Analysis of Single Ladies by Beyoncé
The video is 3.19 seconds long and was directed by
Christopher Stewart and Beyoncé Knowles herself. The music is R&B genre
with a little bit of Hip Hop in it.
It has a very up- beat tempo and is accompanied with a very
lively and fast paced dance routine. The lyrics speak of love.
Mise- en- scene

As there is nothing else within the set, all attention is focused on the dancers.
Beyoncé is the central and most important character
throughout the video. She dances from the opening moment to the end of the
video. She wears a lot of make-up which connotes the R&B genre. All the dancers including Beyonce wear the same outfit with the same hairstyle, this gives connotations that they are all apart of the same person.
The upbeat tempo is consistent throughout the song and as
such the pace of the video remains constant throughout the video.

The costumes are very simple and have sexual overtones as
they do not cover much of the dancers’ bodies. The dance movements are quite
revealing and explicit which fits well with the lyrics of the song.
Sound
As the final shot of Beyoncé is held on the screen, the
sound becomes diegetic sound as you can hear Beyoncé breathing and laughing.
This makes her a natural, real person and restores reality for the viewer.
Throughout the diegetic music there is a robotic tone to it which links to the movements made by the dancers which are very jumpy and interrupted which gives a robotic feel to it.
There is lip synching throughout.
Throughout the diegetic music there is a robotic tone to it which links to the movements made by the dancers which are very jumpy and interrupted which gives a robotic feel to it.
There is lip synching throughout.
Camera

Artificial light is used within the studio. The lighting is
simple and dramatic, full of high contrasts. It is shot in black and white
which makes it simple and effective. The black and white background makes the
legs of the dancers stand out. The focus is very much on their bodies. This follows
the male gaze theory where the camera is the males’ eyes.

The final shot is a close up of Beyoncé, again holding her
ring finger. This stressed the importance of how much the ring would have meant
to her if he had proposed.
Narrative
There is very little narrative in the video however the
video is telling a story of how her partner and her drifted apart and now he
wants her back but she doesn’t want him back so is telling him what he should
have done ‘Put a ring on it’.
Titling
There are no titles used throughout the video.
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