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Shallow focus is used here to add emphasis to the dialogue being spoken.

There are Extreme closeups of the artist in order to catch facial expressions and intense emotions.

Just gonna stand there and watch me burn. The use of shallow focus here blurs the flames in the background making them look slightly bigger than they are. Whilst the artist is standing alone represents alienation and isolation The piano is very melancholic and almost soothing as we see the couple sleeping. The lighting is made up of low key-levels mainly and the light is just starting to rise into the room. The camera uses an extreme Close-up to catch the artists facial expressions. This creates a connection with the audience whilst highlighting the sad music in the background The lighting is low and suggests the scene is set in the late-evening or early morning. The artist is shown only in silhouette and this creates mystery about them/keeps them as a negative. His arm is stretched out as if reaching to someone. The lighting is low and suggests the scene is set in the late-evening or early morning. The artist is once again only shown in silhouette but this time they are clearer and more defined their body language may be viewed as threatening and this fits in with the Rap stereotype of intimidation

A quick cut is given to this shot at the word burn. A crane shot is utilised to convey detachment despite their obvious physical proximities. In this shot the depth-offield, has been used to make the flames behind Rihanna look like candles or lights in the background. The camera pan is slowly exaggerated to maintain focus on the Artist.

The depth-of field has been adjusted here to keep the foreground in focus and the background out of focus. This is an example of shallow focus. A wide shot. Texture increases with beat

A focus-pull has been used here to switch Eminem into focus and the plants/grass out-of focus. A wide shot which has been zoomed into.

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