Skream & Example - Shot Yourself In The Foot Again

I chose this opening screen grab in the music video Skream & Example - Shot Yourself In The Foot Again due to the fact that the shot uses the rule of thirds to isolate the man on his own. Even though this shot identifies that the time of day is the evening it portrays, the man as a dark character as he is smoking on his own in a dark street. Furthermore the flame from the lighter shows the audience what the man looks like and portrays him as the main character as this is the first shot of the music video.

This shot in the opening scene of the music video shows the main male character with the main female character we are introduced to. This portrays that they are both in some sort of relationship, but how strong their bond is, is unclear. Furthermore she has put a photo of themselves next to her mirror which shows affection for him as females tend to look in the mirror alot for their appearance. However this questions the unfolding storyline as if the photo shows them together then why is the man out on a dark street alone.

This shot shows the main female character laying the table with two bowls of food which portrays that the meal is supposed to be for just the two of them. Also the birthday cake also represents that it is the male characters birthday and that his partner has put a lot of effort into making this a special night. Furthermore the story becomes more clear as the woman is placing the food before he is there which means that she is expecting him to be home any minute. But as shown in the previous shots he is elsewhere and has clearly forgotten.

In this shot the male character is show in a club, kissing a stranger we have not been introduced to which shows that he is being disloyal to his partner and has clearly no intention of meeting her for the meal. This also gives an insight to his personality as it appears that he would rather get drunk and have one night stands rather than have a solid relationship.

In this shot the female character is ripping the photo in half that we saw as a whole at the beginning of the video. This shows that the female has had enough of her partner being a liability and doesn't love him anymore, by ripping the photo between the two of them portrays her as wanting to separate. Furthermore the mirror reflects how she feels as she is crying on the bed and her eyeliner is running, showing that she is really upset. Also the pile of clothes on the floor and the open drawer shows that she has tipped all his clothes out and is going to put them in a bin liner.