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9 Shot Analysis of Birdy - Shelter
1. The dark colours on this clip create a spooky kind of aura, which also makes the hand appear like it is reaching out for help. Also the hand could be reaching up in a peaceful way.
2. The fact that this shot of the artist is of her back whilst shadowed makes her appear quite mysterious, as you don’ t see her face. Also her dark clothing connotes with the dulled down colours and atmosphere in the video.
3. In contrast, this shot is a mid shot of the artist, showing the audience who they are. With the background blurred it puts all focus on her singing, perhaps the lyrics at this particular bit of the song were more significant?
4. In this clip the wall in the background has the reflections from the water in front of her, to me insinuating a sense of freedom, however the facial expression of the artist shows to be quite solemn and sad, contrasting with a sense of freedom and instead giving off the impression of her being trapped and upset.
5. A close up of her playing the piano shows that she is quite talented, the auto focus on her hands makes the audience instantly focus on her whilst the rest of the shot appears blurred and out of focus.
6. With the sun coming in through the window behind her, it may represent a sense of hope coming into her life, or that she is seeing the good when all is bad. With there being quite a few plants in the clip it portrays her style of music as quite naturalistic.
7. Again the destination of this clip enhances the idea of the naturalistic aura, also the way she is posed makes it almost appear as thought she is fighting the wind, perhaps symbolizing her battle to make it in the music industry?
8. This shot is one of the last, making the end of the music video appear more calm and relaxed, therefore this may insinuate that she has come to peace with what was upsetting her before.
9. And finally the last clip greatly contrasts with the first as it is once again of her hand reaching out, however this one shows a bright light behind her which in my opinion shows that she has become a lot happier and found peace.