A Level Media Timed Analysis of a Music Video.

1. Timed Analysis –
Hayley Kiyoko
DYLAN KOOLMAN

2. 0:01
Music starts as non-diegetic sound. Bird’s eye extreme long tracking establishing shot of girl
(Coley) on bicycle. Natural lighting . Rural area. Greenery and cars surround the Coley.

3. 0:05
Jump cut. Birds eye long tracking shot. Coley on bike. Cracks in the pavement. Blue rack sack,
yellow bike.

4. 0:06
Jump cut. Birds eye long tracking shot. Artist’s name credit. Text fade in and out.

5. 0:07
Jump cut. Title of the song on screen “GIRLS LIKE GIRLS”. Copyright and production details.
Close up high, slightly canted, angle tracking shot of the road the girl is cycling down. Text fade
in and out.

6. 0:12
Jump cut. Close up high, slightly canted, angle tracking shot. Director’s credit on screen. Bicycle
wheel not in shot but slightly out of focus. Text fade in and out.

7. 0:18
Jump cut. Slow pan up to reveal one of the main characters of the video in a medium tracking
shot shot. Bruising on the face, jean jacket, short shorts, trainers, black and white patterned
top, choker and earrings.

8. 0:22
Jump cut. Establishing wide low angle shot. Establishing shot. Location: friend’s house.
Bungalow, urban, shrubbery outside. Wide depth of field.

9. 0:25
Jump cut. Over the shoulder medium slightly side profile shot. Coley knocks on the door.

10. 0:27
Scene continuation. Over the shoulder medium two slightly side profile shot. Second main
character shown (Sonya). Black and grey stripped top. Warm natural lighting. Shot only last for a
little while. Sonya shown smiling happy to greet Coley

11. 0:28
Jump cut. Over the shoulder medium two shot. Reaction of Coley shown as happy, but shy.
Scars are now gone, this is Coley’s flash back. Narrow depth of field.

12. 0:30
Jump cut. Over the shoulder medium two shot. Girls seen happy and hugging.

13. 0:31
Scene continuation. Third character enters, male (Trenton), seen looking at the girl in a
suggestive way. Tropical shirt, buttoned down.

14. 0:33
Tracking medium three shot with focus in the left third. Smile from earlier greeting has now
changed to sadness. During friendly gesture of a ”noogie” Coley is seen upset and brushes aside
Trenton’s hand.

15. 0:36
Jump cut. Close up cut in shot of Sonya smoking. Narrow depth of field with attention to the
cigarette and the hand.

16. 0:39
Jump cut. Medium two shot of Sonya and Trenton both smoking, using his lighter. Establishing
shot. Location: Kitchen.

17. 0:42
Tracking first person long two shot of the couple. Establishes the location of the kitchen. Old
fashioned kettle, sepia effect. Coley comes into the kitchen.

18. 0:44
Jump cut. Medium wide angle two shot, which turns into three as Coley enters, then to two as
Trenton leaves. Sonya is seen looking at Coley, intrigued or captivated. Coley shoots Trenton a
somewhat cold look as she passes.

19. 0:50
Jump cut. Medium two slightly canted wide angle shot. Sonya seen blowing smoke into Coley’s
face.

20. 0:53
Jump cut. Medium-long two slightly low angle shot. Sonya seen giving Coley the cigarette to
share. Both characters seen smiling.

21. 0:54
Jump cut. Close up slightly low angle shot with focus on the left third. Coley shown seductively
smoking the cigarette. Scene is in slight slow motion.

22. 0:58
Jump cut. First person long two shot with camera being non-steady, swaying along a canted
angle axis. Girls seen smoking cigarette.

23. 0:59
Jump cut. Close up slightly low angle shot with focus on the left third. Coley seen, in slower
motion, doing smoke tricks with eyes focused on Sonya.

24. 1:01
Jump cut. Medium-close two shot with slight high angle. Hand-held cam slightly pans around
characters. Both girls shown looking happily and longingly at each other.

25. 1:03
Jump cut. Cut-in medium shot of shoe and cigarette of Coley. Foot seen bouncing.

26. 1:06
Jump cut. Medium-long three shot. Coley seen looking at Trenton, Trenton is drinking and
Sonya is getting a cigarette for herself. The girls are close to each other with Trenton being
distant from the two.

27. 1:08
Jump cut. Close up shot of Coley showing her facial expression change to sadness as she looks
from Trenton to Sonya.

28. 1:09
Jump cut. Cut-in to the girls’ cigarettes. They’re close to each other but still have distance
between them. Lighting is darker and the setting feels more enclosed than before. Their bodies
are out of focus with focus on the cigarettes.

29. 1:12
Jump cut. Close up shot of Coley with a look of desire on her face looking at Sonya. She smiles
the more she looks at her.

30. 1:15
Jump cut. Over the shoulder close up shot of Sonya. Slow motion with cut eyes to show
seduction. High-key lighting, narrow depth of field, brings focus to Sonya. Next scene shows this
is Coley’s eye-line shot.

31. 1:16
Jump cut. Low angle panning medium shot. Narrow depth of field. Coley seen staring at Sonya.

