Eminem - Rap God Analysis

Mise en Scene:

• This Music video was shot in several locations which are an abandoned warehouse which is a common scene in this genre of music which is rap, the other location you see 'eminem' in is a mental health clinic and he is in a chair which is holding him down the reason he is here and the reason he has been strapped down to this chair is because they are trying to contain his 'rap' ability as in this video he is known as the rap god.

• In this video eminem has 3 costumes, the first costume he is wearing is a smart suit these are commonly seen in rap videos, the next outfit eminem is in is just casual clothes with a hoodie this is probably the most common outfit for a rap artist as this genre is mainly street based, the last outfit that you see eminem in is a similar outfit to the second one but he has a white hoodie and the reason he is wearing this is because he is meant to be a rap god and the white colour is commonly related to god as he is meant to be dressed in all white robes. 

• The lighting in this video is usually just overhead lighting because in the empty building it creates a an emptiness around the rapper and this makes him seem like the most important figure in the music video. 

Editing:

• The editing in this video is really good and it won, MTV best edited video of the year

• At the beginning they use a green screen to put the multicoloured background behind Eminem, and they use lots of cuts in this as they want Eminem to appear as he is glitching across the screen as he is in a TV

• At 2:05 in the music video there is a scene where eminem has been recreated using lines and they have edited it so he is half himself, this is really good editing as they would of had to film it and then import it into a programme like cinema 4D and then add a spline to it to get his outline then they would of had to copy the movement. 

Camerawork:

• The camerawork in this video is really good there is a lot of different shot such as panning shots, tracking shots and medium shots, also in the video there is a rave or something in the scene and the camera moves with this, this makes this scene look lively and its there to make an atmosphere.

• They also use zooms in this, when Eminem is in the asylum chair they use this zoom because it shows Eminems facial expression