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Music Video Analysis - Hello By Adele        

-( XL Recordings) 


  • The  mise-en-scene in the opening shot is of a dirty window sill , covered in dead flies - this evokes a sense of neglect perhaps connoting the artists mindset and emotions.
  • The dark lighting and effect could also be used to connote the artists emotions she is trying to denote.
  •  The faded camera shot into a point of view shot , shifts the focus point giving the audience the opportunity to see things through the artists eyes.
  • The dialogue before the music begins gives the audience a slight idea of the song and music videos narrative                                                                                                               - the dialogue include beneath the music and the artist singing adds to this progressing narrative 
  • The medium close-up shot of the artist captures her emotions , with her direct eye contact into the camera creates a direct form of address , drawing the audience in focusing them on the artist and her emotions. 
  • There's a clear transition of past to present denoted - when the artist is lip-syncing the lyrics she is in the present but when the male is present it is clear is a reflection of the past
  • Towards the end of the video the artist appears in a field and forest ,the open space of the location and wide angle shot connotes freedom and release , which has been a gradual progression throughout the narrative. 

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