Analysis of 'What to expect when you're expecting' clip

This scene evokes emotion from the audience almost immediately with the combination of the slow minor chords and establishing straight away that something is wrong by showing a clock with the time 1:47. The audience knows that something bad is about to happen - as the characters wake abruptly in the middle of the night. This then fades to shots that have been slowed down of the male character helping his girlfriend out the house and down the stairs to the car - which portrays her as weak and vulnerable.
The camera focuses on her face in a close up shot to show the audience her sadness and fear, as they drive through empty streets in the middle of the night. The street lights that flicker across the shots as they drive in the dark contribute to the emotional atmosphere - casting different shadows across the character's faces. The transitions between each scene are gradual fades and everything has been slowed down - an automatic indicator that something dramatic is happening. This makes the scene of the female protagonist crying even more emotional and heartbreaking for the audience.
As they drive back home, rain lashes down on the windscreen. Here the weather and lighting reflect the tone of the scene, which has become sad and miserable.

We have decided that this clip uses effective methods to convey what is happening without the need for dialogue, which is useful for shooting a similar scene in our own music video. We intend to adapt the shot of the clock, panning to the couple in bed so that our male protagonist is the one to sit up in the middle of the night, clutching his side in pain. His girlfriend will then help him to the car as she drives them to the hospital. We then plan to cut to a scene in a doctors office where their reactions to the doctor's words indicate that they have received bad news. We intend to use gradual fades to transition these scenes, and slow the pace of the video down to further show the change in atmosphere.