The document provides an analysis of the music video for Taylor Swift's "Love Story". It summarizes that the video draws inspiration from Romeo and Juliet as well as Pride and Prejudice, depicting the love story of two students from rival families through lavish costumes and settings from the 18th century. Cinematography like close-ups of hands, statues, and a cherry symbolize the incomplete nature of the lovers' relationship faced with family pressures.

1. LOVE
STORY
BY
TAYLOR SWIFT

2. INTRODUCTION
• Love
story
is
Narrative
and
a
performance
based
music
video.The song
is
based
on
the
famous
fairytale
of
Romeo
&
Juliet
and
Pride
and
Prejudice.
Very
subtle
and
bright
colours are
used
with
high
key
lighting
that
depicts
joy
and
love.

3. MIS EN SCENE
• The
music
video
starts
with
an
establishing
shot
of
a
collage
cut
to
a
girl
holding
books
in
her
hands
which
shows
that
the
story
is
about
a
teenager/student.
In
the
next
shot
the
guy
is
shown
sitting
under
the
tree
which
tells
us
that
the
love
story
is
based
on
the
two
batch
mates.
The
next
shot
is
a
close
up
two
hands
clapping
which
is
a
traditional
dance
of
the
royals.
Both
the
characters
are
wearing
clothes
from
the
18th
century
because
it
depicts
Romeo
Juliet
which
is
a
love
story
of
18th
century
so
the
girl
is
imagining
her
as
Juliet
and
her
lover
as
romeo.
Cut
to
a
shot
in
which
the
character
is
standing
in
the
balcony
which
again
depicts
Romeo
and
Juliet
since
Romeo
used
to
meet
Juliet
on
the
balcony.
The
next
shot
is
a
long
shot
of
a
ball
which
again
depicts
fairytale-­‐ Romeo
&
Juliet.
The
Music
video
depicts
a
fairytale
which
shows
love,
romance,
lavish
lifestyle
etc.
The
music
video
is
also
an
example
of
postmodernism
in
the
format
of
both
Romeo
&
Juliet
and
Pride
Prejudice
the
two
iconic
novels
and
film
however,
the
actual
lyrics
of
the
song
also
relate
to
Romeo
and
Juliet
and
different
comic
elements
of
the
play
for
example
forbidden
love
and
the
similar
mis e
scene.
The
lyrics
and
the
story
show
family
pressure
that
how
difficult
it
is
for
both
the
lovers
be
with
each
other
because
of
their
family.
In
the
music
video
a
close
up
of
a
statue
is
shown
in
which
the
statue
is
sitting
with
its
hand
folded
which
depicts
that
the
statue
is
also
praying
for
their
incomplete
love
story.
Cut
to
the
next
shot
in
which
they
show
a
close
of
a
cherry
which
is
half
red
and
half
white
which
shows
that
their
love
is
incomplete.

4. CAMERA
SHOTS
AND
EDITING
• The
music
video
starts
with
an
establishing
shot
of
a
collage
cut
to
a
girl
holding
books
in
her
hands
which
shows
that
the
story
is
about
a
teenager/student.
A
lot
extreme
close
up
are
used
to
show
the
details
.