John Legend's music video for "All of Me" tells the love story between John Legend and his real-life wife. The black and white video features intimate close-ups of Legend expressing his love and passion for his wife through singing and playing the piano. The various locations and camera shots are used to set a romantic and melancholy tone to portray their real relationship.

1. John Legend-
All of me

2. First impressions
• The videos gives the impression that the
narrative is a love story. The explicit
meaning shows the artist (John legend)
to be expressing his love to a girl. The
woman in the video is actually his wife,
this makes the video more personal and
realistic and this allows the audience to
relate and connect with the artist . The
use of close ups throughout the music
video is very effective and follows the
typical conventions of an RnB and Pop
genre. It shows who the artist is and
shows them as the main feature of the
song. The close ups are also used to
show his facial expressions. These
furthermore represent his emotion in the
song, showing his love and passion for
the lady in the video. They represent a
love story throughout.

3. Tone and mood
• The sounds used over the video seem
to give the audience the impression of
a dull and depressing mood. This is
juxtaposed in the lyrics and the visuals
(story) in the video. The video seems
to be showing a love story and the real
life connection and relationship. The
use of the sound changing frequencies
and tempos, for example high to low,
is also a way to express the scenarios
of everyday relationships, having
highs and lows. It also has many shots
with the piano, this is very effective in
a music video, as it shows he is
playing his own music and expressing
his love through his song for his wife.

4. Representation
• The two characters in the video are John legend and a girl, who is shown to be his love
interest. The intimacy and connection is shown throughout the video, in the visuals and also
relates to the lyrics. The video suggest that e is trying to chase after a girl that he has
already got. It also suggest from the music video that the woman has dominance
throughout the video. It also suggests a much more mature relationship. He is representing
the seriousness of his love and relationship as the video is actually filmed with his wife.

5. Relationship between
sound and images
• The whole music is filmed in black and
white and this has rather depressing and
gloomy connotations. However, the music
video is expressing their love for one
another whilst playing the piano, on the
contrary this is shown as a romantic way
for a man to express his love to a girl. The
piano may also be used to represent his
musical skills as well as his love and
passion for the music as well as the
woman he is singing to throughout the
music video. The window is also used to
showcase the woman he is singing to as
an illustration of oh his infatuation of her
appearance as well as the loe he wants
from her. She is also dressed in a
swimming costume or is naked
throughout as well which could connotes
purity and possible purity go their love.

6. Locations
• The locations used within a
music video are very useful in
portraying a love mood. It uses
a house with a view of the lake
and mountains. These have
connotations of romance and
love. It is very effective as the
story is a love story, as this
comes across throughout the
music video. It also allows the
audience to relate to the music
video, and allows them to
adapt to the mood and tone of
the music video as well.

7. Different camera shots
• The majority of the music
video is filmed in a long shot
and medium shots. This is so
that the scene of the music
video if lied throughout. The
scenery is quite romantic,
however also distant as the
woman he is singing to is
separated by the window. At
the scene of the shower it is
filmed in a medium close up
which allows the audience to
feel the essence of their love
for each other in the scene.