Deconstruction Of Main Texts

this music video is how i want to do my own, narrative and performance. it starts off with a shot of a car driving down a road and then cuts to a closer shot of the car driving. then to two very quick shots of the singer and then the guitarist. then to shots of the drummer. the cuts at the start of the video are very fast paced and most of them seem to be close ups or medium shots. as the music then slows down so do the shots. the shots of the band are all mainly focused on the singer. parts of the song where is the music is more sad they show the man looking sad so it reflects the song quite well. there is then extreme long shots of the people walking through the field and then straight after straight back to a high shot of the lead singer. the colour pallete in the music video is very warm which is in contrast the clothing that the band is wearing. all the shot throughout this music video arent still shots and there is lots of high angle shots on the singer. as the chrous comes and the music gets more fast paced the cuts increase to make the music video as fast as the song. there is shots where the person in shot is off focus and then the camera focuses, i really like this camera effect. the end shot is a pan up into the sky.

the video starts with a mid shot of the drummer which then the camera zooms out slowly, it then cuts to another shot of the drummer but from a different angle. They have used low key lighting which is not what i will use in my actual filming, but im going to use the mid shot of the drummer at the start of the song as it goes well with the song as its just drumming at the start. When the camera zooms out you can see the album work and the name of the band behind them, this is a good way of making sure the audience know who the band is while watching the music video which makes it easier for the viewer to get the bands music. i like the way the band is playing along side the actual story line as it lets the reader know the band and the story that the song is trying to tell us. there is various shots of the band playing at the start but these are mainly focused on the lead singer. the shots of the main singer singing are very precise. the shots of the girl and the boy arguing work well with the lyrics. as the song speeds up so do the cuts which is making the music video faster along with the song which works well. at parts of the song there is slowed down shots when the music increases which is giving an idea of contrast. there is pan shots of the band from behind. the video ends exactly the way it started, a shot of the band and then the lights fade out. the narrative links with the musics pace along with the actual lyrics.

this music video starts off without it actually being the song starting. it starts with a long shot of the lead singer and some fans talking to him. when it cuts to the shot of the fans there is writing all over the screen detailing about the people in the shot. when the music starts it cuts to a shot of the singer singing and a tracking shot is used as we follow him and the band out of the room. at this point there isnt many cuts but throughout it there is cartoon writing on top of the video, this could give an impression that the band dont want to be taken serious and are very childish like their target audience. there is lots of different cuts used and there is shots which are fasted paced and then slowed down. the words nothing personal appear in this video a lot which is synergy as that is the name of their album. there is lots of close ups of the whole band but are mainly focused on the lead singer. there is shots of the band which then zoom out to show the crowd with them. the music video ends with the band playing and various shots are used on them.

the music video starts with a pan up on the lead singer. the lighting is low key giving it a mysterious and chiaroscuro feel. it cuts to a shot of feathers flying down which is high key lighting which contrasts with the low key lighting in the shots before. cuts to a shot of the whole band then to a shot of the singer and then of the drummer and guitarist. then an extreme close up of the lead singer. the lighting throughout these shots is still low key and you cant see their faces. there is more shots of the band and more close ups of the singer. as the chorus starts it cuts to a shot of the band and the lighting becomes high key. then the narrative starts and there is a two shot of a man and a woman on the bed. the lighting is high key natural. the shot has been slowed down which is in contrast to the song as it is more upbeat. there is contrast between the performance shots and the narrative shot as the performance shots are low key and the narrative shots are high key lighting. most of the performance shots are close ups of the main singer or a long shot of the whole band. the narrative when they are happy the shots are slowed down but when they are shouting it is normal, the performance is the same. all of the shots through out the music video are all moving so there is no sill shots of them performing. this gives it more of a real feeling to actually watching them perform. as the songs beat changes the lighting on the band changes. the lighting changes to high key during the song but as it changes the lighting changes along with it to low key lighting. there is repetitive shots of shower and of the feathers falling and of the lights behind the band. there is close ups of the guitar which cuts to a medium shot of the singer.as the song slows down the lighting on the band again changes to high key lighting. the performance of the whole band is very energetic through out but as the sng slows down they are all calm which the lighting reflects also. as the music video ends it is a extreme long shot of the band which the light fades along with the song fading out.