2. Ariana Grande – No Tears Left To Cry.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffxKSjUwKdUA
In this video there are only dancers and Grande performing making it simpler as less is going on. The dancers had waist coats and blazers which were all monochrome contrasting to Grande’s white
dress in that scene. Grande has a few different outfits, she has a black jump suit in the tunnel scene, a silver dress with silver heels in the stair scene, a grey leotard and grey knee high socks in the
light face scene, a white short dress with black thigh boots and a green flowy dress inside the first tunnel room. The green dress is a big contrast to all the other outfits as it is the only coloured
outfit. She has simple hair and makeup for all of the scenes with square earrings.
For this video, there has been lots of editing to make trick the mind and make the viewer watch it again and again. They have used editing to make the city sky lines that are in parallel lines and
make up 2 squares, one inside the other one. They have used a green screen to make the illusion of the performers going against gravity as they are on the walls or ceilings. In one scene they have
edited Grande falling through a wall, they have edited lots of Grande’s faces on to the ceiling where she is picking what face she wants to have on, they have edited the city lights to become blurry
and make circles and they have edited Grande falling off a building which is the only time gravity works.
The ideas I got from watching the video are, the city has lots of 90 degree angles in the sides of the squares the city is on, the corners of the building and the windows. This could infer that from the
outside of the city, everything is done in one way all in a straight line, whereas inside the buildings there is lots of light and softer shapes such as the circular windows and lights making the interior a
more positive place. However, the first building was twisted which foreshadows the interior as it contrasts to the exterior as all the building look the same. I also noticed that lots of things were
squares, the base of the city, the stairs make a square, she is dancing on squares that are raised from the building and her earrings are squares. This could imply that living in this city, there are strict
rules that you have to follow and there is no chance in having any slack on those rules – the sharpness of square. I also noticed that when Grande was falling, she wasn’t crying or changed emotion
which links to the scene when she is changing her face as she has loads on the ceiling. This also infers that you have to have a lack of emotion, as all the faces are the same, when living in this city. I
also noticed at the end that scene was a lot brighter when she was outside and the video ends with a bee flying past showing that nature is still there. This could imply that you have to escape from
the city to see the world’s beaty as being in the city doesn’t show you what you are missing out on.
3. Ariana Grande And Lady Aga – Rain On Me.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AoAm4om0wTs
In the first half of the video the costumes are very busy with chains and some are reflected which contrasts to the second half of the video where the
costumes are flowy and plainer. The first half of the video, the costumes are mainly black with pink/purple to add some colours whereas in the second half of
the video the costumes are mainly pink/purple with some black which could infer that they have wanted a more positive look on the video. The makeup is
very similar to the costumes as in the first half of the videos the makeup is busier which contrast to the simple looks in the second half of the video. In one
scene Gaga has crystals looking like tear drops which could infer she is in power of the rain. This idea is also supported by the red lighting which coveys power
and dominance.
The ideas and imagery I have inferred from this video is that Gaga is soaked from being in the rain when she has the knife in her leg, but when she takes it out,
she is dry like Grande. The shots go back after she is dry to when she is wet and she has a knife in her leg again which shows the knife shots the ability to being
dry. I think this represents ignoring the rain as it doesn’t cause any harm to you as it is temporary. I also understood that they were in separate groups
contrasting to each other, but then they merge to one group and moved onto contrasting that larger group by creating a more minimalistic group.
Overall this video would be expensive to make as there is lots of special effects, lots of performers and lots of different costumes. This video was made to
collab with Lady Gaga making their names even more known and has been a piece of work that they both have wanted to do as the idea is so unique.
4. Ariana Grande – Thank U, Next.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gl1aHhXnN1k
The style of this video is references back to other pieces of work.
The camera shots are close ups, long shots and bird eye view shots which all have smooth movement when the camera moves in those shots. There hasn’t
been much editing in the video as there are any special effects, just cuts from one scene/shot/angle to another. The lighting is all natural lighting from outside
or from the ceiling lights. This has been done to make the video more realistic as there isn’t any unnatural lighting running the shot as they are in natural
locations.
Grande has used quite a few locations as she has quite a few scenes. The locations are, a school, a bedroom, a bathroom, a salon, a school field and a stage. In
all of these scenes there are many performers which would make the production cost higher for more food, transport, hair/makeup and wages. Each scene
have different colours as the whole video doesn’t have a colour theme like other videos do to portray emotions and to help tell a story.
In this video there are lots of costumes for different scenes. In the scenes in her house, Grande is wearing lounge wear and gym wear when she is on the gym
equipment. At school they are all wearing casual clothes, some are wearing trendy clothes to show off to their fellow students and they are wearing cheer
leader’s outfits when the 2 teams join together. In the salon they are all wearing retro clothing which could be referring back to a different movie.
