Ed Sheeran - Thinking Out Loud [Official Video]

This is another music video that I thought would help me with ideas and what to include in my own music, compared to the others I have looked at, this one is more performance based, this is done in the style of dance. This works well with the song itself, this has given me the idea that depending on what the song is about, determines whether the music video is a narrative, performance or concept based. This music video is about love and passion and how the woman should take him, the singer is showing how much he loves her by saying these words, for example "I'll be loving you till we're 70" and "my heart could still fall as hard at 23". The song title/ chorus gives away exactly what the song is about, the singer is saying his thoughts about this girl, his true feelings to be precise.

The lyrics link with the video, because dance is all about passion and elegance. The dance type used is ballroom, which is graceful and smooth, this links well with the songs rhythm which is slow, but still has that hint of pop in it.

The mise en scene used in this music video, include the set design, which is classical and goes with the style of dance, which is ballroom, so it is set in a ballroom, the costume have been designed with the theme and genre in mind as well as seen, the female is wearing a light, flowing dress, which means it's easy for her to dance in and with the male, it's a simple waist coat and trousers, this is again elegant in a way, but also casual, this casual style thinks which the singer, Ed Sheeran personal style. In this music video, there are no props used, only two dancers have been used to communicate the song to the audience.

With the ASL, they are all quite long, it doesn't have much short shots, this is because the song is slow and so are the cuts, it contains more longer shots than other music videos I have viewed. The shot types range between long shots to medium shots, this shows both of them at the same time, it creates a connection between the two, this gives the audience a clue to what the song itself is on about.