Meaning Conveyed in Music Video

You must choose two music videos to analyse (compare, contrast, simplify, distinguish, assume and conclude) the
meaning created in the music videos (Jar of Hearts being one of them).
Editing Techniques
The editing techniques
used in this music video
were cuts to scenes to
tell a story. The music
video was a slow one
because it was based
around the song, so the
editors had to edit in a
slow pace. Fades out
and ins were used in
the beginning and end
of the music video.

Style / Narrative
Structure
The style and narrative
structure of the music video
was a slow song, so the
narrative structure was a
depressing and sad type of
structure that also tells a sad
story.

Sound & Lyrical Interpretation: The sounds in this song are

diegetic sound because you can only here the lyrics. No sound
effects occur in this music video. The lyrics in the song of jar of
hearts there is a deepness to the type of words used such as
the words jar of hearts is a deep thought.

Mise-en-scene: location,
lighting, props
Location: The location of
the music video varies
between in a car to a
street. The location made
the music video look
depressing.
Lighting: The lighting in
this video is mostly side
lighting and the contrast
is dark and misty. The
lighting wasnt very dark
and showed emotion.
Props: The artist is
wearing a wedding dress,
more props used are:
cars, phone box, Extras.
The props in this music video
were black and white and
fitted into the music video.

Cinematography
The type of camera shots used were close ups to show emotion on the artists face, low
angle shots to show that the artists is in power of what she is doing, tracking shots were
used to show that the artist is the main character and that the video is based around them.