Camera AnglesEstablishing Shot; scenery

Shows setting of around &

outside her house but not from a distance

Shows more rain in vast detail

Long Shot; reveals character

Costume on the characters is

shown

Silhouettes of walking in

rain

Genre aspects are

revealed

Camera Angles

Most used shot, used when singing into the camera

Medium Shot; dialogue

Medium Long Shot; character- moving & action

Used to show expression & appearance of characters with

background

Used when Justin is

following girl #1

Frequently used near the end, when girl #1 is in the

picture

Camera AnglesClose Up; focus

Shows little background but focuses on the

object Small key

objects shown in

detail

Shows the characters in detail with emotion

Close up of facial

expressions to show emotion

throughout

Used a lot on Justin,

improves appeal on

female gaze towards him

Camera AnglesPoint of View (POV); in situation

Over the Shoulder Shot

Puts us in his perspective, so we understand & empathise with him

Used when following girl #1 to show more of his POV towards her

We are shown the shot of him before we see what his is viewing

Relation to Lyrics“Cry me a river”

Raining throughout; amplifies visual &

audio of crying, rain & water

Amplifying

“Now it's your turn to cry” Hand gesture on face as tear, emphasis

of audio in visual representation

Shower & pool also amplifies the theme of

river

LyricsYou were my sunYou were my earthBut you didn't know all the ways

I loved you, noSo you took a chanceAnd made other plansBut I bet you didn't think that

they would come crashing down, no

[Pre-Chorus]You don't have to say, what you

did,I already know, I found out from

himNow there's just no chance, for

you and me, there'll never be

And don't it make you sad about it

[Chorus] You told me you loved meWhy did you leave me, all aloneNow you tell me you need meWhen you call me, on the phone

Girl I refuse, you must have me confused

With some other guyYour bridges were burned, and

now it's your turn to cry,Cry me a river (-er) (X4) (yeah,

yeah)

I know that they sayThat some things are better left

unsaidIt wasn't like you only talked to

him and you know it(Don't act like you don't know it)All of these things people told

meKeep messing with my head(Messing with my head)You should've picked honestyThen you may not have blown it(Yeah..)

[Pre-Chorus (with echo)]

[Chorus (with echo)]

[Timbaland] (X4) Oh (Oh) The damage is done So I guess I be leaving

[Pre-Chorus (with echo)]

(X2)Cry me a river (Go on and just)Cry me a river-er (Baby go on

and just)Cry me a river (You can go on

and just)Cry me a river-er (yeah, yeah)

Cry me a river (Cause I've already cried)

Cry me a river-er, yeah, yeah (Ain't gonna cry no more, yeah-

yeah)Cry me a river (oh) (X4)

(X6) Cry me a river, oh(Cry me, cry me)

“You were my sunYou were my earth”

Stating that she was his everything & was important

to him until now

“So you took a chance, And made other plans”Referring to her plans &

choice to cheat on him with another guy

“You don't have to say, what you did,I already know, I found out from him”She doesn’t need to explain herself because he already knew about her

infidelity

“Now there's just no chance, for you and me, there'll never be

And don't it make you sad about it”

Stating that there will never be them (“you and me”) anymore .

Also that she is going to be upset but he says this in an

almost sarcastic manner towards her

“Now you tell me you need meWhen you call me, on the phoneGirl I refuse, you must have me confused, With some other guy”Irony as he knew she cheated

yet it seems that she wants him but he refuses to take her back;

he tells her she must be confused as she is telling him this & not the other guy she

cheated with

“Now it's your turn to cry”Now it’s her time to cry like he perhaps did when he got

betrayed by her cheating; he doesn’t want her back but she

does

“You should’ve picked honestly, Then u may not have blown it”

She was untrue to him & has now

blown her chances to be with him

instead of choosing to do right towards

him

“The damage is doneSo I guess I be leaving”Timbaland sings this bit

as he has finished helping Justin with his

deed to take revenge by sending & setting him up with a girl to cheat

with

“Cry Me a River”

Crying so much that tears continuously stream down your face like a river

The tears cried could fill or form a river

The person being told has self pity & feels sorry for themselves but no one really cares or has sympathy for them

They can cry & moan all day long but the person saying it feels that they

have been through worse

As well as being the song title, this quote is featured in lyrics & is effectively used repeatedly in the chorus. The phrase has the following meanings & uses:

Literal

Sarcastic

Justin Timberlake uses this expression in his song towards Britney Spears who cheated on

him but still wants him back despite. He knew about it &

refuses to take her back. She is now upset & could “cry a river” for

him, but Justin doesn’t want to hear about it as he believes he’s

been through worse & perhaps he has already cried enough to fill a

river when he found out about her cheating on him. It’s her fault that

it has happened so he has no sympathy for her feelings

anymore.