Music Video Research

Music Video #1

Zedd - Beautiful (link)

This long shot of a girl sitting against the glass with another girl drowning herself in the pool shows that there has been an argument between the two, and to the point where the girl sitting out doesn't care about the other girl's life anymore. As this is only in the first 10 seconds of the song, it shows that there is a lot more to come and you are going to learn a lot more about their relationship together.

This facial closeup of the same girl who just watched as a girl tried to drown herself. This scene was just after she tried to be hit by a train, and yet it went over her and didn't harm her. I think her surprise on her face says a lot, which is why a facial closeup is a really powerful shot for this scene. Especially as it sets the rest of the video up to show how it's a "change" of luck for her.