Timed Analysis:
We Don't Talk Anymore by Charlie Puth and Selena Gomez:
0:01
The video is opened on a split screen of two different wide shots, of a city sky line. This allows the audience to get a good idea of where the video is located. It may also leave the audience wondering why there are two screens. There's also a black border around the video making it look more movie like, although this is just done in order to fit both screens into one.
The video is opened on a split screen of two different wide shots, of a city sky line. This allows the audience to get a good idea of where the video is located. It may also leave the audience wondering why there are two screens. There's also a black border around the video making it look more movie like, although this is just done in order to fit both screens into one.
0:04-0:05
In this second long clip, bold white writing appears showing the title of the song which is "We Don't Talk Anymore". Each word appears on screen just as it is sung and in rhythm with the music. Behind the writing there are two different bedroom backgrounds being shown, this still keeps the audience waiting to find out why there's two screens and who the bedrooms belong to.
In this second long clip, bold white writing appears showing the title of the song which is "We Don't Talk Anymore". Each word appears on screen just as it is sung and in rhythm with the music. Behind the writing there are two different bedroom backgrounds being shown, this still keeps the audience waiting to find out why there's two screens and who the bedrooms belong to.
0:08
This shot finally shows the audience who is on each side of the screen, showing the audience the actors for the first time. It is also a wide shot which allows us to see the characters room fully. Due to the natural light coming in we can tell it is early morning, this makes the scene have a cool blue tone with a small amount of sun light coming in from the back, brightening the shot.
0:11
This is the first close up of the characters. It looks as though they are quite upset, the cool blue tones could reflect this. The lyrics played at this point are 'we don't talk anymore' which are a direct reference to the visuals. It also tells the audience that the split screen is a literal reference to the divide between the two characters.
This is the first close up of the characters. It looks as though they are quite upset, the cool blue tones could reflect this. The lyrics played at this point are 'we don't talk anymore' which are a direct reference to the visuals. It also tells the audience that the split screen is a literal reference to the divide between the two characters.
0:17-0:23
This shows a mid shot of the males side of the screen where he is on his phone, the girls side of the screen then shows a close up of her phone where her contact name is Charlie, telling the audience that she is texting the artist. The close up also allows the audience to read the texts between the couple. It shows how the boy has been ignoring the girl, indicating to the audience that they are broken up. The shot then changes to two close ups of both the girl and boys phone. It shows them both going to text each other and deleting it, the lyrics 'we don't talk anymore' are played again, which is ironic as they both want to talk to each other.
0:37-0:40
For this tracking shot a dolly was probably used as the camera follows both the actors, from behind, as they walk. It moves with them creating subtle jolts, which give it a more natural feel as it resembles them walking. The boy's side of the screen is at a low angle showing his feet, whereas the girl's is more eye-level. The camera is then flipped just as the next move is made, creating a smooth transition into the next shot which is eye-level for the boy, as he continues walking and a low angle for the girl as she runs down the stairs, making the audience look up at her.
0:43
There is a panning shot of the scenery, which breaks up the video. It shows the audience the location change, showing how the video is in chronological order, flowing as the day goes by.
0:44-0:45
This clip is a close up of the actors feet, a tracking shot is used in order to follow them as they walk, it makes the image unsteady, giving the audience the sense of walking with them. This technique gives the music video a sense of movement and helps it flow. The editing also makes it look as though the actors are walking together as the legs alternate with each step.
0:48
The use of tracking shots is continued as the camera moves into a mid shot at eye-level, filiming the actors from behind as they walk. This gives the audience a sense of motion as the camera bops up and down with each step they take.
0:53-0:56
The camera flips round into a mid shot which is facing the actors at eye-level. This just allows the audience to pay attention to details such as costume, as in this shot both the characters are wearing similar sunglasses.
0:58-1:01
This is a wide shot which gives the audience a better idea of the surroundings and location in which the video is being taken.
1:02-1:03
This is a close up of a camera, which flashes. The same thing happens on both sides of the split screen, it shows both actors doing similar things.
1:37
This is a close up of both the actors hands, the boys side is a close up of his hands playing the piano, whereas the girls side is her holding another boys hand. This may show how the girl is moving on from her breakup, following the music videos narrative.
1:57
This is a close up of both the actors faces. This allows the audience to see more of their emotions. It shows them both looking sad. The colour of the shot is also slightly blue toned, which adds to the sadness of the scene.
2:16-2:17
This shows a mid shot of the girl, who is sitting alone on some steps and looking at her phone, her face is lit up by the light from her phone and she appears slightly sad, the camera then zooms into her face and shows her wiping tears. This could make the audeince feel sorry for her.
2:20
This is a party scene. It is lit with artificial lighting/coloured led lights and filled with extras to fill out the scene. It is a huge juxtoposition to the previous scenes of the girl and boy being sad, as they are seen being happy and dancing. This suggests that they pretend to be okay.
