The video opens with this shot (above) which signals the start of a trailer of a movie, which then cuts to the main artist looking up to the camera, standing in front of the green screen. This then cuts to the main artist in 2 other locations, before the song's beat kicks in. When the song's beat kicks in, we see the 1st intertextual reference of the heel-tapping of the red shoes (Wizard of Oz) to the sound of the beat. The song then cross-cuts to different locations in the 1st Verse, also making it's 2nd intertextual reference of the 1931 film 'Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde'.
As the chorus approaches, the editing becomes quicker and more cross-cutting to different locations are used. The 2nd verse and the 2nd chorus will use more intertextual references, such as 'Titanic' and 'Billy Elliot' as well as the locations from the previous verse.
The bridge will then show signs of slower editing, as well as another 2 intertextual references from the films 'Phone Booth' and 'Vampire's Kiss' (the famous 'You Don't Say' scene). The final chorus will then feature all of the intertextual references, as well as all of the other shots of the main artist.
The video ends with the title of the film and the credits, showing that the music video has been made into a trailer.
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