Music video analysis of Beyonce-If i were a boy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVTyLqkez6A

Lyrics:
The lyrics to this song are about how Beyonce (artist) wishes she could be a boy, so she could teach them how to treat a woman good.
Two verses and every chorus begins with the sentence...'If i were a boy'.
I think this is done so the listener knows what she would do if she was a boy.
By repeating this sentence it makes the song name clear and it makes the listener rememeber it.
Its a very meaningful song and this is shown through listening and reading the lyrics.
The inspiration of these lyrics came from the writer...B.C Jean having a bad break up.

Name of the song:
When you read the song name...If i were a boy...the reader knows its going to refer back to reality.
It also makes the listener think this is going to be a sad,hurtful tune.
It becomes the main focus of the song and is heard throughout.
This then becomes stuck in the listeners head.
We don't see the name of the song we just hear it within the lyrics, it ca be heard in the first 20seconds of the song.

Music:
There are two musical instruments involved and these are the piano and the guitar.
Theres a constant beat which is voice range: G3-E5.
It is not edited on the beat of the song its edited on the lyrics which shos this is different to any other music video i have analysised.

Shots/Camera work:
The whole music video is in black and white.
I think they do this to show that the man who treats the woman badly has no emotion...so they use dark colours to show how cold the man was.
Various shots are used, we start of with a close-up shot of beyonce talking then it cuts to the man talking in a close-up also.
We then see long shots, medium shots and establishing shots.
I think the establishing shot is the most important because the audience gets to see the full picture on hw they manage to hurt each other.
Each shot lasts for a long time.
This is because its edited on the lyrics rather than the beat of the song.
The video is in a narrative and shows a typical day for a couple.
This is shown clearly.
A fade is used when the story changes from Beyonce treating the man bad to the man treating Beyonce bad.
This is used well and it understood clearly.
During the end of the song, the video cuts from a narrative to a close-up of Beyonce singing.
I think this is done to show she means what she is saying and because the image of beyonce is in a white background, she wants to show the emotions and hurt she has to go through whilst portraying the coldness of the man who treated her badly.

Genre:
The genre is pop.
This is shown through the musical instruments and beat of the song.

Clothes used in the music video:
The whole video is based around a couples typical day so a lot of costume is used.
During the parts where the audience sees Beyonce singing, she wears a plain, white vest top.
She could have done this so the audience thinks about her words rather than her looks.
The male is seen in a plain, black vest top at the beginning of the music video.
I think this is done to show that Beyonce and the male are equal until the role reversal happens in the video.
When the song lyrics begin to start, the costume change.
The male is in a dark coloured shirt and trousers, whilst beyonce is in a police officers outfit.
I think they dress Beyonce like this because she is seen as treating the man badly first and the police outfit fits her figure, which makes men look at her more.
During the middle of the song, she wears a casual jacket and top.
This is done to show that the scene has changed.
After this, it cuts to a shot where the couple is in a car and she is wearin a fitted black polo-neck jumper.
Whilst the boy is wearin jeans and a white top with a stripped jumper.
During the last minute in the song, the roles change and the man is wearing the fitted police outfit whilst Beyonce is wearing a baggy suit.
This then shows how the man treats Beyonce badly.
It then cuts back to the first costume of a typical white vest top for Beyonce and a typical Black vest top for the man.
I think this is done to show the events and differences that have occured in the video.

Who the artist is:
Beyonce is an American R'n'B singer, songwriter, record producer, actress and model.
Her work is know world wide and she has won award after award.
The majority of her songs have appeared in the top 10 everytime they are released.