This is an extreme close up of the clock in the student's classroom. The scene starts with one chanting 'summer' quietly and then others join in as the clock is on it's last 10 seconds till the school year is over. The ECU enhances how dramatic this scene is and how desperate the students are for it to tick to twelve.
When the red hand reaches twelve the class in unison throw their papers into the air dramatically and cheer loudly. The same boy that started the chant stands on a table and sings 'what time is it' whilst others reply 'summer time'. This is a high angled long shot, a deep enough shot to capture all of the papers in frame. Only one boy is not throwing his papers in the air and that is the lead role who is sat centre ducking. He took this by surprise. There is a lot of red in the classroom which is the same colour as their school logo and used for the basketball team uniforms, cheerleaders, etc. On the other side of the windows you can see the recognisable yellow school bus waiting to take the students home. The setting is a conventional classroom set up with desks and chairs facing the teacher, chalk boards on the walls as well as students work pinned up.
The lead boy sings whilst sat on his desk 'finally summer's here, good to be chilling out, I'm off the clock, the pressure's off and my girl's what its all about', he stands and turns to walk towards her. The fact that he was sitting on his desk is fairly rebellious as this was probably considered disrespectful but as the school year is over there are no more rules for now. This is a two shot, at this point the lead girl is singing whilst the boy turns to face the camera's direction and sings a back up 'yeaah'. She sings she is 'ready for a summer romance', the audience knows they are in a relationship. He is wearing a stripey blue top, blue is associated with being cool, calm and collective. She is wearing white 3/4 trousers with a white shirt and a peach coloured vest underneath. White is associated with innocence.
In the school halls everyone is dancing and celebrating, here a boy starts break dancing in the centre. This is a long shot and we are on the same level as the making us feel involved in the hype. Everyone is wearing bright colours conveying happy and excited emotions.
The girl and boy walking down the red carpeted stairs are brother and sister and also the most popular people in school which is why the other students are getting autographs and pictures with them. This is extremely exaggerated as this doesn't happen in any other schools but everything is emphasized in a musical. The girl here is wearing a red top with gold trousers which is very noticeable and bright. The boy is wearing a pink shirt tucked into blue trousers with a pink cap. He is known for wearing hats throughout the films. The lyrics at this point are 'everybody ready going crazy yeah we're out' whilst the camera tracks backwards and they walk towards us.
There are dance interludes throughout the music video which are very conventional in musicals. Zac, the lead boy is on the basketball team and so him and the rest of his team do a dance with basketballs to mix two things they love; playing sport and dancing. People are stretching the balls out at different heights to create a good visual image. There is a large poster on the left which is supporting 'wildcats' the basketball team. There is suitable mise-en-scene throughout the video.
The popular red colour appears throughout and majorly here proving that the school is very supportive and act as a team. This is a high angled ECU long shot of the school dancing in unison again enhancing the school acting as a whole. The high angle is used to show the vast set and how the students are filling up almost all of it. There are cheerleaders and a marching band on the high levels creating the upbeat music.
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