YOUNG AND BEAUTIFUL

L A N A D E L R E Y

EDITING • Within this music video there is a steady beat that is

ignored primarily for on beat editing and choses to use on beat editing on the words which is evident on the line “but my aching soul”. However, continuity editing is witnessed on this long shot, and this is show people being conducted to do something this is symbolic of Lana Del Rey directing/asking her friends “Will you still love me” and almost command them too.

EDITING

• The slow paced editing is highlighted when she sings “I know you will” suggesting that she will always have someone there supporting her during her life time/ career which could either be her fans or close family and the side shot highlights her innocence, which shows that she is neglected by people and just wants someone to love her

EDITING This added effect of a spotlight in production implies that she is trapped within the industry as it looks like a bubble that she cannot get out off or that she burst at any minute into reality and lastly, it could mean that it is acting as a security blanket that therefore acting as a security blanket.

LIGHTING • Predominantly the lighting within the music video is low key

meaning that is it quite dark connoting that she is mourning the death of her beauty overtime but she is however she is praising her soul that it has remained beautiful.

• This shot shows three different colours (Yellow, Red and Blue) this then in turn shows that she has lived through all these different emotions. For example yellow connotes happiness, red represents lust, anger and danger and blue highlights that she has experienced sorrow and heartache. However, as there is a dark blue background it creates a mysterious atmosphere, and almost shows that nobody has seen the vulnerable side to her emotions.

COSTUMESIn this shot she is wearing an all black dress, that is long and flowy at the bottom. The dark colour of black suggests that she is in mourning which sets the tone for the rest of the music video at this is her opening outfit which is giving the audience their first impression of her.

Throughout the video she never changes costume but instead she stands in different lights so we can view the outfit in a different way and meaning. For instance this shot shows as if she is just wearing a glamourous outfit that is black because the white light shows of her innocence rather than her mourning but the light could also mean she is dying and stepping into the light.