Heaven analysis

The music video of the song “Heaven” by Emeli Sande has an obvious religious theme which uses different angles and shots to connote religious messages.
In the first scenes of the video we can see Emeli Sande being represented as sad and vulnerable.

The dark lighting and the less contrasted scene also bring forward a tone of sadness.

She is also seen not making any direct address with her audience, which is unusual in a music video,  normally the artist in the music video would make direct address with the audience.

Next a shot of her is a shot of her singing from a low angle mid-shot, which connotes power and dominance.

A couple of shots follow of her where she is shown in closeup shots, her eyes being the main focus of these shots. These shots show that she is trying to connect to her audience by adressing them directly.
In the video she is not shown as being sexualised and is represented as presentable and elegant.
A big part of the shots in the music video are of people looking in the distance or at the sky, this could be connoted as looking at God or Gods or heaven, as the title would suggest.
Religion is also prominent in the shots containing angels/angel wings, angels are spiritual beings directly connected to God.
The video uses bright lighting and narutal light with a note of blur which connotes a feeling of heaven or a heavenly feeling being prominent in the video.
Emeli Sande in the music video is dressed in black, which is a serious color and makes her look like a nun, which further pushes the religious element.
One of the shots shows a woman in a red dress praying and then walking away, almost refusing to be sexualised.
The video focuses on a lot of shots of both males and females, an equal representation can be seen, many close up shots of males and females.
Street life is also represented in the music video by contrasting middle class people on the streets of London with the lower class and even the homeless.
In conclusion the music video for  “Heaven” by Emeli Sande is one with strong religious elements and shows an interesting contrast between social classes l