Narrative Videos

'I'm Not The Only One' by Sam Smith is a great example of a narrative music video. This video tells a story of a young woman who becomes aware that her partner is cheating on her. The video is full with contrasts - especially with the lighting; actor Dianna Agron being in a high-key lighted location whereas the boyfriend and his lover are in a dark room showing the contrast between light/dark and right/wrong. The woman is evidently heartbroken and goes on to burn all his clothing while the man is still out sleeping with another female. Though there is a lot of miming from Sam Smith, the video is still very able to evoke feelings from the audience especially by the end when the male comes home and is lovingly greeted by his girlfriend despite what she knows. Andrew Goodwin believes that videos should ignore using a narrative because it will bore the audience, but as observed by this video, that theory can be proved as incorrect to a certain extent.