High angles are used in the video to represent a hegemonic view of a teenage girl going through an emotional breakup and make her seem insignificant. Medium and close-up shots zooming in on the actress by the water emphasize her isolation and emotional pain. Extreme close-ups of her hands grasping pebbles and a silhouette of her face in flashing lights focus on conveying her anger, pain, and the modern aesthetic of the video.

1. Some examples of our shots and
why we done them.
Becca

2. High angles are typically used within soul
High angles are used to represent a videos for emotional purposes.
hegemonic view of young stereotypical Zooming and modern types of shots such as
teenage girls going through emotional break face silhouette within flashing lights is also
up.
Cinematography typical of pop genre.
We took this to introduce the main location.
• Establishing shot- Pan and Rule of We used a sea and beach landscape to
thirds composition. represent our actress looking for answers to
her issues.
• High angle- long shot of actress- We used a high angle to show her weakness
Stairs that she is exiting. and emotional pain and to create a idea to the
viewer that she is feeling insignificant. We
followed her steps down the stairs as the
audience can feel as if they are walking with
her (connecting the viewer within the story).
• Medium long shot zooming into a
medium close up. High angle. This was taken again to show that she has been
Framing the actress by herself. belittled by a lover. The framing of her sitting by
the water by herself shows that she feels isolated.
We showed her fidgeting to show her stress and
irritation. For continuity seconds later a side view of
this is shown again zooming in at a different angle
to show her pain and isolation surrounding her as
she sings.
• Extreme close up of hand grasping Extreme close up of her hands to show the
the pebbles.
anger and pain that she is feeling as she
desperately claws the ground.
• Side on close up Silhouette of her So the audience can focus on her mouthing
face in flashing light scene. the lyrics and represent a modern aspect.
Feminine features shown through the
Montage of rapid cuts to silhouette.
move on with the narrative ( •
hands on piano section,
flashing lights introduced)