2:26
This scene is a mid shot which focuses on the actors new possible love interests and shows both the actors extremely happy.
2:49-2:55
This is a mid shot of both the actors, they are shown kissing their new love interests. The scene is dark and you can just see the silhouettes of the actors with the led lights blurred in the background, geting rid of any distractions. The camera begins to pan round them in a circular motion and then the camera zooms into just the actors and fuses them together to make it look like they're kissing each other instead of the new love interests. This could suggest that although they're kissing someone else they are still thinking of each other.
3:12
This shows them back at home. There's a close up into the actors phones and shows them both looking at photos from their relationship, showing how they still aren't over each other.
3:16-3:18
This is a montage of old photos of the couple, this gives the audience an insight into what their relationship looked like and creates a flashback moment.
3:22
This is an extreme close up of the actors phones. It shows them both going to send a text to each other.
3:38
This is the last scene. It shows both actors turning of their phones and truning around in their bed to sleep and the video fades into darkness.
This shows a mid shot of the males side of the screen where he is on his phone, the girls side of the screen then shows a close up of her phone where her contact name is Charlie, telling the audience that she is texting the artist. The close up also allows the audience to read the texts between the couple. It shows how the boy has been ignoring the girl, indicating to the audience that they are broken up. The shot then changes to two close ups of both the girl and boys phone. It shows them both going to text each other and deleting it, the lyrics 'we don't talk anymore' are played again, which is ironic as they both want to talk to each other.
0:37-0:40
For this tracking shot a dolly was probably used as the camera follows both the actors, from behind, as they walk. It moves with them creating subtle jolts, which give it a more natural feel as it resembles them walking. The boy's side of the screen is at a low angle showing his feet, whereas the girl's is more eye-level. The camera is then flipped just as the next move is made, creating a smooth transition into the next shot which is eye-level for the boy, as he continues walking and a low angle for the girl as she runs down the stairs, making the audience look up at her.
0:43
There is a panning shot of the scenery, which breaks up the video. It shows the audience the location change, showing how the video is in chronological order, flowing as the day goes by.
0:44-0:45
This clip is a close up of the actors feet, a tracking shot is used in order to follow them as they walk, it makes the image unsteady, giving the audience the sense of walking with them. This technique gives the music video a sense of movement and helps it flow. The editing also makes it look as though the actors are walking together as the legs alternate with each step.
0:48
The use of tracking shots is continued as the camera moves into a mid shot at eye-level, filiming the actors from behind as they walk. This gives the audience a sense of motion as the camera bops up and down with each step they take.
0:53-0:56
The camera flips round into a mid shot which is facing the actors at eye-level. This just allows the audience to pay attention to details such as costume, as in this shot both the characters are wearing similar sunglasses.
0:58-1:01
This is a wide shot which gives the audience a better idea of the surroundings and location in which the video is being taken.
1:02-1:03
This is a close up of a camera, which flashes. The same thing happens on both sides of the split screen, it shows both actors doing similar things.
1:37
This is a close up of both the actors hands, the boys side is a close up of his hands playing the piano, whereas the girls side is her holding another boys hand. This may show how the girl is moving on from her breakup, following the music videos narrative.
1:57
This is a close up of both the actors faces. This allows the audience to see more of their emotions. It shows them both looking sad. The colour of the shot is also slightly blue toned, which adds to the sadness of the scene.
2:16-2:17
This shows a mid shot of the girl, who is sitting alone on some steps and looking at her phone, her face is lit up by the light from her phone and she appears slightly sad, the camera then zooms into her face and shows her wiping tears. This could make the audeince feel sorry for her.
2:20
This is a party scene. It is lit with artificial lighting/coloured led lights and filled with extras to fill out the scene. It is a huge juxtoposition to the previous scenes of the girl and boy being sad, as they are seen being happy and dancing. This suggests that they pretend to be okay.
2:26
This scene is a mid shot which focuses on the actors new possible love interests and shows both the actors extremely happy.
2:49-2:55
This is a mid shot of both the actors, they are shown kissing their new love interests. The scene is dark and you can just see the silhouettes of the actors with the led lights blurred in the background, geting rid of any distractions. The camera begins to pan round them in a circular motion and then the camera zooms into just the actors and fuses them together to make it look like they're kissing each other instead of the new love interests. This could suggest that although they're kissing someone else they are still thinking of each other.
3:12
This shows them back at home. There's a close up into the actors phones and shows them both looking at photos from their relationship, showing how they still aren't over each other.
3:16-3:18
This is a montage of old photos of the couple, this gives the audience an insight into what their relationship looked like and creates a flashback moment.
3:22
This is an extreme close up of the actors phones. It shows them both going to send a text to each other.
3:38
This is the last scene. It shows both actors turning of their phones and truning around in their bed to sleep and the video fades into darkness.
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