Research Music video analysis 8: Christina Perri- A Thousand Years

This is the establishing shot of the music video. It is a longshot of the ocean. This is an interesting establishing shot due to it not having any relevance to the rest of the music video. Having a scenery shot as an opening shot is something we could do for our music video before we start the narrative story which is what happens in this video.

The second shot is of what is presumed to be Christina Perri. I like the use of the extreme longshot to show the whole of the shadowy figure as it creates a intriguing atmosphere due to the darkness of the shot.

 Here is the first shot where we see the artist. In the medium close up the light for the sequence is created through a candle. I like the idea of using a candle due to it creating an atmosphere. The artists look is contrasting to the song due to her having tattoos and a pop/punk look, whereas the song is a calm romantic love song.

 Here is the first clip we see from the hit Twilight movie 'Breaking Dawn'. A Thousand years is the song from the soundtrack that is released as a single.

 I really like the use of the candles in the music video. During this shot it is clear to the viewer of the large amount of candles used for the video. The atmosphere that is created by the candles is appropriate for the song and it is a really creative idea. Using this quantity of candle's is something that we would not be able to do you to creating our video on a low budget.

Here is another clip from the movie, this sequence tells the viewer that the song is used during the wedding in the Twilight film. The song is very appropriate for a wedding setting due to the lyrics and the tempo. Due to using clips of the movie in the music video this is creating cross media convergence for the film and song.

 There is a clip of the sky where under cranking has been used to show the sun rising in the distance. This is a feature we would like to use in our music video as it is a good method to fill in time between sequences if there is any gaps that need filling. Furthermore I think Perkins' representation theory can be applied here, "stereotypes are not simple" as this music video throughout has shown very traditional       stereotypes of weddings and relationships, which are followed through from the movie to the music video.

Here is showing the narrative progression as we
have just seen the wedding now we are at the honeymoon from the film. I like how because this is a movie soundtrack there is numerous clips from the movie as it helps to put the song into concept of the movie. Also in the music video very traditional gender roles are portrayed for example the male character taking the lead in the relationship, and also at the wedding with the bride walking down the isle to the groom is a very
traditional representation of a relationship.

The final image is how the video started with the shadowy figure in the window. I like the idea of using the same sequence again but at a different part of the video.





How this has influenced my planning:

• Using clips from the film due to being a song from the film soundtrack.
• Using the dark lighting in the shots with the figure in the window. 
• Using clips of the sky at sun set looks highly effective and also fills in time between lyrics.