1. Mystery jets-Half in love with
Elizabeth
This song was released on the 30th of June 2008. The song can be interpreted in
many ways for example the video follows a couple with the man being sneaky and
having an obsession with queen Elizabeth. This could be a symbol for another
woman that he is in love with, or could mean he likes money as Elizabeth's face is
on money. Any of the two will cause the relationship to be in jepardy, and maybe
cause some arguments between the couple and may cause it too break, which
would upset the woman in the relationship. And the band are in the video almost as
if they are talking to the woman trying to tell her that her boyfriend is in love with
another woman and it will end soon.

2. In the first two shots it shows the
band name and the song title, this
is star image as it lets people know
the song name and band name if it
comes on tv and they enjoy the
song they can easily find it again.
We can see that the video is in
back and white this is typical of an
‘indie pop’ video as it is considered
different as not many mainstream
videos are in back and white.
There is then a 360 degree shot of
the sky this is also a typical indie
shot, and it also makes the sky
look miserable so could suggest
that the song is going to be of an
upsetting nature.

3. In this shot we see what we are lead to believe as the two main characters the couple sat
eating breakfast, with the band in the background with the lead singer singing. The band
have an Omni presence and its as if they are talking to the woman warning her that her
boyfriend is in love with not only her but another thing.
The band being there is also star image, we can see all the band as equal, and we can tell
which is the lead singer as he is singing. They have done this so that people recognise them.

4. In this shot we can see a
woman's feet walking,
we can tell it is a woman
by the shoes she is
wearing.
Then we see a shot of
another person walking,
we assume it is a man
because of the footwear.
This low angle shot can
be used to show
someone being followed
as we don’t actually see
the peoples faces so we
don’t know who the
people are, or why they
are being
followed/chaced.

5. These shots are stereotypically normal
conventions of a relationship, so from
these shots we are lead to believe that
the two are a couple. They are in a
house/flat so this suggests they live
together with means they are in a stable
relationship
In the shot they are playing a card game
this could reflect that the man in the
relationship is also playing a game almost
by being in love with something else
other than his girlfriend.
This shot links to the lyrics as the lyrics
say ‘some things are too painful to say out
loud’ and in the shot the man is on the
phone. So could be texting about
something because the issue is too hard
to say to someone's face.

6. Then there are shots with reference to
queen Elizabeth, one where he is
drawing a picture of Elizabeth and a man,
most likely himself.
We see close ups of the drawings, and
the drawings themselves show a kind of
obsession, especially because references
and scenes of the Queen occur
repetitively, for example, not only do we
see drawings, but we see the man
rubbing a stamp (which obviously is an
image of the Queen). Another shot that
falls in with this sequence of obsession is
also shown, an angle shows the man
holding a ten pound note, covering half
the woman’s face with the Queen’s brow,
(This also links directly to the lyrics ‘half
in love with Elizabeth, and he’s half in
love with you’), the over the shoulder
shot makes it clear that the man is
intentionally doing this, and that it
equates to him, while we see that the
woman is quite unaware of it all.

7. Another scene directly in sync with the lyrics is shown
here, ‘How can you put trust in a man who always sleeps
in his clothes’ implies that there is something not right
about someone who might do that, and we can clearly
see, that one of those people, is this man; the band are
sat around the bed that the two characters are laid on as
this is done, making it even more direct to the situation,
by using a long shot to bring both the band (music) and
characters (image) together.
In this shot, we see that the man is sat up, while the
woman is asleep, perhaps showing that, yet again, this
‘obsession’ is on his mind, while the woman is still
unaware.
Even in this shot, where this time the man is laid, his eyes
are open, staring upwards, much like a person who is deep
in thought, (while the woman yet again, is oblivious).
The man has clearly been awake a lot earlier than
necessary, we’ve been shown on several occasions now,
that something is on his mind.
We see here that the man is dressed formally in shirt and
tie, perhaps for work, this could suggest that the term
‘Elizabeth’, implies that the man is half in love with money
and this is what is on his mind on a regular basis,
especially as we see him anxiously waiting to get up and
go after a nights sleep.

8. In this scene, we see the band
again; as the man walks by the
band have an omnipresence, in
which they are looking at the
camera, playing a perhaps,
narrative role.
The band appear on several
occasions, and not only is it star
imagery, but again, it shows
that they are well aware of the
situation, always being nearby
the man and seeing what he
does, (in this case, they start off
with him getting out of bed, and
are now near him while he is
travelling)
We also see a close up shot of
the singer, most likely to put
focus on him as the lyrics are
being sung, perhaps to bring
attention to the words.

