Taylor Swift- You belong with me video analysis

Opening location shotSets sceneLong shotFades in from black

Shot Fades into next shot

Mid shotFrom outside of window – obstructed by window panesBright colours

Long shotStill from outside of windowAs if were looking in on him

Long shot of girlGirl in centre of the frameBoy still in frame but out of focusAll attention drawn to the girl

Mid shot From outside windowSame shot used before with the boy- shows theyre similar

Long shot of boySame shot as used before but in revevse- This time boy is in focusStill obscurred by windows

Long shot Positioned to right of frameFrom outside the windowBright and dark colours contrast

Mid shotFrom outside of windowSame shot as ??? Looking towards the camera as if it was a person

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Repeat of shot 5

Long shot Character looks small in frame- Suggests vulnerabilityFrom outside the window

Mid shotObscured by window frameCopy shot of shot 5 but boy version

Extreme long shot of boyGirl still in frameOnly boys bedroom in focusBoy in centre of frame- main focus of shotRepeat of shot 6

Mid shotOut of focusSight of the girl is blockedGirls bedroom is in focusLight and dark contrastRepeated of shot 4

Repeated shot 5

Repeated shot of 11

Repeated shot of 59

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Close upMain focus on writingBright coloursnarrative

Mid shot Shot from slightly left angleDark shadowsnarrative

Repeated shot 5

Repeated shot 7

Close up Reflection in wondowShows boys curtians closedCharacter looking sadnarrative

Mid shotOver the shoulder shot in mirrorBright colours- green and purple contrastingPerformance

Mid shotOver the shoulder shot in mirrorBright colours- green and purple contrastingPerformance

Mid shotBright colours- green and purple contrastingPerformance

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