9 Key Shots

We have looked at the music video Your Song by Ellie Goulding and taken 9 key shots from the video which we have found inspiration towards the ideas leading up to our final piece.

Top row:

The top left is a still of lip syncing.

These three pictures are all relatable to the music.

The top middle is of somebody playing the piano during the song.

We think this is key because it is commonly done within music videos, also it is advantageous to music videos because it enhances the actual song by focusing on it.

We are inspired by the lip syncing because we are keen to use lip sync as technique in our video. We are also drawn to the lighting in the first shot as it creates a beautiful image and is well suited to the song.


Middle left:

This single shot displays the colour that is continuous throughout her video. There are several shots of random things without Ellie Goulding in the image, such as a train ticket, rooftops which are all shown in a similar lighting effect. We like this because it is sweet and adds to the variety.


Middle:

One of the only shots in the video that shows her from head to toe, showing surroudings and her outfit. We feel that this is important because it says a lot about the video in the way that it shows the country location, enhanced by the winter outfit.


Middle right:

Good use of colour and clothing. We think that the clothing is very important as it portrays an image of Ellie Goulding. Here, she is dressed in a colouful jumper which we think portrays a very sweet image which is in correlation with the song. We think that we could also relate this to our video.


Bottom left:

We think that the use of an animal is a key part in her video. We like it because it goes along with playfulness and creates a light hearted atmosphere. This is continued in the bottom right.


Bottom right:

This is a still shot of her messing around on the train. We also think that this is key because it shows a different location to the other shots, adding more variety.


Bottom middle:

This is key because it displays the interaction between Ellie Goulding and the camera. We think that this follows the theme throughout her video. We like it because it is not extremely common in music video, which differentiates it from other videos.