Music video analysis of Usher-Burn

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJLkWtC2Z8Q

Lyrics:
The lyrics are about a break-up.
How the artist (Usher) is in love but isn't happy in the relationship hes in.
He then ends it with the lady but soons realises he wants her back.
When you read the lyrics its clear its not going to be a fast-beat, happy song.
In each stanza there is, including the chorus, there is the word 'Burn'.
This show a clear comparison between the song name and the lyrics.
This is a good way to make the listener remember the song name.

Name of the song:
When the reader reads the name of the song...'Burn', it is not clear whether its going to be a fast or a slow song.
It is only properly understood when you hear the tune itself.
The word 'Burn' is repeated throughout the song which makes it known to the audience why it is called that.
They consider this song to be the inner thoughts of Usher.

Music:
There are two musical instruments involved in this song and these are the guitar and piano.
There is also a consatnt beat that is repeated in the background and this is voice range: A3 D5.
Ths voice range brings the whole song together without it, it would not be as addictive as it is now.
It is not edited on the beat, its edited on the lyrics.

Shots/Camera work:
The music video begins with a close up shot of the artist eyes (Usher) it then pans and cuts to the ladies eyes who he is talking to.
During this point, he is startng the song in a spoken intro.
This shows Usher is talking to the girl from his point of view.
When he begins to talk there is flashes at the end of each sentence.
I think this is done to show the lady blinking so its clear for the audience to know Usher is talking to her.
During the part Usher is talking, they use medium shots of him.
It then cuts to an image of the lady so the audience know for a fact hes talking to that lady featured.
After every sentence theres a shot that relevant to what hes just said.
This shows hes beginning to do a narrative within his music video.
Burn, is the main focus of this video and it is seen in close-up shots of his eyes where there is a flame in them, we can also see this in other vaious shots suc a a long shot where hes standing next to the car and the trees are on fire.
I think this is done to show how Usher remenisces on what him and his ex girl-friend use to do, but then when the fame comes it shows the love has burnt out.
When he is doing the narrative it always cuts to Usher singing after.
This could be done because hes in present and nt in the future and he keeps thinking that.
When he is singing, we see extreme close-up shots of his mouth.
Fades are used throughout the music video and these work well because the audienceknows when there watching there coming out of the narrative part of the video.
We hear non-diegetic sound towards the endof the video this is the cars engine.
The video then ends on a panning shot of Usher looking towards the floor in a medium-long shot.

Genre:
It is a combination of R'n'B and Ballad.
A slow-jam song and this is indicated through the musical instruments and beat that is used.
It can also be shown through the lyrics.

Clothes used in the music video:
Usher begins in a casual black and red jumper in the narrative part of the video.
This could show hes in a relaxed environment.
He then wears jeans with a white jacket and a white top.
I think they do this to show hes not in the narrative anymore.
This makes it clearer for the audience.
The lady in the video appears to be in a bikini.
This shows the sexual side of the video and how Usher misses that.
He is next featured in a balck jacket and jeans, this could show the days have changed and he still misses her.
He remains in this outfit throughout the video at this point but changes it slightly by adding a cap.
I think he does this to show he wants to hide his feeling away by putting a cap to cover them.
The Lady is featured in skinny jeans and a brown leather jacket.
This shows of her figure and makes Usher want her more.

Who the Artist is:
Usher is an American recording artist and actor.
He was first known in the 1990's.
His success has continued through out the years and he has become better everytime he released an album.
He has had various number ones and won a number of awards.