Editing

At the beginning of the video the colours have been edited so that everything apart from Lady Gaga is in black and white. This effect has been used to make Lady Gaga stand out

and to make it clear to the audience that she is the main subject in the video.

At the start of the video the shot transitions are quite slow, then they speed up as the music starts and become faster and faster as the song reaches its climax.

Camera

This high angle shot shows a motorcyclist riding his bike with the name ‘Judas’ on his leather jacket with a skull and crossbones, suggesting this shot is trying to make us look down on him as he is seen as a rebel.

This mid shot allows us to see that there are religious connotations in this video as the man on the bike has a crown on his head made of spikes like Jesus was forced to wear on the cross and the mid shot highlights this as it allows us to see what he is wearing.

This extreme long shot suggests that the video will be adventurous and high budget as from the angle of the shot implies it had to be taken from a moving vehicle. It also allows us to focus on the dark clothing they are wearing and the dark trees in the background, suggesting a rebellious theme to the music video.

This close up allows us to see that the colour of her nails are black and red which are the main colours associated with violence and hell which connotes the name of the music video ‘Judas’. This is also supported by the fact that her nails are pointed and look sharp.

Seconds later in this close up we see that the gun in fact isn’t dangerous at all and is filled with lipstick, showing that she doesn’t want to harm Judas and this adds comedic value to the video, whilst portraying such a serious message.

This over the shoulder shot shows Gaga with the individual with the power as she has the gun in her hand and the main focus on the gun in the middle of the shot shows this.

This long shot shows the individual as important as he has a bodyguard protecting him from the crowd and the fact that they are beneath him with only their hands showing supports this.

This long shot tells us a lot about the three main characters as it seems like Gaga is stuck in the middle and can’t choose between Jesus and Judas. Judas is seen as the more rebellious one as he has hold of a 6 pack of beer, whereas Jesus is simply sitting there with his crown on.

This shot is shown at the beginning of thevideo. Diegetic sound is used for thesound of motorbikes driving past. This is used in correspondence to the image shown on the screen when this sound effect is played inthe video. However, 35 seconds into the video this sound begins to dissolve and the actual song begins to play.

In this scene the word “Judas” is repeatedseveral times. Again, this is correspondence tothe image shown as she is on a motorbike withJesus, however she keeps looking back at Judas who the song is currently about. Therefore, the sound is used effectively throughout this video. This repetitive sound is used several times throughout the video.

Sound

At this point, the music begins to get fasterand more upbeat which helps to representthe fact that it is a pop/dance genre.

At this point, the music begins to get calmer this is due to the fact they aredancing and it is used as an instrumental.However, it is still a little upbeat.

At this point, Diegetic sound is used for thesound of the waves which represents the water that is being used to wash Jesus’ feet.

Again, Diegetic sound has been used of the water pouring from a glass into a poolof water. Again this has been added foreffect to represent the fact that she iswashing Jesus’ feet.