Lana Del Rey Music Video References and Inspiration Guide
1. Music Video References:
Artist: Song: Inspiration: Screenshot:
Lana Del
Rey
Dark Paradise Song use
Lana Del
Rey
Blue Jeans Water scene/Ripple
effect of the water
Lana Del
Rey
Shades of Cool Abstract
Shots/Opening
Shots/
Superimposed
Lana Del
Rey
Summertime
Sadness
Ghostly
Superimpose
Lana Del
Rey
Chelsea hotel no
2
Performance Shot
Lana Del
Rey
Video Games Performance Shot/
Abstract
Shots/Montage
2. Lana Del
Rey
National Anthem Roses
Shot/Performance
Shot
Lana Del
Rey
Born to Die Chair
Scene/Bedroom
Scene/Performance
Shot
Lana Del
Rey
Burning Desire Performance
Shot/Microphone
Shot
Tom Odell Another Love Performance
shot/Chair
Scene/Mirror Scene
3. EDEN End Credits Flickering
Lights/Amplification
of Lyrics/Flashing
Lights
PVRIS Holy Superimpose/
Colour Filter (Black
and
White)/Voyeurism/
Black and White
Adele Hello Shift focus
4. Adele Rolling in the
deep
Editing to
beat/Static
Shots/Amplification
of lyrics/Abstract
shots
ABBA Fernando Faces
Taylor
Swift
Wildest Dreams Modern 1950s style
1950/60s Era
Costume/Hair &
Makeup
Taylor
Swift
Blank space Apple shot/Biting
into Apple/Apple
falling
5. Evanescene Bring Me To Life Bedroom
Scene/Performance
Shot
Queen Bohemian
Rhapsody
Faces/Over Layering
Marina &
the
Diamonds
Power and
control
Lighting/Blinds/
Dark/Sepia
Marina &
the
Diamonds
Forget Beginning titles/
Typography
Breach Jack Editing to beat
Zella Day Hypnotic Lighting/Silhouette
6. Kate Bush Wuthering
Heights
Butterfly effect style
Lene Lovich Lucky Number Gothic/Dark Style
Siouxsie
and the
Banshees
The last beat of
my heart
Close Up Shots of
the eye
Siouxsie
and the
Banshees
Happy House Lighting and Blinds
7. Siouxsie
and the
Banshees
Hong Kong
Garden
Superimpose/
Butterfly effect
Lorde Royals Static Shots
Birdy Wings Performance
Shot/Lying Down
Shot
Paloma
Faith
Never Tear Us
Apart
Microphone/
Performance Shot
Zedd Clarity Abstract
Shot/Binary
Oppositions/
Flashing Lights
8. Madilyn
Bailey
Bad Blood
(Taylor Swift
Cover)
Red Powder -
Connotation of
Blood/Drumming
Madilyn
Bailey
Earned It (The
Weeknd Cover)
Chair/Microphone
Shots/Lighting
The
Weeknd
Tell Your Friends Religious Imagery
Connotation/Fire
Shot
Birdy Skinny Love Hand Shots/Close
Up
Shots/Glass/Mirror
9. Rihanna What Now Abstract
Shots/Overlapping/
Editing Techniques
The
Weeknd
The Hills Panning
Shot/Lighting/Fire
Paloma
Faith
Only Love Can
Hurt Like This
Visual
Style/Performance
Shot