This document provides a detailed shot-by-shot analysis of the music video for Katy Perry's "The One That Got Away". It describes the use of various camera shots and techniques to convey the storyline and emotions. The video cuts between the protagonist's memories of a past romantic relationship in her youth and her current life alone as an older woman, filled with sadness and regret over the lost love. Close-ups, reaction shots, and changes in camera angle are used to establish intimacy between the young couple and demonstrate the woman's lingering heartbreak over the failed relationship decades later.

1. Katy Perry – The one that Got Away
The opening scene is an introduction, with non diegetic music played in the background. An
establishing shot is used to allow the audience to see the scene. Sound effects are used, for example
pouring coffee into a cup, which emphasizes the sound. A close-up of the main character is used to
show facial expression which in this case is sad. An eyeline match is used for the audience to see
what the character is looking at. Which shows a relationship. Also reaction shots are used.
A close-up and a two shot shows the proximity between the characters and their body language
which allows the audience to understand a relationship between the two characters. The main
character ‘Katy Perry’ is the protagonist in this music video. Throughout the video there is a change
in tense, which is flash backs from the main character being young, and then to real life. As if she is
thinking of the past. As she is thinking in the past, an extreme close-up is used to shows her emotion
and facial expressions.
An over the shoulder shot is used to show the audience what this character is looking at, which is her
past love. During this scene there are lots of long shots, medium shots and close-ups to establish the
relationship between the two people. Extreme close-ups are showing the love and desire between
the two characters. A shot reverse shot is showing them looking at each other playfully, showing
happiness. After this it goes from the flashback to real life, and there is a close-up of ‘Katy Perry’ old.
She shows sadness to the audience as she is reminiscing of her past love. An extreme close up of her
hands is used, as she squeezes them tightly on her leg.
In the next scene it goes back to the past, the couple are doing tattoos on each other, and show
reaction shots, and eyeline matches throughout the scene. An extreme close-up is used to show a
kiss, this shows the love between the characters. It then goes back to real life of the woman upset
still, as the scene ended of the couple doing tattoos on each other, it cuts to the real life shot of the
‘old woman’ looking and stroking her tattoo. Her hand is against her heart, which is shown with a
close-up. A reaction shot is used as the camera tilts up her body to reveal her facial emotions.
Back to the past, an ariel shot is used to reveal to the audience that the couple are lay on the bed.
The nest scene brings the two tenses together, and it shows the young Katy Perry, looking at the old
Katy Perry lay in her bed alone. An establishing shot is used to achieve this. A two shot is enabled to
show the young Katy Perry looking into her future.
A two shot is used to show the past again, with the couple. They are fighting; an establishing shot is
used to achieve this. An extreme close-up is used to show the character extremely upset, zooms in
to her face showing lots of emotion. The audience can relate with the character. Reaction shots are
being used throughout the scene of the argument, to allow the audiences to see their reactions and
their body language. A cut is used to relate back to the girl upset, with the use of an extreme close-
up to again show her emotion.
An establishing shot is used to show the old ‘Katy Perry’ leaving her house. Whilst the past couple
have left each other. It’s almost like the old Katy Perry is leaving her husband, and the young Katy
Perry’s husband has left her. A tracking shot of the husband leaving in the car is used to show his
anger and he drives fats. Reaction shots and shot reverse shot between cuts are used to show the

2. characters splitting up. She is distressed and he is angry. Both in different scenes. A high angle shot is
used to show the female on the floor, looking the least dominant. The male is in his car, a low angle
is used to show that he is the dominant character between the two. He reveals a wedding veil and a
extreme close-up is used as it is obviously a meaningful prop, a reaction shot is used as he looks at it,
this shows his emotion and his facial expressions. A point of view shot is used, as if it is the audience
driving the car, a tilt was used to suggest the character was losing control of his car, a low angle to
show the car flying out of control, then an establishing is used to show the car flying off a cliff. The
end of the video show the present Katy Perry (old), in the place where he flew off the cliff. A long
shot establishes this.