The mise en scene of this video is domewhat different to the revious videos i have looked at. The majority of the video features on the inside of houses, cars and even a private jet. The beginning of the video is set in both of the artists houses (Usher and R.Kelly), the houses are different yet both evoke a feeling of wealth, The dark mahogony wood office with rich colours and the apartment with a wall of windows and a simplistic white decor. Further on in the video there are scenes within a leather seated sports car aswell the cream interior of a private jet. Once the jet has landed you get a glimpse of the sparkling white exterior. The main women within the story line of the video is very pretty with a slender figure which she shows off by wearing a revealing black dress. She is edited in the video between and whilst the artists sing about her. Within this video there is also a hegemonic shot of two partys at which young and attractive women are dancing in stereotypical clothing whilst money is thrown in he air. This all symbolises wealth and may present the idea that money is able to buy everything from nice cars and jets to attractive women. The main women in the video proceed to further show off their bodies in underwear, in what seems to be an intimate scene between the artist. The Mise en Scene of the restaurant at the end of the video is elegantly decorated with plants and expensive looking tables and chairs, the restaurant has a wealthy and exclusive feeling. The clothing throughout the video is mainly dresses and suits with wrist watches, sunglasses and even cigars for props.
The camera shots vary within the video and range from close-ups to wide shots but we do see alot of the medium close-up shots. The first shot of the video is quite significant as its a wide shot of a cities skyline at night. There are also a sequence of extreme close-ups on the womans mouth and eyes followed by a close up of the face. The close-ups all the way through could represent beauty which is a frequent factor within most R&B videos. Some of the shots, particularly those of the main women, are full length shots i would think the main reason for thhese shots being full length are to show the womens figure off.
The editing of this video has something either of the other two do not have. During the video they have a split screen which shows both R.Kelly and Usher speaking on the phone to one another this then proceeds to split further, showing the two men and a woman, these shots are close-ups. There are also a series of wipes which are easily seen as its like a black screen coming from the top and bottom of the sceen.
With this video being about relationships there is a large amount of social identification, the audience may be able to realate to the position the artists are in. However, it can be argued that the images throughout, such as the expensive looking cars, gleaming jets, chunky wrist watches, parties at which it rains money and penthouse apartments are not something the public would be able to associate themselves with. But as i have mentioned modern day R&B videos have a heavy wealth influence within and present the idea that having money women and cars sorts out all problems in life.
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