9. Here we see a panoramic
camera shot, where we can
see both the man, and a
very recognisable location,
Buckingham Palace, once
more, this is a blatant
reference to Queen
Elizabeth.
As we can see in the 360
degree shot, the man is
dressed formally, but now
the viewer knows that he
has dressed like this for
when he arrives here; not
only this, as we can also see
he is baring flowers,
stereotypically a romantic
gesture or gift, which
definitely relates to being in
love, and defines his passion
for Elizabeth, which from
previous scenes, is starting
to seem a metaphor for
work/career.

10. Here, we see good use of the rule of thirds, as
the man and woman are positioned looking
out towards the centre of the scene.
The two shots flick fast between one another,
most likely showing realism (man and woman
stood together) and fictional, or metaphorical
(man stood with the Queen), not only this, but
when swapping between scenes, everything
stays exactly the same, apart from that the
Queen takes the woman’s position, and the
woman is no longer there, and then vice versa,
this definitely relates to the half and half
situation, as he is with one, but most likely
thinking about the other.
Another thing we see which is highly
noticeable, is that when the man is stood by
the Queen, he has his arm around her, while
he does not when stood next to the woman,
this could indicate that being half in love with
Elizabeth and this whole obsession is getting
in the way of the man and the woman’s
relationship, especially as the Queen is taking
her place.
The fact that these shots are quickly flicked
from one to the other back and forth, most
likely show that it is happening at the same
time, rather than showing two different time
periods.

11. These shots are shots
which you would see in
a movie between people
having a conversation.
There are subtitles on
the shot so we can see
what they are
discussing, because the
music video is in black
and white and has
subtitles with no talking
it is representing a silent
movie, which is quite
vintage and oldish,
which would typically
interest a person who is
into ‘indie’ things.
If you read the subtitles
in the music video it
carry's on with the shady
character being
secretive towards his
partner, and his partner
is starting to become
suspicious.

12. This carry's on with the idea with the man being all creepy and having an obsession with the
Queen Elizabeth as he is cutting out his face and putting it next to hers. This clip doesn’t stay
on long so we don’t have time to see what he is actually doing but we can guess which
leaves us to question the character more.

13. This scene obviously relates directly to the lyrics, that go ‘the bubble will burst’, as we see
a bubble blown out of chewing gum that pops; The fact that it is the man who is blowing
it could also mean that he has brought it upon himself, or that he has caused this. We can
see him directly in the centre of the shot, looking straight into the camera, as if to show a
slightly rebellious and uncaring opinion on the matter.
The appearance of the actual man himself seems rather laid back, as he is unshaved,
showing perhaps a disregard for formality and how he might come across.

14. The scene we see here
consists of star
imagery, perhaps a bit
of band recognition.
As the camera pans left
(getting a clear shot of
each band member)
you could suggest that
it is showing them as
equals, they are all
together, as a third
party to the story, they
see both the
woman, and the man
on different
occasions, in this
case, they are merely
sat watching the man.
This could show that
they see what happens
and are aware of the
situation.

15. This is a panning shot
which shows us inside
the cupboard which
the man didn’t want
his partner to open.
There are many
objects and pictures
with the queen on or
which involve the
queen . The panning
shot lets us see all the
items in the cupboard
and makes it seem
that there is a lot. This
then shows the
audience that his
obsession is bad as he
has created a shrine
of the queen.

16. These shots have a
comedic value to them as
it shows the Queen
playing basketball with
the man who has the
obsession. Because when
the man first sees her he
doesn’t seem very excited
which you would think
someone who has seen
who they are obsessed
with would act , it makes
it seem like it is a natural
thing and this isn't the
first time it has happened.
So he could be doing
activities with Elizabeth or
what Elizabeth represents
on a regular basis.

17. This shot is of a low angle it shows a plate with Elizabeth's face on
smashing on the floor , the fact that we see the woman's feet in the
shot jumping out the way could show that she is the one in danger
and the plate representing her partners obsession is the
object/issue causing it.

18. In this shot we see the same
shot we saw in the beginning
of the music video , but this
time with writing saying ‘I'm
sorry’ carrying on with the
silent movie effect. But this
time we have see and can
now understand why he has
chased her and is now
hugging her . The reason for
playing this shot in the
beginning and then at the
end with more detail is to
maybe show that it keeps
happening over and over
again therefore showing it
twice, showing that his
obsession will never stop
and he will keep saying he's
sorry, but he does it again.
Because he says ‘its you I
love’ we can now
understand that he did love
something other than his
physical partner.

19. In this shot we see a close up
shot, and all focus is on the man.
This is the shot after the one we
see at the beginning but we do
not see this part it skips to other
shots. But we see the man
smiling, at first we may think that
he is smiling because he has once
again got his partner back and is
happy .
But then in this shot we see he is
actually smiling at Elizabeth who
is stood there waving. This is the
ending shot , and shows that this
obsession hasn’t ended although
he has told his partner it has.
Because the focus in on the
couple hugging and Elizabeth is
in the background blurred out it
shows that Elizabeth will always
be in the back ground of their
relationship.