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Mise-en-scene

The main thing that you can tell from the mise-en-scene throughout the entire video is that the male and female are in a relationship. You can tell this by the amount of connotations there are throughout. The are constant scenes where there is physical contact between the two, and there are also several points in the video where small things like hearts are shown, which also connote love and relationships, for example the heart made from sand on the beach, and the small hearts which say 'i love you' on them.

Everything in the video is very relaxing and calm, which connotes that the relationship between the two people is steady and going well. For example the tune of the music is quite slow and very relaxing, which could show that the two people are happy with each other. Another thing that shows this is the shot of the ocean. The ocean is very calm which is also a connotation that everything in their lives are good and they are very happy.

One more thing that connotes happiness is the weather during the video. It is always sunny whenever they are outside and the sun is meant to be a symbol for happiness, therefore this could connote that they are in love and their relationship is strong.

Sound

The majority of the song uses non-diegetic sound, as the sound track for the song is the only sound we can here, except for at the very start of the song, when the video is black and white, we can hear diegetic sound then, but no where else in the song. The diegetic sound we can hear is the sound of the train stopping at the train station. This does not really have much relevance to the song but I think it has been used because lots of songs nowadays use this sort of opening for their videos, and they wanted to try and do the same.

Camera angles

There are a mix of shots used in this music video, including close ups, mid shots, 2 shots and establishing shots. The most used shots in this video are the close up and the 2 shot.

The close up is used a lot on both the male and female in order for the audience to see their facial expressions, and it allows the audience to see that they are both happy in the relationship.

The 2 shot is used very frequently as it allows the audience to see the male and the female together. In these shots, we can see their actions and their facial expressions. This lets the audience see all of the physical contact made between the two, and it helps show the audience how happy they are together.

Also, throughout the entire video, no camera angles make on of them more powerful than the other (high and low angles). This connotes equality between the two.

Narrative

The story line in this video is very simple, as it shows two people falling in love with each other and it shows that they happy with each other by showing the audience that they like to spend time with each other.

The story starts when the male sees the female on the train, and it then cuts to them being in a relationship. I think it would have been better if the video showed us the meeting of the two and how they got to know each other, as this could be quite difficult to understand for some people as they are strangers at the start, then seconds later they are in love. However, the video is a very good romance story as it contains things that couples would do, and it doesn't have a sad ending to it either.

Titling

There are no titles used in the video at all, which I think is good because sometimes titles can make a music video look too much like a film, and it can negatively effect the music video.