From this shot by shot analysis of Ed Sheeran's debut single, I have learned that even a simple idea can be very effective and have a lot of work put into it. I have learnt for this type of song and video that not all shots need to be fast and cut quickly but can be slow and effective for a story. This is something I would like to use in my video when I come to producing and planning it. I have also learnt that the majority of transitions to the next shot are straight and is not always necessary for videos to have lots of fades and effects to look professional.
Shot number
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Shot type
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Shot length
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Description
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Edit to next
shot
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1
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CU | 6sec | Black women, looking down, hand over mouth, tears in eyes. | Straight |
2
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MS, T, a little ES | 8sec | Moves down to show dead women’s body, then back up to show the black women, wiping away tears. | Straight |
3
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CU | 7sec | Dead women’s face, lifeless, eyes wide open. | Tracking out with fade to blackout |
4
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ES, LS | 5sec | The ‘dead’ women (the morning before) sleeping on a park bench, trees around her. | Straight |
5
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MS, LS | 2sec | The back of the bench as she sits up and holds the waterproof duvet around her | Straight |
6
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MS | 2sec | Sitting on the bench, making sure the cover is covering her, hood up. | Straight |
7
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Slight LA, MS | 4sec | Stands up still holding cover around herself | Straight |
8
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LA, MCU | 2sec | Walking through trees, holding onto the branches. | Straight |
9
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LA, MCU | 2sec | Looking up at the trees. | Straight |
10
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MS | 4sec | Shot from behind, her walking towards birds, waving her duvet so they fly away | Straight |
11
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LS | 2sec | Walking up a hill, the park behind her, takes down her hood. | Straight |
12
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MS | 1sec | Same | Straight |
13
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CU | 3sec | Looking up towards the sky | Straight |
14
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LA | 8sec | Back towards the camera, looking up at the sky, opens her arms at 180. | Straight |
15
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Tracking | 2sec | Low to ground, tracking her feet as she walks on a city path. | Straight |
16
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Low shot, slightly LA | 1sec | Camera on the ground, getting a shot of a wooden circle sculpture (looks like a halo) above shoppers. | Straight |
17
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LA | 6sec | See the woman’s head and the sculpture as she stands under it. | Straight |
18
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ES | 2sec | Shot of city road, busy with shoppers, Christmas? | Straight |
19
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MS | 3sec | Woman on sidewalk selling ‘The Big Issue’ still wrapped in duvet. | Straight |
20
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MS | 3sec | Later: At night, still trying to sell the mag, hood up and duvet still around her. | Straight |
21
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MS | 3sec | Her trying to get others attention to buy the mag. Others walking past in shot. | Straight |
22
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LS | 5sec | Sitting down at a shop window ledge, duvet around her, got a guy’s attention for a mag (Ed Sheeran) | Straight |
23
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Slight LA, MS | 5sec | Guy giving the woman some money for mag and he sits down next to her. | Straight |
24
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LS | 2sec | Guy getting up and walking away after talking | Straight |
25
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LS | 7sec | ‘Angel Station’ and the woman stands under looking at flowers as passers go by. | Straight |
26
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LA | 1sec | Sign ‘Improving the Angel’ | Straight |
27
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MS | 6sec | Walks up to camera, sad expression still trying to get peoples attention, the shot is blurred then focused as she gets nearer to the camera. | Straight |
28
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LS | 5sec | Standing and leaning on some bars/barriers watching card go by, there’s an effect on the cars (fast forward) | Straight |
29
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LS | 7sec | Her sitting on the pavement, effect still as people walk past (fast forward) | Straight |
30
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LS or ES | 6sec | Same at another angle as people go by again, fast forward effect | Straight |
31
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MCU | 13sec | Same, just a closer angle, sad expression, crying, runs hands through hair. | Straight |
32
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CU | 13sec | Same, crying, holding her head up with her hand, looks like she’s thinking. | Straight |
33
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HA | 4sec | Reflection in mirror. Getting ready, different clothes on, strappy top. Looks completely different. | Straight |
34
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MCU | 3sec | Wiping her eyes of smudged makeup | Straight |
35
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MCU | 4sec | Now hair up and putting on more makeup | Straight |
36
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CU | 6sec | Her applying lipstick, puckered lips. | Straight |
37
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LS | 2sec | In the dark outside, silhouette of what looks like the woman as car pulls up. | Straight |
38
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MS | 8sec | Her looked more dressed up with a coat around her looking cold and scared. Cars lights light up her face and slowly walks in the cars direction | Straight |
39
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LS | 6sec | Slowly and provocatively walks over to the car whilst taking her coat off. | Straight |
40
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MS | 9sec | Leans into the car via window, interacts with unknown person and gets in the car. | Straight |
41
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LS | 3sec | Getting in the chair | Straight |
42
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LS | 1 sec | Back of the car, driving away | Straight |
43
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MS | 5sec | Car driving out of shot, train behind in near distance | Straight |
44
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Slight LA, LS | 3sec | Her and a man walking down a corridor, looks upmarket with marble floors | Straight |
45
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MS | 2sec | Walking into a hotel room? Double bed. | Straight |
46
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MS | 3sec | Woman to the right of the screen, tie is put round her neck to pull her closer to the male she is with then kisses him. | Straight |
47
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CU | 5sec | Of mans chest, womans arms wrap around him as she pulls £20 notes from his shirt pocket. | Straight |
48
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CU/ECU/Tracking | 3sec | Of the womans leg, worn outfishnet tights on, male hand runs up the leg in the shot. | Straight |
49
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CU | 7sec | The awake woman and a male lying in a bed, he’s out of focus and all focus on her. She turns towards the camera, crying. | Straight |
50
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CU | 4sec | Of hand and a £20 transferring it for pills/drugs and she grasps onto it. | Straight |
51
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MS | 10sec | Of the back of the woman as she walks towards an apartment door, her hands shake and struggle as she tries to find the right key to open the door. | Straight |
52
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MS | 4sec | Holding her arm out towards the camera with the drugs in her hand, she goes out of focus and drugs go into focus. | Straight |
53
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MS | 4sec | Rushing to get her coat off as if she’s in a hurry | Straight |
54
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OTS | 1sec | In a rush to light candles on the sink | Straight |
55
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LA, CU | 2sec | Her face as she lights the candles, as if shes rushing. | Straight |
56
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OTS | 2sec | Lighting candles, same shot as one before last | Straight |
57
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CU | 1sec | Of legs with the candles in between as she brings her hands down to light something. | Straight |
58
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CU | 2sec | her face concentrating on what shes doing. | Straight |
59
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BEV HA | 2sec | Pouring the drug into her own hand, candle in the background. | Straight |
60
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MCU | 4sec | Holding a tube with the substance in it and lights it | Straight |
61
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MCU then tracks | 3secs | Sits up after she takes a drag, falls back and lies down | Straight |
62
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HA | 4secs | Closed eyes as she falls, opens her mouth and eyes, head slightly turns, high on drugs. | Straight |
63
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LS, ES | 15sec | Effect in the shot, rooftops with an image of the woman in the sky, looking like an angel. | Fade out |
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