The document analyzes and compares the camera shots in music videos by Katy Perry, Ellie Goulding, and Taylor Swift. It finds that Katy Perry's video tells a narrative through her shots as she gets ready for a funeral. Ellie Goulding's video has no narrative, just shots of her having fun with friends. Taylor Swift's video uses props to reference lyrics but does not clearly show a narrative. The document examines how the genre of pop music is represented through these different approaches to shots and narrative.

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In Katy Perry song there repetitive range of shots which involves a few close up
and mid shots. Through out the songs we are seeing Katy sat at a make up table a
lot from which could be classed as performing shots but you will realise
throughout the video it is narrative shot as she getting ready to go out to a funeral
in the video. From this close up of some personal belonging give us the feeling she
is attach to these belongings or who they belong to.
Mid shot

2. The song thinking of you is ment to be se in
the 1940’s, we recognise by there hair Close up
Within the shots there’s a lot of makeup and the setting. This is different
camera movement within one type of song is different to other song she
shot, I haven’t include the has san as this one is set older back than her
images for how it moves as new ones as they are more in the
there would be load more present/future.
screen shots.
Close up This is at the point where I stop
analysing the music video after
a minute.

3. Close up
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4. Ellie Goulding song ‘your song’ only ever has performing shots through-out.
The video to the song has no storyline behind the song.
Extreme close up Mid shot
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Establishing shot
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Mid shot

5. Extreme close up Close up Close up
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Establishing shot Close up Within the music video it looks like she is having fun and messing around
with he friends having a laugh. There is shots of Ellie singing towards the
camera but the majority of the time she is just having fun with her friends.

6. Through-out Ellie Gouldings song
she uses a wide range of
different locations which in
comparison to Katy Perry is
completely different as she used
locations that all linked together
to create her narrative. Ellie song
doesn't have a narrative to it if
the shots are her performing
there shots of her having fun
with her friends which then Mid shot
appeals to her target audience. Close up
Establishing shot
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7. Mid shot
Right from the beginning we can tell who's her target audience is as we start
up with a close up o her feet, but when she starts singing we have a long shot Close up Mid shot
of her sat on the phone. We see she has a toe separator in-between her toes
which shows she is giving herself manicure, this automatically appeals more
to the girl target audience
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8. Mid shot Close up Close up
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Close up In Taylor swifts video it is mostly performing shots of her singing and no shots of her
Mid shot narrative story. Through-out the song she might have props that link into her lyrics
of her song but there isn’t a narrative story. We could get the impression she is
retelling her story to someone else on the phone at the beginning but we aren’t
sure.

9. Close up Close up Long shot
Within Taylor swift song ‘our song’ there
is a wide range of shots and she also has
shots that are still but then within the
same shot she will zoom in and out but
the shot will be still focused on her. This
happens a lot through-out Taylor's music
video.
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Mid shot
Long shot
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10. Camera movement Close up Close up Mid shot
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In the song Taylor Swift has her hair done and make up done all nice and pretty. Her clothing isn’t a fashion
statement as she starts off in shorts and a very top but later on in the video we see her in a purple flow prom
dress. This could create the illusion she is in her own fairy-tale fantasy and she is a princess. This bring us back
to the image that Taylor creates fairy-tale illusions in her songs.

11. Close up Mid shot
Long shot
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The location is starts off in her bedroom/bathroom which is typical place for a teenage girl to be and seeing she is on the phone
it is somewhere private for her to talk. Later on in the video we end up on her porch which is very girly setting with the use of
prop of pink iron chair her colourful lanterns.

12. The genre we are focusing on in
particular is ‘Pop’
From looking at the different camera shot within these two music
videos it has shown me that not every music video has a narrative
within it and can just be performing shots. Songs from other genre’s as
well if they are having performing shots they are in some complete
different location to where they are in the narrative location, the
location through-out the music video’s stay the same. The Katy Perry
video her narrative of her song involves her performing shots as she is
seeing about a loved one who has gone away. Ellie Goulding song she
doesn’t have a narrative at all and all of her shots are fun shots which
has all her friends in and they are just messing about and having fun.
This is similar with the Taylor swift song I have chosen as she just has
performing shots which has props which refer to her lyrics so it could
class as her narrative.