32. 1:18
Jump cut. Long two left third focus establishing shot. Field is dry with
dead grass, pylons in the background with a forest-esque area to the left.
Setting used to show a typical teenage setting, seclusion and privacy.
Sonya in the foreground seen slow dancing and Coley in the back ground
seen staring. Sonya is wearing clothing that reveals more skin as opposed
to Coley who is wearing clothing to cover more of her.

33. 1:21
Jump cut. Wide over the shoulder pans to full two shot. Sonya seen dancing in slow motion,
Trenton seen with a bat about to hit something. There is no visible supplier of music in this,
previous or the following scenes.

34. 1:22
Jump cut. Medium two shot with focus in the left third. Coley seen still staring at Sonya, Sonya,
oblivious, is unaware and is dancing.

35. 1:24
Jump cut. Over the shoulder close up low angle shot. Sun seen hitting Sonya’s body.

36. 1:25
Jump cut. Medium wide shot. Trenton hits a ball.

37. 1:26
Jump cut. Cut in. Full high angle three shot of two beer bottles and a baseball (and Trenton’s
foot), as well as part of Trenton’s shadow.

38. 1:29
Jump cut. Over the shoulder medium shot. Coley seen looking affectionately at Sonya.

39. 1:30
Jump cut. Side profile close up shot. Sonya now has a shoal but is still dancing to the music
seemingly in her head with a smile on her face.

40. 1:32
Jump cut. Medium shot with narrow depth of field and focus on the left third. Coley’s eyes are
seen following Sonya’s movements.

41. 1:35
Jump cut. Cut in. Medium side profile high angle shot. Sonya is seen spinning with her shoal.

42. 1:37
Jump cut. Long panning full two shot. Establishing shot. Location: Bedroom. Somewhat dim
lighting. Bed is made, multiple pillows, cover at the base, pictures on the walls, blinds drawn,
girls are at opposite sides of the room, mirror on the wall.

43. 1:42
Jump cut. Medium two shot. Focus pull from background to foreground. Sonya seen taking her
top off with Coley looking at her, looking away, then to her again, then away. Pictures seen on
the mirror. Mirror shows them looking like they are next to each other. Coley wears a choker.

44. 1:46
Jump cut. Shot reverse shot of Coley’s action. Cut in narrow depth of field shot showing Coley
getting items out of her bag.

45. 1:48
Jump cut. Close up shot of Sonya putting on her bathing suit, looking at Coley. Bracelet on wrist,
red bathing suit.

46. 1:49
Shot reverse shot. Jump cut. Close up, narrow depth of field with focus in the right third. Coley
is now looking back at Sonya.

47. 1:53
Jump cut. Close up shot reverse shot. Sonya now looks down and smiles.

48. 1:54
Jump cut. Close up shot reverse shot. Coley smiles back.

49. 1:55
Jump cut. Cut in medium-close shot. Shows the girls’ legs swimming in the pool.

50. 1:56
Jump cut. Close up shot. Coley shown playfully spitting water at Sonya.

51. 1:57
Jump cut. Shot reverse shot. Over the shoulder medium shot. Sonya ducks into the water and
smiles.

52. 1:58
Jump cut. Over the shoulder shot reverse shot. Coley is flirtatiously smiling.

53. 2:00
Jump cut. Establishing shot: Swimming pool at the house. Wide three shot. Trenton seen
jumping into the pool. Floaters and sponge balls in the pool. Life guard ring on the back wall.
High wooden fence and trees.

54. 2:00
Jump cut. Long three shot. Floater in the back ground. Sonya seen on Trenton’s back both
looking at Coley who looks unhappily back at them.

55. 2:01
Jump cut. Cut in scene. Medium three shot. Coley and Trenton seen lounging and sunbathing,
Sonya upright with feet in the pool. Trenton is the only one in the shade. Two dogs seen
relaxing by Trenton.

56. 2:02 – 2:07
Jump cuts. Shot reverse shot. Medium/long shots with narrow depths of field and focus in
the left third mostly . Trenton is getting up and walking away. Dogs seen in some scenes.
Coley seen watching Trenton walking away after having seen Trenton looking at the girls. As
he walks, Trenton knocks off beer cans from the table.

57. 2:08 – 2:15
Jump cut. Panning full 2 establishing shot then jump cuts from full 2 shot to medium 2 shot
then close up high canted angle shot. Location: Bathroom. Coley is doing Sonya’s nails, whilst
Sonya is seen looking lovingly at Coley.

58. 2:19 – 2:28
Jump cut. Shot reverse shot between girls. Extreme close up of lips, close up two shot, shot
reverse shots, then mirror reflection medium-full shot. Sonya is applying lipstick to Coley

59. 2:29 – 2:33
Jump cut. Establishing shot, location: House Party. Panning full shot, then medium two shot,
then quick succession cut ins to other people at the party. Low key lighting, cigarettes, Indie
background with the décor being wood-like.

60. 2:34 – 2:38
Jump cut. Low angle medium-full two shot, then master shot, then medium two shot then close
up. Trenton comes in and aggressively breaks the girls to bring her into an embrace. Coley is
now saddened.

