"A Team" - By Ed Sheeran

This is a video which aims to tell a story with a message, the video follows a story of a girl who is addicted to drugs and sells magazines to feed her problem however ends up selling her body for money.

• From the establishing shot we can see the video is in black and white this gives the impression of a dull and unfulfilled life, this matches the girl we see in the establishing shot who looks depressed and exasperated



• A distorted shot helps to show a girl on drugs this is shown through a close up shot which shows the girls eyes which are dilated. The blurry distorted view gives the audience an impression of how the girl is feeling as she is on drugs.
  

  
• A mid shot is used to show the girl opening her arms and looking at the world this shows an element of freedom which contrasts her actual life and is not what the audience would expect from a homeless person
  

  
• High angle shots are used to show how the world can be very over whelming for some one like the girl in the video especially in a big city like London.
  
•  The high key lighting is used on the girl this is in order to make her stand out suggestive of her importance even though others may have differing opinions. The lyrics of this song also talks about angels "too cold outside, for angle to fly" the high key lighting can also be seen as symbolic of her angel like presence. Which also links to the name of the station in the background.
  
• Ellipsis is used to show the passing of time in this video, this helps to represent how the rest of the city is moving and is busy yet her life stays the same. This is reconstructed in the clip by the girl standing still while the traffic moves in front of her fast forwarded.  Similarly the same technique is used but with people walking this emphasizes her vulnerability because it shows the audience how alone she is.
  
  

• Head and  shoulder shots are used throughout as it allows the audience to see emotion clearly. One head and shoulder shot that stands out is one that shows the girl crying, which is enhanced by the black and white filter on the video because she has lots of black make up on.

  
• A low angle shot is used to show the girl ready to go out, the looks quite rough because she has messy hair and makeup alongside not lots of clothing as she is going out on to the streets as a prostitute, this angle can been seen to represent society and the people who might look down on her because of her life choices.

  
• Low key lighting is used again in order to highlight the girls face, the mid shot shows the audience the girls face look resentful as car pulls up as she know what she is going to have to do.

  
• An extreme close up is used to show a number of things, firstly the holes in the girls tight showing how she doesn't have very much money, it also shows the mans hand which suggests an element of vulnerability because the man is taking advantage.
  

  
• The video has a circular structure because the video starts with a close up of the girls face whilst she is lying down after having taken drugs, this is an effective technique as it allows the audience to see how addiction is a cycle which is hard to escape.

  
• Photo effects are used in order to show the girls face in the sky this further emphasizes the symbolism of her as an angel.