Textual Analysis of music videos in my sub-genre: Pop Acoustic Lorde- Royals

Lasted 7 seconds Still image Faded out black Bright light

Lasted 8 seconds Track out Moving vehicle impression Point of focus Symmetry Gloomy natural light

Static camera Central to image Symmetrical Lasted 2 seconds Shallow depth of field Bright lighting

Lasted 1 second Title of artist and song Monochrome Central to image

Lasted 6 seconds Close-up Still camera Water catches light Low level lighting on male

Lasted 3 seconds Extreme close-up White light Cuts off head- avoids identity Artistic

Lasted 1 second Shallow depth of field Close-up Bland colours No identity

Lasted 1 second Shows shaved hair before shaving process Birds eye view

Long shot Establishing shot Two shot Central to image Basic simple mise en scene Natural lighting

Artistic shot Cuts off plant-significant Natural lighting Rule of thirds Very little colour

Shallow depth of field Reflection in focus Two shot Natural lighting

Symmetry Central to image Colourful red yet still bland Establishing shot Only mid shot of male

Unlike previous music videos in this genre, this performance clip last 24 seconds, placed in the middle of the narrative. Although the video is narrative dominant, when performance does occur its for a long duration. Similarly to

Ed Sheeran’s video analysis, I’ve spotted that the video ends on the same shots as it began with, a circular narrative.

The lyrics and music stop Lasting 30 seconds The narrative alone Silence with a steady beeping beat Ends on narrative