Textual Analysis of music videos in my sub-genre: Pop Acoustic

Ed Sheeran- Give me Love

Lasted 7 seconds
Slight zoom
Long shot
Circular narrative
Bright lighting
Basic clothing and props- monochrome

Lasted 6 seconds
Pan follows the walk of the policeman
Low level lighting
Flashing lights reflecting on face

Lasted 4 seconds
Pan left vertically
Reveals scene
Scene lighter and in focus in distance
OTS shot
Shallow depth of field
Policeman dark and out of focus

Lasted 10 seconds
Low level lighting
Left pan reveals female behind wall
Focus and light shifts on to her
Reveals identity
Emotive

Lasted 5 seconds
Eyeline match
Long shot couple
Left pan slightly- steadi cam

Lasted 5 seconds
Central image
Eyes meet camera
Track out
Shallow depth of field

Lasted 3 seconds
Long shot
Same image as before but contrast
Musty edit-smoke
Central to image
Shallow depth of field

Lasted 1 second each

Simple props
Connote survival
Shallow depth of field

Scene changes
Camera- outsider view
Lasted 3 seconds
Same outfit
Narrative

Establishing shot
Low level lighting
Purple editing
Time lapse of clouds
Lasted 3 seconds

Blurred editing
Long shot
Lasted 5 seconds
Purple and pink tones
Low level lighting

Long shot
Central to shot
Thirds rule
Layering of same character in different
positions
Bright lighting
No colour

Pace of music video increases towards

the end
Flashing lights match beat
More narrative > performance

Circular narrative
Ends the same shot as it began