Ed- Sheeran – Lego House music video - The genre of the song is indie and the music video is typical of this genre however it also has pop hooks.
The main premise of this music video is autobiographical as the artist, Ed Sheeran, always mentioned that he looked like “Ronald Weasley” who is a character from the movie “Harry Potter”. The two of them met up and agreed for the actor to star in the video as a gimmick. The beginning of the video leads the audience to believe they are seeing the back of Ed Sheeran walking and then the audience see’s it is the character played by Rupert Grint.
The lyrics to the song suggest that the song is about a couple; however the music video has a twist and is about a fans love for his idol. This is demonstrated when the character is seen singing along to the song. This is the first indication that the character played by Rupert Grint is a fan of who we later find out to be Ed Sheeran. Mise en scene in the video also adds to this as the character is seen wearing casual clothing that the artist is known for wearing. Both of these elements in the video have satirical significance as Rupert Grint is a world renowned actor and he is playing an adoring fan of Ed Sheeran.
At one point in the video we see the character place a picture on the wall but it is not revealed to the audience what the picture is of. The audience later then sees that the picture is of Ed Sheeran which confirms that the running storyline of the music video is of a crazed fan. The audience then sees the character looking through a scrap book of pictures and drawings of the artist, which further confirms this.
Toward the end of the video and the track the music contrasts with the behaviour of the character as the character is behaving angrily and erratically whereas the song takes a slower melodic feel.
The music video comes across as low budget which could suggest that the artist wanted to focus more on his music than the accompanying video.
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