Titanium

Titanium 

Notes:

- A song by a French DJ and music producer David Guetta, vocals by Sia 

- Written by: Sia, David Guetta, Giorgio Tuinfort and Afrojack 

- Initially released on August 8th 2011

- Katy Perry was going to feature in the song, however she opted out as she thought the song was too similar to her song Firework

- Music video directed by David Wilson 

Overall message: 

Not to let something affect you, if someone tries to hurt you be strong and defend yourself.

Themes: 

Supernatural, powers, puberty affecting the body and mind, inner strength, adults vs. children, standing up for what you think is right.

DISTINCT:

Setting - school, home, street, forest - American neighbourhood 

- Messy and empty house suggesting parents have left the boy and he is alone. 

FAM and CLAMPS: 

- A levelled low angled close up of a boy crouching on the floor, burying his head which signifies he is scared and vulnerable - sitting tightly could suggest that he thinks nothing will hurt him because he cannot see anything and he is trying to protect himself. 

- Long low angled shot tracking in shows how small the boy is compared to the house, suggests what he is up against (in size). Him running outlines his fear and him desperately trying to get out of the situation. He is unaware of how strong his powers are and what he is capable of. 

- Close up low levelled angle tracking backwards of the boy on the bike. The boy isn't in the snap shot because it links to how fast the bike is going - shows how desperate he is to escape. 

- The end scene is the same as the first (book end narrative), suggesting his is still alone towards the end… The low levelled close up of him crouching, links to the first shot (circular structure). 

- Levelled shot, he throws the teddy bear away to show he's leaving behind his childhood - he has to grow up and mature in order to defend himself. 

- Vulnerable long shot - woods between the trees 

Context:

The Director is influenced by 80s films, despite not living in the time period. 

Sound and editing:

G genre - pop

I instruments - guitar, drums 

L lyrics - strength, power 

E emotion - defending yourself 

S screen time - actor is always on the screen, main role/spotlight 

T transitions - we follow the boy where he goes - signifies the journey we watch him go through 

O order of narrative - school, street, home, forest ...

P pace - starts slow paced, gets faster to show the tensity - slow shots at the beginning to show the emotion (fear) - unpredictable

S sfx