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The Color Black In Beyonce

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In Beyoncé’s music video from the visual album Lemonade, “Sorry”, a recurring motif present throughout is the color black. To begin, the entire video’s color scheme is in black and white. The color black represents many things like sophistication, independence, and power, which are all shown throughout Beyoncé’s video. In the first scene in the southern mansion, tennis player Serena Williams walks down the stairs wearing a black leotard exuding power and sophistication. The scene is a long shot as it shows Serena’s entire body, making sure that she is the center of attention, further proving that she has some kind of power over the camera. Beyoncé is introduced in the video in an over-the-shoulder shot, which establishes the fact Beyoncé is

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