Research Into Existing Music Video : Zara Larsson - Rooftop

I looked at Zara Larsson's music video for Rooftop.



One part of the Mise-En-Scene used in this music video was the makeup. Zara is wearing a very natural layer of makeup. The colours stick to her skin tones and other colours include browns and peaches. Although her makeup is very natural, her eyes are the stand out point. There are brown eyeshadows used and a line of eyeliner to make her eyes the focus point and stand out. Her lips are a peach colour and very glossy. This look may have been chosen so that she still looks around her age and not over done as the setting of the music video is mainly on a roof top. 

Her hair is pulled back tightly in a ponytail which has then been platted. This may be to show her youth as this hairstyle is usually on young children but they have made it current.

All of her friend group are wearing different style clothes to show different personalities. Zara is wearing a bright floral, above knee length, skirt and a pale yellow high neck top. They may have used this top to keep her looking her actual age, it still covers her up a bit. Zara also wears a retro denim jacket that has lots of small badges on the back. This may be to show individuality and make her the focus point.  

The setting of this music video is in two places. One is in the back of a car where she is sitting and lying down. This shows her age as she is only 17 and probably not passed her driving test so showing her in the back of a car relays this to audience that her parents may have picked her up. The other setting of the music video is on a rooftop, which is the name of the song.

The music video starts during the day but finishes at night. This shows how much time has passed in the music video.

The camera shots used in this music video vary. At 0:05 there is a hand held close up of Zara in the car. There is also a hand held close up of the group of friends walking at 0:07.

There is a close up of some feet on a skateboard to show one of her friends personalities.  

AT 0:10 there is a mid-shot of her and friends walking to the party.

There is also shot of the location of the part so the audience can imagine themselves going into the building and onto the rooftop. It also shows the weather at 3:35.

There are lots of shots of Zara laying in the back of the car.

There is a behind-the-shoulder shot of Zara walking with her friends which sweeps around them as they are walking.

There are also shots of people dancing at the party on the rooftop, these shots area a mixture of longshots and close ups.

At the start of the song the shots cut to the beat of the music. 
However after the introduction and first verse of the song has 
finished, the shots stop cutting to the beat.

The music video starts and finishes with a close up of Zara 
in the car.

There is no editing done to this music video apart from the text at the start that says Zara's name and the title of the song.