1. The video “We found love – by Rihanna” portrays
the stereotypical view of “young love” as it shows
many shots of the couple kissing and getting
physical throughout the duration of the video.
Although it also shows the viewers a dark side of
love showing the abuse of drugs. The video speed is
very fast paced cutting between shots every two to
three seconds representing the pace of the song. A
large majority of the shots seem to be handheld as
they don’t seem to be focused and slightly of
balance in some shots. Pan is also used at strange
angles and almost look like they’ve been recorded
for a friends point of view. I think that the director
has decided to create the video in this way to make
the viewers feel a personal touch and as if they are
going through the same emotions as the character
(Rihanna.

2. The video begins with a monologue from a British girl who narrates the opening clips talking
about the ups and downs of love.
During the girls speech, the video has close ups of
two characters this is done to show the facial
expression of the two. It starts with a very
unglamorous shot of the couple sitting in a bath fully
clothed, the female (Rihanna) has make up running
down her face highlighting she has been crying, and
that this video has a real meaning behind it.
The narration then stops and the music starts, with several
short fast shots. This particular clip shows the effect motion
tracking. This effect is used to show the couple and how
fast time has past and they are unaware because they are so
Inlove nd cant literally live without each other.

3. In these two shots extreme close up is used. Viewers
are shown in the left picture the couple taking drugs
and on the right picture the effects of the drugs and
they are now high. We may shock some viewers to see
Rihanna (the artist) to be portrayed in this way.
Here a medium shot is used of the couple kissing. This then quickly
becomes a long shot of the couple and now (Rihanna) is in his arms.
Viewers are then again shown
another clip of pills
and are then clear that this video
that the couple are
heavily involved in drugs.

4. In these three clips, extreme close ups
are used at very fast past of the two characters
bodies and assets to show the couple leading up to
having sex. Notice this clip happens after the drug
taking, maybe showing the audience the side
effects of drug abuse and not being aware of what
you're doing.
Here this clip is used in the chorus as
the music has sped up, and the clips
are shorter. A high angle is used here
to portray a feeling of the two
characters being swallowed up by
their setting and are lost in the
moment.

5. In these four shots close up’s are used to show facial expressions and how everything has
turned from good to bad for the couple. In the first two shots, it shows how the two have lost
money due to gambling it away. In the third it’s a close up of the males facial expression,
showing he's angry and frustrated. The fourth clip shows the flashing lights of a police car,
highlighting that the couple have got in trouble with the law. Everything from then on
in the video goes downhill.
In the final shot, a high angle is used of Rihanna
to show her as smaller and less significant and
completely destroyed by love.