Thinking out loud technical analysis

1. Thinking Out Loud
Acoustic
Camera Movements and Direction
Ed Sheeran

2. Introduction
• The camera
never leaves
the artist, he is
always within
the frame.
• It begins with a
medium long
shot, and
slowly zooms
in.

3. Close up
• After the zoom
in, the camera
angle moves
round the the
right side of his
face. It sits there
for a couple
seconds while he
sings.
• Background: The
background looks
like a basic
studio; mic, low
lighting and other
equipment.

4. Focus
• The artist briefly
goes out of focus,
this could be to
emphasize the
importance of the
mic in this video.
• The low lighting
develops a soft
meaning to the
audience, the way
the scene is lit is
relatable to love
songs and gives off
the vibe of what
kind of song it is

5. Left side
• The camera
begins to pan
round to the
left side of his
face. The slow
movement of
the camera puts
emphasis on
the slow paced
aspect of the
song.

6. Guitar
• The camera
moves down to
his guitar and is
hands
interchange
focus. This scene
is important
because it is
showing the only
instrument he
uses. You could
say it is his ‘other
half’.

7. Fade
• The video
ends by
fading out.
This is
effective and
the audience
knows that
the video
has ended.