David guetta feat sia-titanium video analysis

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1. David Guetta feat. Sia video analysis By Lucy Collings

2. I’ve chosen to break down the music video into 9 screen shots which I feel highlight the main points throughout the video. Genre- dance/pop Introduction

3. Shot 1 Here we see a long shot of a young boy set in the centre and all of his surroundings destroyed, judging from the papers and lockers we can assume the location is a school. The shot moves backwards to reveal all the damage which has been done, the boy is alone, suggesting he may have caused the mess. The shot also focus’s on him, because of him being in the centre of the door, the outer walls appear larger as they get closer to the camera.

4. Shot 2 The shot shows the boy walking through the corridor, however the focus is drawn to the woman hiding behind the door on the phone who appears to be scared of the boy, again suggesting he caused the damage. The actual clearness and focus of the shot is on the woman who’s facial expression appears frightened.

5. Shot 3 During this shot the camera speeds up the boy riding on the bike, creating the illusion of him riding the bike very fast as if he is being chased. The camera jump cuts repeatedly shows different shots of the boy on the bike, zoomed in on the pedals, his hands on the breaks and his facial expressions. He is set again in the centre of the shot from behind, this shot also gives a point of view feel as though you were chasing him.

6. Shot 4 Here we see a mid shot of the room and the boy, he is throwing his teddy bear back behind him, suggesting he is throwing away his childhood, he knows he is being chased and maybe knows its time he needs to grow up. Beforehand the shot cuts to the teddy bear laying on the bed, then jumps to a shot from behind as the bear is thrown out the way. The bedroom appears to be very dull and cold, there is also no family home suggesting the boy wont miss leaving home as he is used to being alone.

7. Shot 5 This is the first time we see the boy has superpowers, as he attempts to escape through his back door and moves his keys by stretching out his hand and telepathically moving them. The shot shows a mid-shot of the keys physically lifting from the kitchen bench, breakfast from the same day is still left out and is only set for one, suggesting he is by himself. The shot quickly jumps to the police offers who have broken in the house as he escapes through the back door.

8. Shot 6 Here we see both teddy bears which he threw, spinning around in the air, the shot is shown mid-shot, tilted upwards behind a police offer, almost giving a point of view effect of the person behind. The teddy bears spinning could also be a way of him distracting the police offers in order to run away. Because of the shot angle tilting upwards it also suggests the boy has power over the officers, he can entrance them by moving objects.

9. Shot 7 Here we see the sun setting behind some trees whilst the boy is running through some vandalised pieces of large rocks. The sun setting in the background draws focus to the boy, as it highlights the back of his body. Everything around him is also very still suggesting he has run far away from home. The camera moves slowly to the right, the same direction in which the boy is running. By now we can see the music video doesn’t contain any footage of the artists but instead tells a story.

10. Shot 8 Shortly afterwards we see the boy has been caught and is surrounded by people with guns, the headlights of two cars focused on him. The camera shows a long-shot from behind one of the men, The boy is again in the centre of the shot, on all floors staring down at the ground. This shot also shows the views of society, because the boy is different he is being chased and everyone is “finger pointing”, no matter how hard he pedalled he couldn't get away, and his powers weren't strong enough however they kept him safe.

11. Shot 9 The scene in the woods is something highly expected from thriller films, someone running through the woods with someone chasing them. Here we see a long-shot of the boy curled up in a ball on the ground, instead of fighting the people around him he chooses to use his power to repel them away from him, the light becomes bright enough to spread the leaves into the air and knock the officers of their feet, the camera then fades out into a plain black background. Another view is that he was so scared that he lit up and killed himself because he would rather take his own life then to be killed by others for being different.

12. Andrew Goodwin- The music video is almost like a short film, The young boy is different to everyone else and that’s looked down on in society. The lyrics do link to the meaning of the song and video, however they do not tell the story. You shout it out But I can't hear a word you say I'm talking loud not saying much I'm criticized But all your bullets ricochet Shoot me down, but I get up I'm bulletproof, nothing to lose Fire away, fire away Ricochet , you take your aim Fire away, fire away [ Chorus :] You shoot me down but I won't fall I am titanium You shoot me down but I won't fall I am titanium Theories

13. [ Sia :] You shout it out But I can't hear a word you say I'm talking loud not saying much I'm criticized But all your bullets ricochet Shoot me down, but I get up I'm bulletproof, nothing to lose Fire away, fire away Ricochet, you take your aim Fire away, fire away [Chorus:] You shoot me down but I won't fall I am titanium You shoot me down but I won't fall I am titanium [ Sia :] Cut me down But it's you who'll have further to fall Ghost town and haunted love Raise your voice, sticks and stones may break my bones I'm talking loud not saying much I'm bulletproof, nothing to lose Fire away, fire away Ricochet, you take your aim Fire away, fire away [Chorus:] You shoot me down but I won't fall I am titanium You shoot me down but I won't fall I am titanium I am titanium I am titanium [ Sia :] Stone-hard, machine gun Firing at the ones who run Stone-hard as bulletproof glass [Chorus:] You shoot me down but I won't fall I am titanium You shoot me down but I won't fall I am titanium You shoot me down but I won't fall I am titanium You shoot me down but I won't fall I am titanium I am titanium Lyrics

14. The lyrics of the song do link to the meaning of the music video “shoot me down, but I get up” and “shoot me down, but I won’t fall, I am titanium”, also linking to the common phrase “ sticks and stones may break my bones”, The young boy does not back down and is stronger than all the officers combined.