The document provides a detailed analysis of shots from Adele's music video for "Someone Like You". It describes each shot in terms of composition, lighting, location, costumes, and how they relate to the mood and meaning of the song's lyrics. Key shots include a long opening shot of Adele's face in black and white, close-ups of her eyes looking down that suggest sadness, and a shot at the end that reveals a mysterious man in a café who may be who she is singing about. Visual elements like faded effects, black shadows, and old-fashioned locations aim to make the video seem nostalgic and enhance the emotional power of the slow song.

1. At the beginning of time period of the music video that we are filming, there is a medium-close up of Adele’s face, so that all of the
attention is on the lyrics as you can easily see the movements of her lips. A black and white effect has been placed over the whole
music video to make it seem quite old-fashioned and I think that it matches the lyrics and pace of the song. This is because Someone
Like You is a very slow yet powerful song and I think that this effect reinforces this because the viewer is not distracted by any
colours used. Adele is wearing a black coat with a white trim, small silver studded earrings and has part of her hair clipped back. Her
mise-en-scene also reflects the mood of the song because you can tell that she is quite a shy person due to the small earrings and
plain patterns. This shot is set in a quiet environment with a still lake next to her to show serenity. This shot is a very long edit which
lasts for approximately 42 seconds (tracking). Throughout this video, there are black speckles which flash onto the frame very
quickly which reinforces the idea of it being old-fashioned as it makes the technology look old and not as advanced as what we have
today. There is also a black border which surrounds the footage to make it look more old-fashioned.

2. This is a close up of Adele face from a side angle. She is, almost, in the centre of the frame but you can see a lot of the lake
from this angle. The lake is very calm and still which shows serenity. From this shot you can also see the sky which is filled
with dark clouds which contrasts with the black and white effect that has been placed on the video. The mise-en-scene
also consists of a bridge and some trees in the background. I think that the bridge reinforces the idea of an old-fashioned
video as it looks like an antique due to the detail on it and the fact that it is very low to the ground, because nowadays
most bridges are quite tall and are not very detailed because they are only built for the needs of the public, not to be a
nice monument for the public. From this close up, you can see that Adele isn’t wearing much make-up other than some
dark-coloured eye-shadow which reflect her personality of a plain and simple character, who doesn’t want much attention
drawn to her. The director has done this so that the attention isn’t on the mise-en-scene it is on the lyrics.

3. A close up of Adele’s face has been used in this shot. She is looking directly at the camera which makes it
more direct towards the audience as it looks as if she is singing to the audience. This makes the lyrics
seem even more powerful and helps the audience relate more to the lyrics. You can also see that her hair
is swept back so that it isn’t in her face as if her hair was in her face it wouldn’t be as effective and would
ruin the theme/style of the video. In this shot you can’t see much of the surroundings as there is a
dominance of the colour black, which connotes mystery and keeps the attention on Adele singing so that
the audience doesn’t get distracted by anything else and they can connect with the lyrics more.

4. This shot is a close up which shows Adele looking down and removing the hair from her face.
Her looking down suggests that she is upset about something because she doesn’t want to
look at anyone or anything. This fits in with the lyrics because the lyrics talk about heart break
which is why she is sad and looking at the ground. She is moving the hair away from her face
which could suggest that she is trying to remove the person who broke her heart. She is
centred in the frame which implies that she is now in charge of her life and it also keeps the
audiences attention on her.

5. This shot is then juxtaposed with an extreme close up of Adele’s eye. The eye has a lot of dark eye-
shadow on it and it looks as if she is wearing thick mascara because her eyelashes look very long and full.
Adele is positioned on the left-hand side of the frame leaving a lot of free space on the right-hand side
which could be filled by someone or something, perhaps the man who she is singing about. This shot
now contains more whites than blacks which suggests that the song is getting happier due to the use of a
lighter colour. However part of her face is hidden behind her own shadow which could link back to her
personality of a shy person.

6. Adele then begins to fill the whole of the frame as the rest of her face enters the frame. This also begins
to fade and reveal another location in the background behind her face. From this shot you can see that
her eye-shadow looks quite shiny so we will have to copy off this when making our film. She is looking to
the side of the camera which shows that she cannot face looking at anyone else, which relates to the
lyrics of the song. Her eyes are a light colour of either blue or green, which I think contrasts with the
song and video more as brown eyes don’t seem as clam and peaceful whereas green or blue eyes do, so
when looking to cast someone for the role as Adele we will try to find someone with blue or green eyes.

7. This is an extreme close up of Adele’s eyes looking down. A fade has been used (carried on
from the previous page) which shows more of the other location in which it is fading to as you
can see a tall lamp post, which contrasts with the old-fashioned them of the video as it
doesn’t look like a traditional lamp post which you would see nowadays. Adele is looking
down which shows shyness as she cannot face looking at the camera. From this shot, you can
see that she has flawless skin which could reinforce her personality of a shy and plain woman.

8. Now you can see more of the location due to the fade effect. It looks as if it is set in Paris for
this location as the tall building looks like the Eiffel Tower. We will not be able to film this
scene in Paris because it is inaccessible to us so we will have to find a replacement setting, in
which we have easy access to. Adele is looking directly at the camera in this extreme close up
to make it more direct towards the audience, making the audience able to relate to the song
more as it makes it much more personal.

9. There is a dominance of the colour black in this shot and Adele is now positioned on the
right-hand side of the frame to reveal more of the location in the background. There is a
dominance of the colour black to add mystery to the video because the connotation of black
is mystery. The mise-en-scene consists of a street light and what looks like a small statue, to
reinforce the old-fashioned theme. Adele has got her eyes closed in this shot to show her
pain and feelings/emotions towards this song.

10. Adele is very faint in this shot to reveal a lot more of the background. The mise-en-scene
includes a lot of street lights, statues and a large cathedral in the background which suggests
that they she may be in London because this mise-en-scene looks similar to London’s. This
shot is a close up of her face with her eyes closed to make the song look quite powerful and
emotional. This shot uses higher key lighting to make the location and Adele more visible.

11. This shot is the result from the fade edit. This shows the location which was described on
the previous page. The statue on the left hand side of the frame looks like a lion which
could show that she is standing up for herself and is now becoming brave and powerful, like
a lion. It also looks as if she may be stood on a bridge due to the white detailed walls on the
left-hand side of the frame.

12. There is then another fade which shows a close up of Adele’s face. Adele is positioned in the
centre of the frame show dominance and to keep the audience’s attention on her. Adele’s
hair also fills out the frame to stop the audience from being distracted by the background, to
keep the focus on the singer and her lyrics.

13. This fades to a shot of Adele stood in a café, with the shadow of a mysterious man in the background.
This man may be the man in which she is singing about. The director has used a black shadow to add
mystery and draw the attention in to who the man may be. Adele is centered in this frame and she is
staring quite strongly at something which suggests that she is deep in thought about something, perhaps
the lyrics of her song. This is a close up of her face but you can see a lot of the surroundings to set the
location. The man is wearing, what looks like, a long trench coat due to the up-lifted collar which adds to
the mystery of who he is. As, in my opinion, long trench coats are iconographic of inspectors which could
be who this man is.