Music Video Analysis - Lose Yourself

 Eminem - Lose Yourself
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Yhyp-_hX2s

As a group we decided to use Lose Yourself by Eminem as our song for our final piece of creating our music video. We chose this one as we wanted to stick within in the mainstream rap genre and we thought that this song fits in well within the codes and conventions of the genre and that we could create a good music video to this song by using the different elements of Mise-en-Scene and ensuring we meet the codes and conventions of a mainstream rap music video.

In this screenshot below from Lose Yourself you can see that the artist is the main focus throughout this music video and within this screenshot you can see him sat a public transport bus from the film '8 Mile' this song was created for this film and has Eminem as the main star within this film. I think this was a good shot to have within this music video as it shows that he has not always been successful and there was a time in his live where he would have to use public transport.

In this screenshot below from the music video you can see the artist; Eminem looking at himself in the mirror of some toilets in a bar that he is rapping in. Within this frame it meets the codes and conventions of a rap music video as it is showing poor conditions an un-wealthy which can be shown through the use of graffiti and writing on the walls behind Eminem. I think this is effective as it shows the low cost area which he comes from and that he had to make his success through his music, which is shown throughout the film '8 Mile'.

In the screenshot below you can see the artist hiding a microphone to his mouth from the film '8 Mile' which shows how he became successful in the rap industry. This is effective because it shows the journey which Eminem has gone through to be as successful as he is and a well-known name worldwide. 

In the screenshot below from the music video 'Lose Yourself' you can see a struggle taking place in the frame. Which fits in with the codes and conventions of a rap music video I believe that this looks effective within a rap music video as it begins to show a history of the artist and the different things which he has had to go through to become as successful as he is. 

Within this music video I like these different elements especially the fight/struggle shot as this shows that he has not always had his life as easy as it seems now by having all his fame and success. I want to include something similar to this within our music video.