Claude Levi-Strauss suggested that narratives are driven by pairs of opposites in conflict, and that one side is privileged. The side that is privileged is often on the side of dominant ideology.
In Taylor Swift's 'You Belong with Me' video, the binary opposites are constructed through media language such as camera angles and the colours that are worn by the stereotypical 'good' and 'bad' characters. For example, in the video, the 'villain' pulls up in a bright red car, which has connotations of 'evil', and the 'hero' in the video often wears white clothes, which connotes ideas of 'innocence' and 'purity'. The producer of the video has chosen to use a low angle camera shot when Taylor watches the boy that she loves and his girlfriend pull away in the car. This suggests that Taylor is the more 'dominant' character, as she is seen to be 'looking down' on the villain.
This can be linked to representation and ideology because the 'right' side of the binary opposite represents ideas of dominant ideology, as the hero in the video is represented in a very positive way, and connotes ideas of innocence; and tackles everyday 'teenage' issues such as love.
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