Jessie J - Nobodys Perfect Video Analysis

The narrative of the video relates strongly to the lyrics, the rooms of the house symbolise different aspects of someones personality and shows that everyone has faults.


0:04 - Voiceover begins
          Master shot of the location - huge spooky house
0:09 - Blurred camera - relating to the voiceover
The fast cuts up until 0:16 set a very surreal theme
0:16 - Close up shot of singers face - relates to the voiceover  "look into my eyes"
0:18 - Cuts to a 'mad tea party' - Keeps the singer the main focus by her being in the centre of the shot as the camera zooms in on her
0:19 - Cuts to corridor - Shows the singer running towards the camera (sped up)
0:21 - Shows the singer entering a door in the corridor
The surreal theme is carried on through the order of the shots and pace of the cuts
0:23 - Performance side of the video begins - Cuts back to zooming in on the singer at the table, Starts lip syncing as the lyrics begin
0:24 - Shows a close up shot of one of the characters sitting at the table - The costume reflects the 'mad tea party' theme
0:28 - Close up of singer lip syncing - Jolting camera movements and blurred on her eyes - Puts across the impression that the singer is confused and uncomfortable
0:41 - Another close up on the singer lip syncing - lots of jolting camera movements and a blurry effect on the singer - Relates to the lyrics "I lose my senses"
0:43 - Slight pan of the table
0:58 - Shows people standing up from the table aggressively - The beat of the music starts speeding up
0:59 - Side view of the singer standing up from table
1:00 - Cuts to singer on a swing in a corridor swinging towards the camera lip syncing
1:03 - Shows the singer standing on top of the table and start to swing on the chandelier
1:06 - Wide shot of the singer spinning on the table hanging onto the chandelier - all the characters in strange costumes still around the table arguing - The singer is still the main focus with all this going on around her
1:20 - Cuts to singer lip syncing in the corridor
1:22 - Cuts to singer lip syncing still holding on to the chandelier
1:25 - Shows the singer swinging towards the camera on the chandelier, this then changes to her still swinging towards the camera but on the swing in the corridor again
1:33 - Cuts to the corridor and shows the singer entering another door
1:34 - As music stops, can just hear clocks ticking - Fast cuts from different close ups of clocks
1:39 - Shows the room upside down so it looks as if the singer is walking along the ceiling - Keeps up the surreal feel to the video overall
1:41 - The music starts up again, the lyrics immediately relate to the location - "if I could turn back the hands of time"
1:48 - Extreme close up on the singers mouth, Lip syncing
1:53 - Shows the singer running away from the camera down the corridor
2:16 - Cuts to the singer in a new location
2:24 - Cuts to singer lip syncing in a pool of black liquid - Creates a darker mood from the rest of the video
2:36 - Cuts back to zooming into the singer at the table again
2:38 - Cuts to singer in the pool again
2:41 - Close up on singers face, blurred effect used again on her face
2:43 - Medium shot of singer in the corridor shaking her head - Sped up effect
2:44 - Shows two characters from the 'mad tea party' in confrontation
2:48 - Shows the singer swinging on the swing in the corridor again but this time much slower as the music slows down
2:50 - Singer enters another room from the corridor
2:51 - New location - Singer is tied up in a dark room with close up of peoples mouths around her - Gives the impression that they are shouting and putting her under pressure
3:02 - Cuts to new location - White room - complete opposite from previous shots - Room relates to the lyrics and the mention of 'saints'
3:03 - Explosions start happening around the singer - Symbolises things that go wrong in life
3:08 - Cuts to corridor again - Singer on her knees pleading - relates to lyrics
3:15 - Singer walking down the corridor - Explosions from each door happening behind her - Symbolises her changing the bad aspects of her personality, in relation to the song
3:35 - Shows the singer on the swing again - The light goes from bright to dark flashes
3:52 - Shows the outside of the house again - Windows all smash
4:00 - Close up on singers face - The same as the beginning
4:04 - Shows the 'mad tea party' themed room - The singer is there alone this time and everything is a mess around her
4:07 - Ends the way it started - Zooms away from the house




- Katie