Editing Techniques

Continuity Editing - Things are happening in chronological order in the video. It goes from Mariah getting ready, to her meeting her secret lover, to her getting married, to her running away with her lover.

Flashback- At 1.32minutes, there is a flashback. It comes up with a clip of a previous video where her lover appeared. As he threw a flower at her, this then lets us know that this is someone who she clearlly likes and has some connection with. The shot is also in black and white, showing that it is not in time with the rest of the video and therefore stands out as a shot from the past.

Eye line match - At 2.17 minutes, eye line match is used. She glances over down the aisle and then we have a shot of her lover, implying that he is standing there waiting for her. This is used to establish where her lover is, and that she is clearlly thinking about him and looking for him.

Parellel Editing - In the first minute some parallel editing is used. Every now and again the story line is broken up by scenes of Mariah in the shower singing and upset. This is used to show her true emotions as the story unfolds and gives you the impression that she doesnt want to get married which then links into the fact shes got a secret lover. It establishes that even though shes getting ready to get married, shes not happy about it and therefore warns you something bad might happen.