Adele - Someone Like You
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An establishing shot with a black and white filter is the opening scene for this video - The backing track of the piano as the camera slowly pans right sets the video to be slow and emotional. The camera continues panning until the artist, Adele, comes into shot; as she continues walking the camera pans at her pace. There are no props, and apart from the urban scenery there is very little Mise en scene. As only one camera is used there are no specific "shot types", however, the camera does pan in and out of Adele's face to show her emotion. Using one camera is unconventional and doesn't link with the genre. Although the slow panning style is conventional.
During the chorus the camera closes in and focuses on Adele's face as she sings. By the end of the chorus the camera turns away from Adele and shows the scene of the video. The black and white filter is still active and matches the emotion of the song. According to Andrew Goodwin, it is important for the artist to play a part in the video; this allows the audience to feel more involved and connect with the artist.
After the camera does a 360° spin the camera is placed behind Adele as we follow her steps. As she stops the camera draws closer and then rotates around as she looks into the river. The video is mainly dark, with no real "lighting techniques" being used as the grey-scale filter sets the scene. The faded grey-scale effect links well with the love song and with the break-up narrative.
Towards the end of the video an extreme close up of her eyes shows her emotional glare. The lyrics to the song focus on a girl The whole video is done with one shot through one camera and Adele is the anchor. The song is narrative based; and is about a woman post break up; she's looking back at her relationship - he has moved on and found happiness with another woman, but she is struggling to get over him.
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