During this music video, they use a lot of wide-angle shots
this way they are showing the background. Showing the fact that there is only
one person in the music video. The music video is set in an abandoned house and
this gives the music video lots more depth because the lyrics ‘Keep my glass full
until morning light, 'cos I'm just holding on for tonight’ is reflected
throughout the house, all of the furniture is ruined or is covered in graffiti
this is therefore shown through the background. During the music video it
follows a dance routine that is performed by Maddie Ziegler, she performs
movements that correspond to the lyrics her movements are very quick and sharp,
which relates to the theme of the song which is about having an alcohol
problem. During the video the camera zooms into the girls face (reaction shot)
this is showing her facial expressions to the lyrics, she repeats the lyrics
‘Keep my glass full until morning light, cos I’m just holding on for tonight’
and she is looking up and waves her hand while facing the sky. This is very
effective because the actions are portraying the lyrics and is bringing the
song alive by showing the actions an alcoholic would act.
The lighting at the start of the music video it is very bright, they use
very high key lighting. This is a contrast with the out side of the world
because the bright lights are coming into the old broken window. Also when they
do the zooms onto the girls face its very bright and you can see all her
features. This way all of her movements are on show and the key light helps
highlight this. Halfway way through the song the camera follows the girl
through the house and at the end of an corridor she is visible, the corridor
is all black and then the tiny spot light at the end is highlighting her and
this is very signified because it links back to theme and its showing that she
is fighting her demons because throughout the song she is contently dancing around
herself and ‘hurting’ herself and this is showing that she is in an constantly
battle with herself. After she has done this she runs away and runs to the
window and traps herself in the curtains and she is surrounded by light and
this showing the contrast between her feelings or thoughts. ‘Won’t look down,
won’t open my eyes’ this is sang while she is by the bright lights, which is a contrast
between the actions and the lyrics because she is feeling like giving up or she
is going somewhere where she doesn’t want to go but actually she isn't going
somewhere bad she is by the light and is surrounded by it.
During the video the girl ‘Maddie’ is
wearing a white wig and just a skin coloured leotard which could be portrayed
as ‘Sia’. This links to the theme of the music video because its closely linked
to alcoholism or the thoughts of a ‘party girl’. Her costume could be showing
what a ‘party girl’ looks like before he goes out, that fact that she couldn't
be wearing anything and he hasn’t started changing herself yet and that all she
is thinking about is having a drink. ‘Sun is up, I'm a mess, Gotta get out now, gotta run from this, Here
comes the shame, here comes the shame’ This is showing that she is upset with
what happened to her and then she needs to sort herself out, she needs to ‘run’
form this situation which she cant run from because she can’t. When she sings
the lyrics ‘123,123 drink’ Maddie dances in a very robotic manner this could be
showing the actions the ‘Party Girl’ is taken she doesn’t understand why she is
doing it, its like she has been told to perform all of these movements and she
can’t do anything to stop herself so she just carries on.
The video has been taken in one very long take,
everything is combined with each other and its looks like you are watching a
story at the start you see the girl come home and then at the end of the music
video she is waving goodbye. During the music video the main focus is always
the girl, they don’t swap to photos or someone else this could show that she is
in control. They are always following her around showing all the key movements
she makes, by doing this you are seeing a different person throughout the music
video the girls actions and you see her character changing showing what the
‘Party Girl’ goes through when she is left alone. The camera isn’t always
showing close-ups of the facial expressions it also shows how she looks in the
house, at one point in the music video she is dancing in the main room and the
camera pans away leaving a long shot of the room and in the corner Maddie is
dancing facing the wall this could show how her thoughts and feelings are
taking over her actions that due to all the drinking she is forcing herself to
feel and act in a certain manner.
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