Emeli Sande-Heaven
Music video:10/15 marker *Camera *Editing and sound *Narrative *Representations *Themes, messages and values Camera : * Hand held- to show social realism *Sometimes out of focus *Repeated close ups of artist- Godwin theory *Low angle repeated master shot of Emeli Sande, with sky filling frame.-acts as a basis for everything else *Low angle of sky / shooting into light-power/dominant *lack of direct address (Sande) v breaking the 4th wall (other characters)-body language contrast with upbeat tune Editing *Thought beats *Cross cutting from social realist imagery to religious / transcendental imagery *Jumpy (but not jump cuts) from different people, locations, time periods and moods-post modern technique *Edited in synch with the beat, lyric *Lyric (downbeat) contrasts with rhythm / beat (upbeat) *Montage of different characters, locations and symbols of street life Narrative *Non linear with a sense of narrative disruption (Todorov) ...
You have used technical media language accurately and attempted to analyse shots and sound. However this is very brief! You could have given more detail on mise en scene and considered editing techniques such as the use of captions. You could have considered social / cultural context. V
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