Music video notes - Yagmur

I really like that this video has a message about feminism and how men are always being portrayed as dominant in the media. The setting and costumes look very 1950's and the fact that the lyrics are saying 'let it go' can suggest that in our society today, women aren't as oppressed as they used to be. The black and white throughout the video sets a mood of being depressed which reflects how the woman feels. One of my favourite shots would have to be the close up of the woman taking off her glasses and putting them on the camera (which is her husband). This point of view shot is trying to put the audience in her shoes so we can see what she is going through.

This video has a lot of good shots which fit really well with the song. There's a longshot of her standing and there's a lot of immediate cuts of the exact same image but duplicated all over the screen. It creates confusion and makes it a lot more surreal. It focuses on the girl who is supposed to represent cupid, hence the song saying 'give me love'. Towards the end of the song as it starts to speed up, the girl is dancing and it's in slow motion which is a good contrast as we can see the depth, almost giving it an angelic feeling. I think the filter used for the video fits really well with the song as it's very faded with grey/purple which gives it a gloomy feeling.

I really like this video because it focuses on the girl who is supposed to represent the artist Sia. She is contemporary dancing throughout the video which represents the emotions in the song. She's wearing a nude coloured leotard which shows purity as she's a child, and also represents a part of Sia's childhood. There is a close up of her when she's by the curtain and it looks like she's strangling herself. She also pretends to wipe a tear away from her face. This shows the audience how sad the meaning of the song is and is about real life issues such as depression, suicide etc. The lighting in the video is quite gloomy with a grey/blue tint and this makes it even more glum and down spirited.