Context:
“I Took A Pill in Ibiza” is Mike Posner is explaining his life as a one hit wonder with all the things that fame did to him and he also wrote the song. The song was released on the 25th July 2015 and was produced by Mike Posner himself.
Content:
The music video starts off with a beat and a close-up of mike posner's hand holding a pill of some kind, there is then a mid shot of him drinking some water to then swallow the pill. The lighting for the song is mostly a red glow which symbolizes the danger in the past when he first become famous For about 20 seconds after he has taken the pill there is a lot of close-ups of him laughing to himself with a mask which replicates his own face. When the music starts he is walking in a night club with the same mask on through all of the other people. We know this through the point of view shot that we can see. We then get a long shot of mike posner wearing the mask with all of dancers around him with sparklers. He is then surrounded by everyone dancing on a dance floor which then fades to a club bar where he is sitting with girls around him. Then when the chorus takes place there is a range of long shots and close-ups of hands in the air because they are raving with slow motion added. There is then a high-angle shot of Mike Posner in a toilet cubicle with a girl doing sexual actions. In the next shot Mike Posner is standing over a man who is being sick in a toilet patting his back and then there is a mad-shot of him breaking up a fight. Next there is a long shot of Mike Posner on stage with the mask on with everyone dancing in front of him. The video then ends with a mid-shot and Mike Posner looking into a mirror and the reflection back is the man with the mask on. The mise en-scene through out the song is casual clothing for going on a night.
