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The first shot oof Ed Sheeran's I see fire, is an establishing shot of the recording studio, this shot is also a time lapse, this presents the idea that they have been working for a while, making the song seem as though more work has gone into it.
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There follows multiple shots of people working setting up the studio, they last for about ten seconds, this presents the narrative of the video, in that we will be seeing it get recorded. This makes the audience almost feel as though they are getting an exclusive look
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The next shots that follow, are about a minute and a half of purely the artist, this is an extended performance shot, a midshot and some cloe-ups throughout, with a few cutways to instruments.
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There are then about five seconds worth of action shots showing people working, these are in colour, greately contrasting with the performance shots that arein black and white, this makes the performer stand out as it juxtaposes him to wrkers, highlighting his importance.
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Afterwards the video continues with perormance shots of Ed, however cut between are shots from the film The Hobbit, these spliced in to promote the film that the song is inspired from. Once again the colour contrast creates more of a focus pull on Ed.
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This music video is very unique for the entire thing is a 3 and a half minute continuous shot, the camera track very slightly, this first shot it track right t reveal Keaton, overall this truly glorifies the artist as it avoids any distraction and focuses purely on the music.
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The camera continues to track towards Keaton, the hsot is hand-held cmaera, thus making the entire video seem amatuer, despite it's professional tone,, this makes the artist seem more rleatable to the audience, and thus presents him as a viable musican.
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The camera tracks down to a low angle mid shot of Keaton. The lack of a narrative in this video makes all of the focus stay on Keaton rather than distracting the audience with story. In short the video is all about the music.
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The song taken from the fim Once adapted into a music vieo begins with roughly five seconds of Glen Hansgard street performing. With shots from different angles.
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The next notable shot is that oof the second singer providing the harmony, Marketa Igrolva, the video takes the narrative of the entire film, and comprises it to a montage, beginning with the meeting of the protagonists, represented in this shot.
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The next shot that occurs is fifteen seconds of performance shot, showing both Glen and Marketa performing the song, in the original footage from the film. The juxtaposition of montage and performance makes it seem like the two protagonists share a deep bond.
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Overall there is about one minute of performance shots contrasting to three minutes of montage shots, this final zoom out is in fact the final moment from the film and finishes the narrative of their relationship perfectly.
