Jason Mraz - I'm Yours

The song was released in April 2008, and was 11th in the UK singles chart. The video was debuted in March that year, and was directed by Darren Doane.

The song is part of the pop rock/folk rock genre, and the music video is Performance and narrative based, as there are scenes of Mraz singing and also of him traveling.



There are establishing shots of landscapes and mid shots of signs, at the beginning of scenes. These are used in the video, as the whole narrative is just about Mraz on holiday, so then the audience can recognise where he is.

This song doesn't really fit with the visuals of the video, and goes against Goodwin's theory of doing so. The only link between the lyrics and visuals is when Mraz draws a face on the glass at the line "I drew a new face". However the visuals link with the music, for example the waves crash with the drums.

Motivation editing is used in the beginning of the video, when we see a birds view shot of the air plane on the ground and then Mraz in the plane with plane sounds. This clearly states that Mraz is travelling and therefore is the start of the narrative. It is also encouraged by sound effects of a plane. If I'm considering to do a narrative based music video, it is best for me to use motivation editing so the story can be shown clearly.

There is a lot of different light used in the video, usually dark when Mraz is by himself and lit up when he is with others. This suggests to the audience that he is happier when he is with others as everything lights up, whereas with him being in the dark makes him seem more concealed and hidden away, linking to the concept based theme.

Again, silhouettes are used, mainly for showing Mraz. This shows to be a definite style in Mraz's video. As I am going to create a Mraz music video, I'm most likely going to include silhouettes.

Even though Mraz's identity hidden, the audience can still tell that it is Mraz, as we are shown his clothing and face (his hat) before hand, also, we are able to tell it is him through his body language and dancing. Mraz usually dances about in his music video's.

Close ups are used a lot on Mraz's face, usually when he is in the dark, again following Goodwin's theory.

There are high and low angles used at the skate park, following the skaters moving. I like this effect of following, as it feels as though the audience is there watching.

There are also visual links with the lyrics: Mraz draws a face on the glass window on the line "I drew a new face". This has quite a cheesy feel to it, and I'll probably have something similar in my music video.

Overall, this music video holds a happy vibe, and has many similarities to the 'I Won't Give Up' music video: silhouettes, performance, close ups on faces and objects.