30 second break down

I have chosen to break down the first thirty seconds of two music videos, the first one that i have chosen to break down it Tinashe Ft Chris Brown 'Player' i have chosen this song because i believe that it contains an interesting music video.

The first shot is a wide angle shot of Tinashe in the center lying on  a white bed, the overall shot is very white, this makes her seem innocent and pure, giving off the connotations of peace. The genre of the song is a mix between Pop and R&B.

The second shot is very contrasting to the first, it is a much darker shot the artist chris brown is shown closer up looking down away from the camera, he is not wearing a top but chains piercings and a black hat and tattoos, this gives off the impression that he is less pure and possibly the complete opposite to her. Both the first and second shots show the artists name creating a star image.

The third but is a medium close up of Tinashe, it is the first real image you get to see of her, she is shown wearing minimalistic clothing of plain colour this reflects her pure personality. Written over the shot is the word Start, this is written in a typical digital font, giving the audience the felling that the video may be about something like a game or have digital aspects to it.

Then there is a repetition of the first but this time slightly closer up, it carries the same connotations as the first but this time that you see her in a more (insert word that means opening up the opposite to having her guard up kinda like vulnerable but not presenting her as week maybe aproachable) this allows the audience to connect with her more on a personal level.

The fifth shot is a close up of her looking down at the camera, here she is shown in much darker colours this makes her appear powerful especially with the way that she is looking at the camera with a tilted head almost like she is trying to figure it out. the background is white and as she is wearing black it makes it look like she has put her innocence behind her and now that it has started has become more aware and dominant.

this shot is another long shot this time she is standing walking towards the camera she is back dressed in her white shirt surrounded by glass and white walls, this makes her appear vulnerable, with the association of the word Fight over the top this emphasises this. although the fact that she is walking towards the camera shows that maybe she is ready to fight and she is stronger than the audience think.

this shot shows her in close up again, this time she is singing the words this allows the audience to create a mental connection with her and the song. it shows her as the star.

This shot is of a dancer/opponent the words written across his chest say 'round 1' this makes it appear that there will be multiple rounds where she is potentially going to have to fight the opponent. he is dressed in white and looking up this shows him to be the weaker one as in the last shot she was wearing black, a more powerful colour and looking down. The men could represent love interests fighting for her love and affection.

this shot shows her dancing she is looking at the camera, whilst circling it, this makes it appear like the camera has taken the eyes of the male and is showing what he sees.