Yasmin & Ellie

Beyonce - Pretty Hurts

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXXQLa-5n5w

This video also breaks the convention of a stereotypical music video because Beyoncé is singing without backing music.

It breaks conventions because there is very little lip syncing and a lot of it is a telling of a story rather than a song being sang to the audience.

This doesn’t break the convention of the video having a narrative which is related to the song that she is singing.

It breaks the convention of most music videos as there are no men in it, and woman are not objectified by men.

Mise en scene• The clothes and makeup is very sparkly and glitzy which

relates to the video about being ‘pretty’, therefore supporting the convention of women being superior.

• Dark lighting on the men but bright on Beyoncé showing she is growing and good and they are not as they are judging the women.

Camera• Close ups supporting the convention of music videos. • Long shots to show the background, setting and props• Shots are not very focused always a slight move in them • Shallow focus shots to focus on one mark• Zooming out to show the fading perspective of what men

have of women.

Editing• Jump cuts back and fourth to different scenes to show the

dysfunction that they feel• Slow motion when knocking over the trophies to show the

power and emotion women have