David Guetta ft Sia - Titanium music video analysis

1. Name:_______________________________________ Music Video:________________________________
Narrative – What is the story of the music video, characters, settings, Mise-en-scene (What colours, sets and props are used? Why?)
conflicts, resolutions?
The colours used are quite natural. They have used a bike
The characters in this music video is the boy and the for him to get away to show that its just a normal
people trying to hurt him. Everyone is trying to hurt him neighbourhood and that he is a still normal boy.
because he is different. So the conflict is him trying to
escape from the people who are trying to hurt him the Target Audience – Who is the music video for?
resolution happens at the end of the video when he
I think this music video is targeted at people who enjoy
builds up the courage to fight back.
good dance music.
Editing – Describe the different editing choices made?
When the chorus start it shows you the boy riding the bike
Camera shots- What shots are used and why? really fast to go with the pace of the music this shows you
that he is in a rush. And when the chorus starts again the
At the beginning a close up shot is used to show the boy
cutting is sped up to match the pace of the music.
kneeling on the floor with his head in his hands to show
that he is distressed the camera then zooms out and Music Video style – What style is used and why?
shows you that he is sat in a pile of rubble. A wide angle I think this is a concept styled music video as it does tell a
long shot is used when he is walking through the forest story but it doesn’t really match up to what the song is
to show how alone he is because there is no one else about but it does in some aspects.
around just him. But then when he is running from the
people they use a medium shot so that you can still see
the boy and the people chasing him.