1. At the start, Olivia walks into the shot, showing how the relationship is starting and still new to them.
2. The shots initially have a pink undertone, with increases saturation to increase the colours and their intensity - showing the love and passion in their relationship - in the colours - and the intensity through the increases saturation.
3. The red blanket that Eleanor and Martyna are seen lying under in several scenes, shows their love for each other and how strong it is as the red is vivid and usually central when it features.
4. Olivia wears a red shirt throughout - again showing their love and vivid passion for each other.
5. There are two scenes where they take pictures, one in which Martyna is taking pictures on Eleanor and one where Martyna takes a selfie with Eleanor - this shows how they are public about their relationship - that they're comfortable with others knowing they're together.
6. The kitchen scenes, where they're dancing and singing whilst cooking and washing dishes, shows that they're comfortable around each other. Furthermore, it shows how their relationship - like any serious one - has a domestic component to it. Cooking together and washing dishes has a very domestic connotation to it.
7. When they're seen in the park at first, it shows how they can have fun - when Eleanor is chasing Martyna - but that they can also have more serious conversations when they need to - shown when they're seated on the swings and deep in conversation.
8. In the scenes where they're watching a film, the film I put on was Love Actually. It is such an iconic and significant love story that by showing it, it furthermore shows how their emotions for each other are strong.
9. In the scenes where they are watching a film, a picture of them together is shown with pink backing it. The picture of them together shows how long they've been together and the pink shows their love for each other.
10. The page turn video transition shows how the page turns in their relationship and they start to argue after that. They start to fall out of love and have disagreements, with Martyna drifting away from Eleanor. There is a change in emotion and mood in the music video.
11. The colour effect of the music video is changed to a blue colour, with a decreases saturation showing how their relationship is losing passion and boldness of colour. The blue gives the music video a more depressive, melancholy feel to it.
12. Martyna pulls away from Eleanor at the park and when they're walking together. This shows how their communication is failing as Martyna is keeping things from Eleanor. This is a common thing that causes relationships to start to deteriorate - linking to the idea that their relationship is like others - regardless of sexuality.
13. As soon as the more argumentative scenes and depressive feel comes into the video, Olivia's dancing slows down which shows how their love is starting to slow down.
14. The argument scene shows the two views on their relationship and it's current state. Eleanor's body language shows how she is open to sorting things out. She's talking more - showing how she wants to sort it out and wants to communicate more. Whereas Martyna's body language is really closed, her arms crossed over her chest and she doesn't talk nearly as much as Eleanor does. This shows how she is closed off and doesn't want to communicate.
15. Martyna goes through pictures of them - showing how she misses Eleanor and how she is mourning their relationship ending. The picture of Eleanor lying in bed is from the shot earlier on in the music video, showing how their relationship comes full circle from being in love and taking pictures together - to being broken up and missing each other.
16. The final clip of Olivia is slowed down after she has looked down. This shows how their emotions slow down and how everything goes back to reality. How she is hesitantly walking away from the past, something good - being their relationship - and leaving it behind. Olivia walking our of the shot shows how the relationship is left behind and walked away from.
So, throughout I used media language to represent and reinforce ideas in the music video.
11. The colour effect of the music video is changed to a blue colour, with a decreases saturation showing how their relationship is losing passion and boldness of colour. The blue gives the music video a more depressive, melancholy feel to it.
12. Martyna pulls away from Eleanor at the park and when they're walking together. This shows how their communication is failing as Martyna is keeping things from Eleanor. This is a common thing that causes relationships to start to deteriorate - linking to the idea that their relationship is like others - regardless of sexuality.
13. As soon as the more argumentative scenes and depressive feel comes into the video, Olivia's dancing slows down which shows how their love is starting to slow down.
14. The argument scene shows the two views on their relationship and it's current state. Eleanor's body language shows how she is open to sorting things out. She's talking more - showing how she wants to sort it out and wants to communicate more. Whereas Martyna's body language is really closed, her arms crossed over her chest and she doesn't talk nearly as much as Eleanor does. This shows how she is closed off and doesn't want to communicate.
15. Martyna goes through pictures of them - showing how she misses Eleanor and how she is mourning their relationship ending. The picture of Eleanor lying in bed is from the shot earlier on in the music video, showing how their relationship comes full circle from being in love and taking pictures together - to being broken up and missing each other.
16. The final clip of Olivia is slowed down after she has looked down. This shows how their emotions slow down and how everything goes back to reality. How she is hesitantly walking away from the past, something good - being their relationship - and leaving it behind. Olivia walking our of the shot shows how the relationship is left behind and walked away from.
So, throughout I used media language to represent and reinforce ideas in the music video.
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