61. 2:40 – 2:48
Jump cut. Over the shoulder low angle medium two shot, then master shot, then high angle
medium two shot, then over the shoulder medium shot and then close up side profile shot with
narrow depth of field and focus in the left third. Sonya sees and then retreats back top Coley,
Trenton is angered by this and is seen drinking his beer.

62. 2:49 – 3:02
Jump cut. Cut in low key lighting shot – photos on the wall, medium shot low key lighting,
medium shot - wooden birds and ducks on the wall, high angle medium-full shot of Trenton,
then low angle full shot of Trenton and Coley is seen leaving out the patio.

63. 3:03
Close up side profile shot with narrow depth of field and focus in the right third. Sonya seen sad
and looking into the pool. High key lighting.

64. 3:04 – 3:23
Jump cut. Medium two shot from behind, then medium two shot from the side, then narrow
depth of field, then shot reverse shot to the medium two shot from the side. Coley and Sonya
seen sitting by the pool, sad.

65. 3:24 – 3:28
Jump cut. Close up narrow depth of field shot, then medium two shot then close up over the
shoulder two shot from behind. Girls seen progressing from head on shoulder to leaning in
about to kiss.

66. 3:29 – 3:30
Jump cut. Over the shoulder close up, then medium shot. Very fast shot duration. Coley is being
flung by her hair.

67. 3:30
Jump cut. Low angle over the shoulder medium-full shot. Trenton is inaudible but the shot
duration is slow enough to make out what he is saying. Narrow depth of field.

68. 3:34
Jump cut. Close up high angle upward tilt shot. Coley shown with cuts on her face. Narrow
depth of field.

69. 3:36
Jump cut. Low angle close up two shot. Trenton shown screaming at Sonya. Narrow depth of
field.

70. 3:37 – 3:39
Jump cut. Shot reverse shot. Low angle over the shoulder upward tilt two shot, then close up
low angle shot. Narrow depth of field. Trenton seen screaming at Sonya but Sonya’s attention is
drawn to Coley.

71. 3:40
Jump cut. Eye-line match. High angle upward tilt close up shot of Coley with her bruised face
looking back at Sonya.

72. 3:42
Jump cut. Low angle side profile close up shot of Sonya crying receiving abuse from Trenton.

73. 3:43
Jump cut. Over the shoulder narrow depth of field medium shot with focus on Trenton as Coley
comes in to smash him over the head.

74. 3:44
Jump cut. Low angle medium-full shot with narrow depth of field. Coley seen charging towards
Trento to beat him up, Sonya is in shock and Trenton is on the floor.

75. 3:44 – 3:57
Jump cut. The following slides will show multiple jump cut flashbacks placed in between Coley
hitting Trenton. High angle medium two shot, then low angle close up shot, then cut in narrow
depth of field close up shot, then cut in narrow depth of field full shot. Girls seen being happy,
Coley hitting Trenton, Hand being run across the dresser, beauty products on the counter.

76. 3:44 – 3:57
Jump cut. The following slides will show multiple jump cut flashbacks placed in between Coley hitting
Trenton. Low angle narrow depth of field medium-close shot, then close up over the shoulder two
show with narrow depth of field, then low angle medium-medium/close two shot, then cut in medium
shot. Coley hitting Trenton, Coley and Sonya lying on the floor laughing, Coley hitting Trenton with
Sonya trying to pull her off, then the girls dancing.

77. 3:44 – 3:57
Jump cut. The following slides will show multiple jump cut flashbacks placed in between Coley hitting
Trenton. Low angle medium-close/medium shot, then medium low key lighting shot, then over the
shoulder high key lighting shot, then cut in narrow depth of field shot. Sonya seen pulling Coley off
Trenton, girls seen dancing by the blinds, girl seen blocking sun with hand, Sonya seen dancing.

78. 3:44 – 3:57
Jump cut. The following slides will show multiple jump cut flashbacks placed in between Coley hitting
Trenton. Over the shoulder medium shot, then close up shot narrow depth of field, then shot reverse
shot close up shot narrow depth of field eye-line match, then cut in shot. Coley seen watching Sonya
dance, Coley seen looking at Sonya, Sonya seen looking at Coley, Running with a bat in hand.

79. 3:57 – 4:24
Jump cut. The following slides contain scenes of Coley and Sonya kissing and hugging at the
end. Close up two shot with narrow depth of field, close up two shot with narrow depth of
field, close up two shot with narrow depth of field with the sun in the top left corner, Close up
two shot with narrow depth of field with the sun in the top left corner.

80. 3:57 – 4:24
Jump cut. The following slides contain scenes of Coley and Sonya kissing and hugging at the end. Close
up two shot with narrow depth of field, sun glare used as a transition technique to the next scene,
close up two shot with narrow depth of field, close up two shot with narrow depth of field, close up
two shot with narrow depth of field and sun glare at the top.

81. 4:24
Jump cut. Confirmation of cyclical structure of video as establishing shot of the road from the
beginning of the video with Coley riding her bike is shown.

82. 4:34
Jump cut. Close up shot with narrow depth of field. Coley seen with her scars, smiling.

83. 4:24 – 4:59
End credits