind a red keyboard, the camera cuts to a laughing close-up of the lead, and the clip ends on a saxophone player. This studio keeps all three shots and puts your face in the lead.

Three adults behind a red keyboard in a cluttered office, the front singer in a white shirt raising a fist

Reference still, not a clip made by this studio.

The band shot

The clip opens on three adults playing behind a red keyboard in a cluttered office, the lead in front.

The room, the instruments and the camera cuts carry the joke as much as the face.

The close-up

In the middle the camera cuts to a laughing close-up of the lead. That is where a clear face photo matters most.

The sax lift

The clip ends on a saxophone player. This studio keeps all three shots, puts your face in the lead, and adds new sound.

Three shots

The band shot, the close-up, and the sax lift, in that order.

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