Music video analysis

Video
 OK Go - The one moment 
 Ariana Grande - No tears left to cry 
Ed Sheeran - Perfect
Which genre? How do you know? What generic features do you see (e.g. dance routine: dance/pop music) Sound – genre, instruments, lyrics, emotion
 - Pop music - fun, entertaining, interesting and engaging to watch



- Pop
Artist is known for her pop music.
Break up song
- Pop
Very popular artist
Love song 
Performance/narrative/concept?
How much of each? Which parts? (e.g performance in chorus, narrative in verse)
How does this link to genre?
 - Performance/ concept
- Singing to the chorus
- Concept of bringing out color within boring, plain objects. 
- Narrative/Concept/ Performance.
- Singing throughout
- Film based - opening is like a film.
- Concept that the world is always moving and she cant stay still as she keeps falling. 
 - Narrative
- Story of a couple and their love for each other which matches the lyrics of the song.
- This is good for the genre as it shows a physical version of the words sung. 
Representation
DRCAGES
SETTINGS
THEMES
 - Colourful
- middle aged men
- plain, white studio
- explosions 
The character is represented as sad, lost, confused, fierce, struggling.
The setting is very abstract, full, bright
The couple are represented as the best couple in love. New love, fun, exciting, packed with adventure. They are a young couple
Camera shots – which types?
What variety of shots is there?
What are shots of?
Are there shots of artist? How many? What are they doing/type?
-Slow motion wide shot to see everything happening 
- Variety of directions, low shot, high shot
- Tracking, level  
- Tilted angles
- Sideways
- Upside down
- mirrored faces
- Alot of pannign around her throughout
- Follows the couples story - pan around the main characters with close ups to show expression for each other. Artist is in nearly every shot as he is also the main character. 
Editing – How are camera shots edited? What is the pace like? How does the editing fit the music

- Slowed down from high speed. 
- Continuous - no breaks
- explosions with the beat 
- lighting in back ground is blurred showing distortion.
- The character is usually centered in the middle in every shot.  
The pace matches the song with the story in chronological order so that it is easy to understand. 
Mise-en-scene – comment on costume, setting, hair, props, make up, facial expressions etc
How does this fit genre?
 - Plain background and costume.
- Colourful when objects explode
Different costumes in different settings showing a variety of personalities.
She is very glamorous 
The story is set in the mountains so they are wearing layers of clothes. Even though the setting is cold, their love warms them up. 
How does the artiste want to be seen? Does it link with any of their other videos? Who does the video appeal to?
 - Uplifting
- Creative 



- emotional
- Strong
-  fashionable
- relatable
- Relatable
- desirable
- Popular
- loved up
- experienced

Camera - FAM - Frame, Angle, Movement

Mise en Scene - CLAMPS - Costume, Lighting, Actors, Make-up, Props, Setting

Sound - GILE - Genre, Instruments, Lyrics, Emotion

Editing - STOPS - Screen time, Transitions, Order of narrative, Pace, Special effects

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