Ed Sheeran - Give me love Pop Acoustic

1. Textual Analysis of music videos
in my sub-genre: Pop Acoustic
Ed Sheeran- Give me Love

2. Lasted 7 seconds
Slight zoom
Long shot taken from a high angle
Circular narrative as same shot is used at the end of the
video
Bright lighting and colours are used in this scene
Basic clothing and props- monochrome
Theatrical make up (red blood)
Lasted 6 seconds
Pan follows the walk of the policeman
Low level lighting
Flashing lights reflecting on face
Lasted 4 seconds
Pan left vertically
Reveals scene
Scene lighter and in focus in distance
Over the shoulder shot
Shallow depth of field
Policeman dark and out of focus and the rest of
the scene is in focus

3. Lasted 10 seconds
Low level lighting
Left pan reveals female behind wall
Focus and light shifts on to her
Reveals identity
Emotional scene
Lasted 5 seconds
Eyeline match
Long shot of the couple
Left pan slightly- very steady camera
Lasted 5 seconds
Central image – mid shot/close up
Eyes meet camera
Tracks out
Shallow depth of field

4. Lasted 3 seconds
Long shot – establishing shot in the sense that her
location is completely revealed to the audience
Same image as before but contrast
Musty edit-smoke
Central to image
Shallow depth of field
Lasted 1 second each
Simple props
Connote survival
Shallow depth of field
Basic household features
Lasted 3 seconds
Scene changes
Camera- outsider view as if someone was spying
on her
Same outfit
Narrative

5. Lasted 3 seonds
Establishing shot taken from a low angle
Low level lighting
Purple editing in the sky
Time lapse of clouds
Lasted 5 seconds
Blurred editing
Long shot
Purple and pink tones
Low level lighting
Angel wings used as prop
Long shot – low angle
Central to shot
Thirds rule
Layering of same character in different positions
Bright lighting
No colour – monochrome

6. Pace of music video increases towards the end
Flashing lights match beat
More narrative > performance
Circular narrative
Ends the same shot as it began