2. • Establishing shot of two toothbrushes
together – suggesting these two people
live together. So know each other well.
• Shot of house hold items including
telephone and shoes – setting the scene
of the video
• Like Goodwin's theory – the shot changes
in time with the beat
3. • Scene changes to two people playing game – close up
of faces to establish characters (Goodwin's theory)
• Point of view shot from Kate's boyfriend. Kate looks into
camera as if talking to the audience.- Notion of looking.
• Goes to shot under table, showing Kate move away from
him – lyrics linking with visuals “my finger tips are holding
onto the cracks…”
• Another sequence of close ups showing the reactions to
each other – mostly annoyed
• Opens fridge to reveal lots of beer bottles – linking
visuals with lyrics. “why don’t you have another beer
then” – sarcastic tone.
4. • Close up of them playing game – representing
the relationship, which is competitive and under
pressure.
• Birds eye view shot of them on bed together –
they are physically far apart – linking to lyrics
• Uses stop motion with socks, to represent
relationship “I know that I should let go but I
cant…”
• Kate starts eating lemons – links visuals with
lyrics
5. • Socks part from each other – like relationship “it
gives me thrills to wind you up”
• They have an arm wrestle to represent their
childish relationship
• Mid shot of Kate singing on stairs – goes into
close up build up the sympathy with audience
toward chorus – looking into camera
• Kate starts punching mid air – visuals with lyrics.
Represents Kate fighting a losing battle.
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6. • Kate lying on sofa – birds eye view camera
– reference to looking and visuals with
lyrics
• Close ups of Kate singing
• Back to them in bed – Kate turns away
from him
• Close up of their fingertips – lyrics to
visuals
7. • Uses watches to represent them – watches
move close together
• Close up of Kate singing
• They make faces out of ketchup in their
dinner – linking the lyrics with the visuals
• Close up singing again
• Goes back to shot in bed – Kate cant sleep
“I know that I should forget but I cant”
8. • More close ups
• Goes back to the establishing shot of tooth
brushes – this time they are close together
• When Kates cleaning she turns down the photo
of him and her – visuals to lyrics.
• Tooth brushes move away from each other “I
know that I should forget but I cant”
• Socks move away – representing the
relationship ending
9. • Shot of Kate backing her suit case and
leaving
• Message on door as I closes behind her:
“don’t fall for this” – subliminal message
• This music video is a mix of a
performance and narrative – so therefore
a hybrid
