Analysis of conceptual video- Love The Way You Lie

The genre of this music video is Hip Hop. The video opens with a close-up shot of Rihanna singing 'Just gonna stand there and watch me burn.' In the background is a fire, which links in with the lyrics and makes Rihanna look as if she's burning. The Rule OF Thirds is used in this shot. Rihanna is taking up 2 thirds of the shot, which signifies her significance.

The lyrics link in to the visuals of the video throughout. Another example is when Eminem sings 'I feel so ashamed, I snap' the female in the video aggressively turns round and hits her partner.

There's a mise-en-scene of the male and female kissing against the wall after their domestic. Their head meet together and it creates a heart shape, with the sun shining through. The heart connotes love and passion for one another which is juxtaposed to the bright and burning sun, which symbolises. The fire connotes danger and no escape, which fits in well with the domestic violence. This mise-en-scene sums up their relationship, it's up and down- one minute they're fighting aggressively and the next they're passionately kissing.



The lighting used for the domestic violence aspect of the video is very dull and dark. This connotes how they're feeling and that they're living in a miserable environment.



This mise-en-scene contrasts with the bright lighting that's used on the shots of Eminem.

Eminem is represented as superior in this video. A mise-en-scene that demonstrates this is a high-angle shot of when he's stood in a field. The high angle suggests he is powerful and superior. Another way in which this is indicated is by the lyrics such as 'I'm superman'. This gives an overall positive impression of Eminem to the audience and makes them feel he's powerful and successful.



Rihanna is dressed in a promiscuous way, with a low cut top on. She is wearing red lipstick, has long red nails and is wearing striking eye make-up, this all creates a femme fatale image for her.



The camera pans round Eminem, suggesting that the audience are surrounding him and following each move. There are a lot of over-the-shoulder shots used which also shows that the audience are part of each scene.

The room in which the domestic violent action takes place is very cluttered, this represents the chaos of the relationship this woman is in. We notice the clutter in these scenes because of the key light coming through the curtains. This clutter also echoes and enhances the image of flame.