Analysis of Genre, Mise-en-scene and Shot composition

Genre

·         Genre changes though video to suggest the sorrow of Shelby is building. this is doen to emote feelings of empathy for the actress as her boyfrined has cheated on her with another.

·         Romance- love or heartache this is integral to any music video as it allows the director to emote  greater emotional states. i have used this for this very reason and fits the naritive genre im hoping to achieve.   

·         Black and white signifies –past tence and sorro and regret however in my video i had no need to signifi past tence so i didnt use black and white. 

·         Empty alone isolated i showed this by all the shots being of one person. 

·         Pub - Drowning sorrows

 

Mise-en-scene

·         Lights disco effect

·         Dark outside suggesting a night out  

·         Streets either abandoned or everyone moving past fast as Shelby is almost frozen in time.

·         Lots of red  

·         Cold environment suggests fear despair

·         Kiss creates a sense of empathy for Shelby as they know her man is cheating.  

 

Shot composition

·          High angle  long shot

·          establishing shot often showing the whole set or to show a different

·         Each shot is used to represent the  message being conveyed

·         Final long shot fading as it retracts.

·         Performance and narrative in one video.

·         Shots tend to be either extreme close up or extreme long shots one or the other no middle ground