9 frame analysis

I chose to do my nine frame analysis on the song if i were a boy by Beyonce. Due to the fact the video has a memorable narrative. Also this video proves the fact of how important music videos are today since if the video has not been watched the song will not make as much sense. The scene is set as Beyonce starts the morning getting breakfast in this shot we can see the dominant character is the woman as she is stood up towering above the man. Which is a change from the generally dominant male which is shown in most music videos. The lighting is dark and it is in black and white which makes us focus on the characters instead of the room in which they are in. Personally at this point we find the woman ignorant as the man has made breakfast for her but instead of sitting down with him she is eating hers in what seems to be a rush. This shot is a Medium close up and uses deep focus so we can see everything that is occurring.







The second shot i have chosen is one which shows the woman character in a very masculine uniform. Police officers are generally seen as a masculine role. We see that the character is confident within ones self as she puts her hat on at a jaunty angle. This meat shot is shown as the character is shown as expressionless, and almost bored with what is going on around her. Again this is a medium close up of Beyonce so we can see her facial expressions.




This next shot shows the male character at work i chose this because of the body language shown in it. The woman in the scene is trying to attract the males attention however he is shown as oblivious to her advances. Her full attention is on him she is also looking at him, however he is ignoring her and is blatently focused on something else. This shot is an establishing shot so we can see everything that is happening.



Shot 5 is the a contrast to the previous shot i have just explained, due to the fact the body language from both the characters are completely different. Unlike the husband on the previous one with the woman, the wife with this man in this shot are very close, and looking into each others eyes, each is smiling and are paying each other large amounts of attention. Looking at this shot you can see sexual attraction. However as a viewer we do not like this shot as we know that the husband is at work looking for a present for his wife and she is been like this with this man. This shot is a closeup.




This shot proves there is definitely sexual attraction between the two characters. However the woman who has been shown as particularly masculine, however now we see a hint of her femininity as voyerism has been used as the man is seen as looking at her in a admiring way as she is bent over the car. This shot is a Low angle shot.



In this scene you see a close up of the wife and the man the viewers think that she is having an affair with. This shot proves that an affair is occurring, as throughout the video we have seen them getting closer and closer. And now the inevitable has happened you can see in this shot there this is more then a friendly relationship occuring between these two characters.




In this shot we gain a realisation of the meaning behind the video, we see the husband in the police uniform and that what we had previously seen was simply a role reversal between the wife and the husband. This shot is a medium close up similar to the one shown previously that i explained when beyonce was in the police uniform, again this medium shot has been used to show the expressions of this man.




Finally in this shot we understand the story and we know what is going to happen as we see what previously happened with the wife and the man we thought she was having a affair with laughing and joking in the police car. Whilst now we see the husband and the woman we know her will have an affair with. I think this video is an extremely effective video. This is a medium close up using deep focus so again we can see the mans expression.



Finally the video ends as it began with a meat shot of Beyonce, the grey scale shot creates a feeling of misery. A lot of repetitiveness and links between shots are used throughout this video and this is one of them. She has a very natural look about her since it seems she has no makeup on again perhaps showing that she is upset.