1. Beyoncé – Run the world
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2. The first shot shows a chaotic scene, the darkness of the shot connotes evil and
mystery as we cannot see who is involved in this fight. There is no lyrics at this
stage however the music illustrates what is happening in the scene due to the
heavy beat which is being played which could symbolise war. All of the people
seen in the shot are all wearing black also so the viewers cannot distinguish the
gender of the people in it, which relates to the title of the song who runs the
world.

3. A close up of the artist reveals that she is the main artist. From the
costume we can see that she is glamorous, which relates to the genre of
r&b and the money and lifestyle. It could also show her femininity due to
her costume being high fashion, relating to the lyrics of the song ‘who run
the world- girls’ The mise-en-scene of her facial expression could show
power over the other people in the video seen before.

4. This shot of the male side, shows the getting ready for what may occur. There
facial expressions show control and the dark costumes connotate evil, due to
them fighting against women who could be seen as innocent. It shows a contrast
to the female side which is all bright colours, showing opposition in both there
gender and outlook. Quick cuts to the female side allow the viewer to see the
differences in the sides behaviour.

5. The mise-en-scene shows Beyonce, a single female against a group of armed males
shows her supremacy. This relates to the lyrics ‘Disrespect us, no they won't. Boy, don't
even try to touch me.’ illustrated by her facing up to the males and them not retaliating
against her. The setting of it can narrate the video being war like due to the sandy floor
and the costumes of the males. The female costume however uses sex appeal against
the men as she is wearing shorts, and heels whilst the men where full combat costumes,
this relates to her audience of the video being both male and female, who may inspire
to be like her.

6. The high angle shot shows all the female side, the viewers can clearly see the
contrast in the costumes, as the women wear bright colours compared to the dull
of the men. Linking to there personality, and power. The women's stance also show
power, showing a salute linking to the genre of the video being war like. Also due to
them saluting the men shows there repect to the male population, the shot before
clearly showed the males just standing there not showing the same respect
towards the females, ‘Disrespect us, no they won't.’ this lyric clearly contrasts to
what is being seen in the visuals.

7. The shot shows Beyonce stance being dominant, her facial expressions supports this
also. The mise-en-scene of the water behind her also gives her supremacy due to al
the attention being on her and not the other extras of male characters , however she
wears a revealing outfit which than could be seen as her disrespecting herself,
contradicting what the lyrics say. The vehicles behind her also relate to the war
theme seen through out the video.

8. The close up of Beyonce allows the viewers to see a full profile of her face, it allows
us to see her hair, makeup and jewellery which relates to the R&B genre and the
money and wealth. Her costume then contradicts the previous thoughts on war
due to it being glamorous and not like her previous outfits seen in the video.
However the scene behind her could relate to previous ones because of the sand, it
also makes her stand out against the background.

9. This shot shows the female side,
the stance is a traditional salute
which is seen in battle, relating to
the lyrics and the theme of the
music video. There costumes
contradict the lyrics due to them
wanting power but then dressing
in a way which attracts male
attention which is something the
lyrics opposes.
The shot then cuts to a scene of
the males, showing the two sides
of the battle. The costume is war
like again linking to the theme
seen through out. There stance
could be seen as weak due to
them leaning back after the
attack of the female side.

10. The shot is taken as the point of view of the males, it allows the viewer to see the
action/ dancing from the females. The extreme long shot allows all the people to be
seen, which shows the power of them together against the males in the video.
Beyonce wears a different costume to the other dancers to differentiate herself as
being the main artist, or even the leader of the group about to fight the males. The
male costume is police like, the use of props such as the shields show that the females
are clearly more powerful and seen as a threat, illustrating the lyrics ‘Who are we,
What we run, We run the world’