First impressions:The video opens with an extreme close up of the artist emotionally singing the lyrics. This focuses mainly on the pain she is feeling which is represented through her facial expression.
With the surrounding being white, it gives the impression that she is innocent and pure which is later contrasted with the rest of the video.
This idea carries on throughout the video, and there are various jump cuts to close ups of Miley in an emotional state.
Camera Shots:
The video mainly consists of close ups, mid shots, and establishing shots.
Close up and extreme close ups are mainly used to capture the emotion of the artist. In the initial section, there are various close ups of the artist singing the lyrics directly to the camera. This engages the audience as they feel a connection with the artist, especially when she begins to cry. There are cross cuts throughout the entire music video, going from long shots of her to the intimate close ups of her having a breakdowns and her with the main props in the video.
The mid-shots of Miley show her surrounding and the actions she is taking. The wrecking ball and other industrial props such as the sledgehammer refer back to the concept of the song which is the destruction of a relationship.
These camera shots focus mainly on her appearance, and therefore the mid shots and close ups feature her lack of clothing and mainly her body.
The shots then become more mid to long shots of the artist as well as establishing shots. This again is to set the tone and show the atmosphere of the video itself. It also reinforces the concept of the song. Like a common pop convention, the video contains a lot of sex imagery. This is shown with Miley eventually being naked and having extreme close-ups of her body.
Editing:
The cuts rate is quite slow at the beginning before the song reaches its climax. This is before they are emotional scenes and therefore the shots are long; as the video progresses the cuts become more rapid and on the beat of the song, which is a typical convention when filming a music video. This cutting rhythm is to create an exciting effect for the viewers.
There are mainly cross-cuts as they are relating the two different scenes together and to show the contracting situations with the artist has found herself in; the destructive, rebellious and serious Miley that only seems to have a blank expression on her face at all times and the innocent, heartbroken and emotional Miley that is hurting.
M.E.S:
The props in this music video play a large role. Industrial equipment such as the sledgehammer and the wrecking ball are all related to the song's concept. These feature most in the close ups as it is what the artist is using to destroy the setting.
The settings it self is very simple; three concrete walls and a white background. This is because the video is focused mainly on her and her image.
Miley is known for her outrageous choice of clothing; in this video she is wearing what seems to be underwear and a crop top which are white. It is very simplistic which relates to her surroundings. In the video, she ends up completely nude with only her boots on; this reinforces the rebellious image she has of herself, and what engage her audience and make them love her even more because of her having no boundaries.
Lighting:
It is high key lighting throughout the entire video to highlight her and her body as well at what she is doing. There is no sinister or dark concept to the song therefore having unnatural high key lighting reinforces the innocence and pain she is trying to portray.
Sound:
The video is very much based on the lyrics of the song, hence the reason the artist comes into the music video on a wrecking ball when the lyrics are 'I came in like a wrecking ball'. The song is upbeat and has the classic verse-chorus-verses structure that most pop songs consist of.
All cuts are based around the beat, and the different camera shots are based on the lyrics.
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