Textual analysis of Tove Lo- Stay High (Habits Remix) ft. Hippie Sabotage

• Throughout the music video "Stay High" they use the same camera shot "shot to camera" to show the audience her night and let them whiteness it. It also allows the audience to view on how the drugs affect her.

•   They use a hand held camera, the hand held camera is used to enhance the drunk and 'messy' effect that the video is trying to portray.

• A slow motion effect is used to enhance the idea of her being on drugs and the time passing slowly

 

• The constant closing of the girls eyes further enhances the effects of the drugs to suggest she is high which refers to the title “Stay High”

• Ellipses is used to create the effect of time passing. In addition, this gives the impression that the drugs are speeding up the girls heart rate and activity. This helps enhance the narrative theme.

• The fast cuts create the fast party atmosphere.

 

A fish eye camera effect is used to show her distorted view.


• Slow motion cuts intertwined with fast cuts used constantly throughout, complement each other and highlight different stages and effects of the drug.

• Tracking shots are used to further the image of her looking confused and lost as she swinges her head in slow motion from side to side.

• High angle shots are used to suggest that the drug is overpowering the girl and has control of her body and mind.

• The hand held camera moves with her body showing us and giving us a sense of how the drug is affecting her.