2. Shot 1
Camerawork: In this
shot the artist is
shown to be in the
last third of rule of
thirds, allowing the
audience to see what
he is looking at in the
other two thirds. This
is typical for a Indie
music vide as
normally the main
artist from the band is
shown in the scene.
Location: The location is set in a
city which is typical for a Indie
music video as they tend to
have low budgets meaning that
they will film in places where it
is easy accessible and wont cost
them any money to film there.
The outfit that the artist is wearing is very simple clothing as
he is just in a t-shit, which is typical for a Indie music video as
they have low budgets meaning they wont spend loads of
clothing and will normally just wear simple clothing.
The artist himself is looking away from the camera and is looking into the distance
suggesting to the audience that he is looking a nothing, it also shows that he is
lonely due to the lyrics ‘I was left to my own devices’. This is typical for a indie
Music video as normally they have their main character lonely as if the are
searching for something due to their music videos being narrative.
This shot is typical for a Indie
music video as the tend to
have the main artist in the
video and they are in a place
where it wont cost them much
due to their low budget
showing the audience that
they are following the Indie
music Video style. It is also
conventional for a music video
as they have the correct
costume, lighting and more.
3. Camerawork: This shot is a
close up of the artist, but has
also used the rule of thirds by
putting him in the middle of
the screen showing the
audience he is important. The
close up is important as it
allows the audience to see the
emotion on his face as he
looks into the distance
showing us that he is upset.
The close up is conventional
for a Indie music video as they
mainly use close ups and mid
shots o show expression and
to show what the people in
the video are doing so they
the music video can ell a story.
Shot 2
The outfit that the
character is wearing is
very casual and simple
which is conventional for
a Indie music video as,
Indie music videos have
low budgets meaning they
wont spend much on
clothing.
The artist is looking straight at the camera as if he is looking
into the audiences eyes so that the are able to realise what he
is feeling, his is conventional as Indie artists try to link their
music videos story to their audiences lives as if they have
experienced it themselves or will experience it after they have
watched the music video.
From what we can see in
this shot it is
conventional for a Indie
music video as they
mainly use close ups so
that the audiences can
feel or see what the
artist is feeling as they
tell their story.
This shot links in with the
convention of form as this shot
helps to tell the audience a
start of a story.
4. Shot 3
Camerawork: In this
shot a wide shot is used
to show the artist in a
abandoned warehouse
where he sleeps. This is
conventional for a Indie
music video as they
tend to use a lot of wide
shots to show the
location that the artist is
in.
‘Many Days Fell Away’- This links relates to the seen as it is
like the artist is looking out the window seeing the days fall
away. So this shot is lyrically illustrated but also is narrative.
This relates in with the convention of form as Indie Music
Videos tend to be lyrically illustrated and narrative as they
all tell a story.
Location: The location
this shot is set in is in a
abandoned
warehouse,
presumably where the
artist is sleeping
showing us that he is
poor. This is typical for
a Indie music video as
they end to have low
budgets while making
the film so they would
use places where hey
wouldn’t need money
to film in, hence why
they have used this
location.
So this shot follows the
convention of form as it is
lyrically illustrated and
narrative, which follows the
style that Indie music videos
tend to be. So this shot
shows us that this is a proper
Indie Music Video.
This shot is also conventional for the genre of
Indie as thy use low budgets and every thing in
this show is low budget fitting in with the style
of a Indie genre music video.
5. Shot 4
Camerawork: This is a wide
shot of the artist to singing
to the song. This
conventional for a music
video as normally you
would have a part in the
video where you would
have the artist or the band
playing along to the music
instead of hearing the
music and just having a live
music bit. But normally the
artist is playing guitar but in
this case he is just singing
instead of playing.
Lighting: he lighting is the scene is
dark but there is a light on the
artist making him stand out in the
shot. Showing us that he is
important.
This shot is conventional
for a Indie Music Video
as you always have a
part in the music video
when the artist or band
is actually playing their
song instead of a already
recorded song. Which
allows us to actually
hear the band or artists
talent as the play.
Rule of thirds is again used
here, but the artist is shown in
the first/ second shot allowing
you to see the darkness behind
him. This allows the audience
to focus on the artist.
6. ‘Bringing
Darkness
From Above’
Shot
5
Mise-En-Scene: The costume
that is used in this shot is
very plain and simple, this is
conventional for a Indie
music video as they have low
budgets meaning they would
spend less money on things
like clothing. The clothing
that is shown here also links
in with the target audience
who would be around 16-26
years and would tend to
wear this sort of clothing.
While this shot is played
the lyrics
link with what the image is
showing telling a story and
is being lyrically illustrated
as their eyes are Dark. This
convention of form is
conventional as Indie
music videos tend to be
lyrically illustrated and
narrative. Meaning it tells
a story as the song plays
which is what is being
shown here.A mid shot is used here to show the couple
standing there, looking towards the screen with
their void black eyes as if they are staring at the
audience. This lets of a vibe but it makes the
audience want to carry on. It almost as if this
shot draws in the audience more.
The lighting in the shot is very low key
which is typical for a Indie music video
as it helps bring out the people in the
shot, like this as although it is dark ,
there is a light which brings out the
faces of the people in the shot.
7. Shot 6
Location: The location that this
shot is outdoors and is in a
simple location. This is
conventional for a Indie music
video as their music videos have
low budgets meaning that the
location in this shot wouldn’t
have costed them a lot of
money. It is also conventional as
most Indie music videos are
filmed outside where it wont
cost them any money to shoot
there.
The extreme wide shot that has been used in this shot, is to show the location that the artist in in, but it is also there to
emphasise the fact that the artist is lonely in this desert place in the middle of nowhere. It is quite a powerful shot as it
emphasises to the audience that the artist is tiny and less powerful than the rest of the word.
Rule Of Thirds: The shot is using rule of thirds to split
the shot into section, you have the artist In the
middle of the shot to emphasise the space around
him that he is lonely.
This shot is conventional for
a Indie music video as it has
shown through the use of
technical elements,
convention of form that it is
a music video by allowing us
to see that the video is
based of a low budget like
many Indie music videos,
and that it is a narrative
piece which tells you a story
as the song goes on.
8. Camerawork: In this shot
a close up is used to show
the motion of the artists
face. It also allows you to
see the location that is
around him. Close ups are
conventional for a Indie
music video as they allow
you to see the emotion/
facial expression on the
artists face, allowing you
to familiarise what the
story of the song is about
and makes a connection
between the artist and
the audience.
Shot 7 When the artist sings ‘If you
close your eyes, does it
almost feel like nothing
changed at all?’, it lyrically
illustrates in with the shot
that is being played as
throughout the music video
he has been running around
from everyone that is
changing and his trying not
to change himself but right
at the end when you see this
shot you see that his eyes
are the same as the others,
meaning that he's changed
as well. As he says It almost
feels like nothing has
changed at all’ as if that even
thought he's changed it isn’t
such a bad change.
Suggesting to the audience
that maybe change is a good
thing.
This shot is conventional for a Indie music video a sit follow the
convention of form, and that is Indie music videos are Lyrically
illustrated and Narrative. And this music video shows this
through this shot and the others as it shows you a story as the
songs goes on and at some points the lyric's link in the visual
images that are being shown.
