1. MUSIC VIDEO ANALYSIS:
IT’S MY BIRTHDAY BY
WILL.I.AM
By Sabrina Alovisi

2. Camerawork
 There are medium shots of the singers.
 Long shot of the dancers; this is to show the current
dance styles and also show the routine
 Close ups of the singers at the beginning to show they
are the main people within the music video.
 Low angle on will.i.am, to show that he is important and
powerful as he got lots of money in his hands
 Low angle, in the superman section, to look like he if
flying.
 Hand help camera, from looking at will.i.am to the cross
and then back again.

3. Pictures
 Medium shots:
 Long shot:
 Low angle:

4. Editing
 The video is edited to the beat of the music.
 All the takes were short to go with the tempo of
the music.
 Also this a split screen. The screen is split into
3 sections.

5. Mise en scene
 All the outfits that are used are ‘in fashion’ and our
colourful as the song is very uplifting and fun
 Also the prop that is always reoccurring is the money,
this relates to the song lyrics and also the theme of a
birthday.
 Very bright lighting as its a very uplifting song, and
relates to something that everyone enjoys. The lighting
used is mostly natural.
 Located in a house, back garden as these are places
that you could relate to when a birthday is celebrated.

6. Pictures
 Props:
 Location:
 Costume: