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'Lose Yourself' Music Video Analysis
Artist: Eminem
Song: Lose Yourself

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFYQQPAOz7Y

The music video of lose yourself by Eminem is a fast paced video. The video contains a mixture of clips from Eminem’s film ‘8 Mile’, Eminem performing and Detroit, Michigan. All the shots which have been used are fast paced. When we see Eminem performing mainly the shots are low shots looking up upon Eminem, this makes him look powerful and the centre of attention to the audience. The low shot is a typical convention to rap/hip-hop music videos, this is because the low shots make the artist look bigger and more dominant, this helps the artist create the persona that they aim for.

The video opens up with a tracking shot from a helicopter of Detroit, Michigan, this shows the audience the city and both the wealthy and deprived areas of Detroit, fades out are used when the scenes change to another. We then later see more references to ‘8 mile’, showing more deprived areas. Still scenes are very short, with quick cuts between the scenes.

Throughout the video when we see Eminem, the mid shots are used to show his facial expression and his body movement, we see his actions he uses with his hands. The use of his hands makes Eminem look more powerful and intimidating. The use of his hands helps Eminem focus his lyrics towards the audience.