First Music Video Analysis - (Country) Dolly Parton, Together You and I
Firstly, I notice a shot where the camera pans across the sky with the focus point being the sun; the sky is also a luscious bright blue which can represent warmth, happiness - relates to the title of the song.
Then cuts to a mid-shot of Dolly where she is wearing full white clothing; this is a classic connotation of country pop and purity/love. With this being a connotation of country pop and purity/love, I can relate that Dolly is a Country-Pop artist and with the song name being "Together You and I", Love has a reference to people being together whether they be a couple, family or the best of friends.
The mise en scene throughout the music video in the two scenes is constant and consistent. The make up Dolly wears is rather glamorous, over the top - diva esc and is another connotation of Country-Pop.
As part of the context for the song, there are a variety of shots for which a line of people hold hands which can refer to the lyrics "Together You and I". Despite the background between everyone within the video, each other can relate to one another as they've all faced some form of difficulty; whether it be relationship, illness or career, everyone can come together fight and live.
When just Dolly appears on screen, there's also a lot of camera flare - done through studio lighting and possibly some edition via the editing process. Most Country-Pop/Folk songs use camera flare when the artist or what's happening on screen is outside rather than indoors; this can suggest that camera flare can be used in both sceneries. Camera flare can also suggest in relation to religion, heaven; where an obvious stereotype being bright white light or the fact that no matter what situation you're going through or have been through, there's always light at the end of the tunnel.
The pace of editing between shots during the video usually is at a fast constant speed with each shot lasting around 0.5-2.5 seconds.
As part of context for the song, Dolly's facial expressions make a link too - she usually smiles to suggest happiness.
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