narrative ed sheeran- the a team

in order to convey a narrative in the music video the mise en scene aspects such as cast, props and locatiion fit well with the lyrics this is clear as when ed sheeran sings about a girl taking drugs as he talks about this we see the drugs. the location was cleverly use in order for the audience to be able to relate to the video.

also the use of cinematography has helped construct a narrative. ed sheeran in this video often speaks about the womans emotions and the use of close-up and long shot help denote the emotions at each stage of the music video.

during the music video the use speeding up the long take while she sits perfectly still and watches people walk past her connotes her loneliness and adds a further impact for the lyrics of the song.