This is an establishing shot so the audience can identify where the artist, Selena is. This is a high angled extreme long shot (ECU), the setting is a large lavender field with a background of mountains. The title of this song is 'come and get it' and this is repeated throughout but judging by how isolated she is this may be quite impossible. Selena is wearing a long black dress which stands out against the shades of green and purple. She is not centred in the frame but because she stands out so easily you don't need to look far to find her.
This is a blurred mid-close up of Selena, the effect looks like inside of a kaleidoscope, maybe used to create a dizzy effect on the audience. The shot is intriguing and makes the audience concentrate. Selena is wearing a red dress now - several outfit changes are conventional in pop videos - red is associated with lust and passion. The rest of the dancers are in nude outfits making Selena stand out and so you focus on her. She is using direct mode of address to connect with the audience.
There is a dance sequence incorporated into the music video, these are again very conventional in pop videos. They are all in unison creating a stronger impact and look. By filming on a beach it is very exotic and the different locations contrast allowing for a bigger memorable video. Again she is using direct mode of address to engage the audience. There is a fire in the background which is lighting Selena, around the sides of the frame it is dark so this creates a warm glow around her as she is the most significant. The dances are used for the choruses.
This is a close up and two shot. This is very intimate and shows Selena singing to a man or in fact the lyrics are about him. The lyrics at this point are 'this love will be the death of me', it is clear there is a romance between the two. Her red lipstick suggests lust and passion again and is quite provocative. Her hair is slightly covering her face which enhances the private intimate moment that we are watching.
This is an underwater shot, a slight low angle however, she is falling out of shot. Also a wide angled close up. This is the next shot from the above, separated by a cut which is sharp and follows the pace of the music. The lyrics are '..will be the death of me' and now Selena is drowning. The water is blue and gives the impression that the water is very cold and uncomfortable, so we sympathise with Selena for how she is feeling emotionally. She is wearing a white dress which is flowing like the water and her body movements are soft to match.
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