This document analyzes the music video for Taylor Swift's "Bad Blood" through its mise-en-scene, camerawork, and editing. It notes the constant battle for power and violence portrayed, as well as symbols like weapons that represent Taylor's power and dominance. Shots of a teddy bear being attacked with a knife could reflect Taylor's changed image from innocent to feisty. The camera always follows Taylor to reinforce her importance, using close-ups that direct attention to her over the rest of the scene. Taylor has the most screen time through editing, further expressing her significance as the central character.

1. Bad blood
analysis

2. Mise en scene
• Constant battle of power and enforcing ones
dominance. There’s lots of violence in the video
and at the start Taylor wins the fight; however she
is then defeated, showing her loss of power,
which juxtaposes to the star image and portrayed
as weak.
• In the video there are many weapons, this
represents violence and power. This represents
Taylor as powerful as she has all these weapons
and she is using them and is allowed to display her
power and dominance as she is doing what she is
doing what she wants.

3. Mise en scene
• There is a shot of a teddy bear with connotations of
immaturity, childlike and vulnerability. In the video the bear
is attacked with a knife and this could reflect Taylor and her
new innocence when she started in the music industry and
this could show her changed image, it also displays her
reaction to opposition as the teddy bear is attacked with a
knife showing that Taylor is acting relentlessly and it makes
her new image appears feisty.
• There a scene of Taylor boxing and this is known as a
dangerous sport and this reflects Taylor in the music video
that she is prepared to take risks and she is ready and this
could reflect her position as a music artist, and it shows she
is in control which expresses her importance.

4. Camerawork
• The camera always follows Taylor as this
reinforces her importance in the video. When
she walks through it usually concentrate's on
her feet or face, but always on her. The
camerawork has manipulated the shots to
make the audience concentrate on her as
many close ups are used throughout, meaning
the audience ignore the rest of the scene,
showing she is important.

5. Editing
• In the video Taylor has the most prevalence
which expresses she is an important character
as she has the most screen time, this would
show her as being the most