2. Most artists Shane Davey has worked with have been quite alternative artists, such as the Pigeon Detectives, Charlie
Simpson, You Me At Six, Hadouken, The Ghost Of A Thousand etc. A lot of his videos have used metaphors within
them to go with the lyrics for the song, making the video look more effective and interesting, and it is clear that the
video suits the genre of music that the band is producing.
Skepta โ Rescue Me
The lyrics โโRescue Meโโ link with the video
as they are in a mental health
hospital, linking with them wanting to be
able to get out of the place.
The artists that Shane Davey work with are not really mainstream artists, but some of the artists he has worked
with are well known, and most of the artists have a very different style, and the music videos emphasise the kind
of style that the artist is portraying.
3. He has used many different styles for his music videos, but more often using narrative, as this helps show the style of the artist he
is working with more. For example, in The Draytones video for Summers End, the images and shots used suit the lyrics and show
the song is meant to have a summery feel to it. Also, in the video for Charlie Simpsons โCemeteryโ the idea of him sitting at the
fruit stall with no customers in the middle of know where is kind of showing the metaphor of the loneliness he is singing about in
the song.
Although the director mostly uses a narrative style for the videos, he also includes shots of the band as they are just
performing, this could be because the artists he mainly works with are not mainstream artists, and by showing them how
they normally are this may be introducing them to a wider audience, and gives the audience a better idea who the band
or artist are.
I like the style of the videos that Shane Davey directs, as they are all quite original and eye catching. I like the narrative
style of the videos, and want to use a kind metaphor like he uses in my music video. I also like his use of camera
angles, some of the shots used are quite simple and some are quite creative which makes the video more effective.
4. You Me At Six โ Jealous Minds Think Alike
Location suits the style of the band
Enter Shikari โ Juggernauts
