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Eminem Mockingbird

Deconstruction.

Mockingbird was released by Aftermath Records in

2004. On the Eminem Vevo YouTube channel on the

25th June 2014 the official video had 100,588,371

views. The music video tells the story of Eminem’s life

and is based on his daughters and previous wife.

Sound:

The start of the music video begins with the diegetic

sound of roll of an old film

camera, with clips that

connate that the filming is

old as they are not the bestof quality. A small child is

the first thing you see within

the music video, this

suggests what the music

video could be about. Before the music starts, a small

bit of dialogue is used by the child in the film.

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Mise-en-scene:

The music video uses low

key lighting, which impliesthat it has a depressive or

sad atmosphere. The

lighting within the screen

shots highlights Eminem as

the main character. The

character is connoted as an

old or wise/intelligentperson as the glasses he is

wearing. The use of old furniture and the film camera

within the location links with the connotation of him

being old.

Editing:

The editing in the music

video uses a range of clips

from Eminem’s past of his

family in a montage, this

suggests further into what

his music is about. The use of

fading a photo of him and hiswife acts as a memory of

Eminem that possibly could

be slowly fading away. The

connotation of the music

video being a montage of his

past and that it could

possibly be a long time ago isconnoted by the date on

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some of the video clips in the music video.

Camera work:

The camera work in the

video uses a range of

different camera angles

such as over the

shoulder shots that

capture the connotation

of Eminem lookingthrough his past. The

book is in focus while

Eminem is out of focus;

this is to imply the main

focus of the lyrics that

link with the music

video.

Conclusion:

The use of clips that can tell a story is a way I have

been inspired and that I could use within my own

production of my music video. Lighting and the

correct story line will have to become a big part tolink to the lyrics.

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