Music Video Analysis

Cascada - Dangerous

The Camera starts off with a soft zoom into a room incorporating a long shot used to get all of the scene into view, this is accompanied by a soft whispering noise which goes well with the shot. The camera then cuts to a mid shot of the artist who is standing in a darkened room in front of some ornate wall paper. The lighting makes it seem more romantic and the intro to the song adds to this. After a few seconds the camera does a fast cut to a man putting a jacket on, this is obviously meant to tell us that the song is directed at him and we can now have a sense for the narrative. As the base kicks in the editing becomes a lot more fast and intense. The camera soon moves to an over the shoulder shot of the artist looking at a computer screen where a camera is following the man(symbolising that the woman has no trust of where the man is going). This feeling is backed up by the lyrics: "you're so dangerous". As the man leaves the house there is a long shot in a slightly low angle, giving the impression of the dominance the man has over the woman, the long shot is used to show the house but also the expensive cars he's driving. As the guy walks into the house long shots are used to show all the extravagant props that are on show, such as large paintings on the wall. To look aesthetically pleasing to the eye, the editing team has changed shot to go on the beat in some instances, this gives a sense of precision but also continuity. The camera then becomes rather disorientated and pans across different shots to form a sense of panic or direct acton. One shot used is one of the artist driving very fast in her sports car, which symbolises her revenge her will to find out the truth by being direct (in this fast car). The man and the other woman move into a room and are filmed using a mid shot to get them both in from waist height but also to show some of the surroundings. The colours used throughout are mellow and nonthreatening apart from the yellow sports car which the artist drives, which again represents her lack of conformity and drive to find out the truth, even if it means going against the norm (the other mellow colours). One of the last shots used is that of the artist and the man together. She stands over him in a provocative manner and seems to hug him but by doing so, steals something he has taken. The way that she is stood over his is symbolic of the shift in power. The black leather jacket which he was wearing before has now gone, he's now left in just in a t-shirt, almost as if he has had something stripped of him (his dignity) and now he's powerless. The video finishes with the artist driving off in her yellow car using long shot to get the extravagent house on show.