1. In terms of cinematography the opening shot to Taylor Swifts Love
story is an establishing shot. This is shown in 00:00 showing the
college , which both the protagonist and antagonist are attending.
This allows the audience to create a stereotype of who may appear
within the video. Within this shot you can see the two trees either
side of the college, this can imply isolation as if they will not be able
to get away from the college. However this could also imply
weddings due to the fact the trees arch, this implies that the college
is the start of a love story (that being the song title).
2. Another Implication which can be made is the form of sexual
reference, this being the arches of the trees implicate the
females private areas where the tall thin town in between the
trees imply a males part which implies what both the
protagonist and antagonist what (this is conventional to love)
this form of reference is seen in the wide shot of the
antagonist this mise0en-scene of the tall thin tree implies
again the males private area.
3. In terms of cinematography this shot is a
medium close up. This shot introduces us as an audience to Taylor Swift . Taylor
has blonde hair his fulfils the typical conventions to a princess’ aka. Sleeping
beauty &Cinderella and Rapunzel this portrays that this narrative is a love story
based on prince and princess. This shot is framed on her own, implicating that
she is single and that she is ‘in need of her prince’
The shot below shows a glowing edit around Taylor which implies magic, as if
she to good to be true. (Better than the average).
4. In terms of cinematography this shot is a medium close up. This
shot helps to represent Taylor as a princess, the use of the updo
hair is conventional to princess’ as well as ball gowns. The use of
mise-en-scene in the shot add to the
5. In terms of cinematography this shot is long shot. This centrally
frames the antagonist showing his importance within the narrative.
Within this shot the use of mise-en-scene carry connotations, this is
the fact that the antagonist has a book in hand whereas the males in
the background are carrying an American football this portrays that
the he doesn’t fit with the others and is one of a kind (being a
diamond in the rough).
6. In terms of cinematography this shot is a
close up. This is a conventional shot of a love story this being the hands of
the ones in love either close to touching or touching this conveys affection
and represents a relationship between the two characters. In this shot the
males hand is foregrounded (In front of Taylors hand) this could represent
how he stands up for her and protects her. The simplistic blurred lights in
the background adds to the fairy-tale atmosphere to the video.
In terms of cinematography this shot is a close up. This helps to
establish that Taylor is the princess within this piece. The use of
mise-en-scene helps to establish that she's slightly mysterious due to
the fan over the face, the fact that the fan is an ivory/white colour
suggests the connotations of innocents. A reoccurring theme is the
simplistic blurred lights in the background adds to the fairy-tale
atmosphere to the video.
7. In terms of cinematography this shot is a long establishing shot. This shot
could be an implication which can be made is the form of sexual reference,
this being that the Tallest points of the castle implicate the females private
areas and the centre arch is again the females private areas. The tall trees
arched around the full castle could implicate how she is pure and protective
helping to show how she would only be open to the one guy.
