The first thing seen in the music video is establishing shots of the location. This location contrasts from the usual in music videos of this genre, where it is much more likely to be the case that they are in either a luxurious house or somewhere near the beach on a Balearic island. However, it is commonplace that in music videos of this genre for the lead actor to have
A recurrence in the music video is the use of a birds eye mid-shot over the bed. It is used in order to show the lead female and her daughter in an 'ordinary' setting. It is especially effective where there is part of the narrative between each return to this shot. This shows perhaps less ordinary scenes, such as them 'breaking free' [this itself being a convention from this genre], this then creates a strong effect, perhaps making the audience feel that they too can be almost 'heroes' during the day, and then go back to a normal life.
Another feature of this music video is the soft focus pan. This is due to the fact that the original shot of a midshot of the girls arm, with the tattoo in the centre of the frame is quite shocking. Because of this, the soft focus lessens the impact, with the pan round to the lead females arm with the same symbol suggests a deeper meaning. The symbol itself is the artist's logo, however in this context it almost elevates them to a 'clan' as such.
This low angle shot is seen when there is the lyrics 'I tried carrying the weight of the world', which is said in Goodwin's theory, where he says that music videos are a visual representation of the lyrics. The low angle shot of the buildings make you think that they are carrying the weight of the city, and in a greater context, the world, on their shoulders.
This genre often features some kind of performance in order to convince the audience of their talent. In this case, the lead female of the music video is shown in the audience of a festival which the artist is playing at, having no personal link. However, it has some suggestion that the artist 'saved her' as such from her bad life, and furthermore, that she belongs, what with us seeing the same symbol tattooed on her arm, enforcing the idea of a 'clan'.
The first thing seen in the music video is establishing shots of the location. This location contrasts from the usual in music videos of this genre, where it is much more likely to be the case that they are in either a luxurious house or somewhere near the beach on a Balearic island. However, it is commonplace that in music videos of this genre for the lead actor to have 
A recurrence in the music video is the use of a birds eye mid-shot over the bed. It is used in order to show the lead female and her daughter in an 'ordinary' setting. It is especially effective where there is part of the narrative between each return to this shot. This shows perhaps less ordinary scenes, such as them 'breaking free' [this itself being a convention from this genre], this then creates a strong effect, perhaps making the audience feel that they too can be almost 'heroes' during the day, and then go back to a normal life.
Another feature of this music video is the soft focus pan. This is due to the fact that the original shot of a midshot of the girls arm, with the tattoo in the centre of the frame is quite shocking. Because of this, the soft focus lessens the impact, with the pan round to the lead females arm with the same symbol suggests a deeper meaning. The symbol itself is the artist's logo, however in this context it almost elevates them to a 'clan' as such.
This low angle shot is seen when there is the lyrics 'I tried carrying the weight of the world', which is said in Goodwin's theory, where he says that music videos are a visual representation of the lyrics. The low angle shot of the buildings make you think that they are carrying the weight of the city, and in a greater context, the world, on their shoulders.
This genre often features some kind of performance in order to convince the audience of their talent. In this case, the lead female of the music video is shown in the audience of a festival which the artist is playing at, having no personal link. However, it has some suggestion that the artist 'saved her' as such from her bad life, and furthermore, that she belongs, what with us seeing the same symbol tattooed on her arm, enforcing the idea of a 'clan'.
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