2. MISE-EN-SCENE!
• The props used in the scene represent the genre of music the band are, they
are a rock band. They have guitars, drums and microphones which show the
audience that they use these instruments to create the music playing.
• The lighting used at the start of the song is used to introduce each band
member, there is a beam of high key lighting on the lead singer and he starts
singing and playing a steady beat on his guitar, the rest of the band are in
low key lighting. Then when the other band members start playing the whole
band is in high key lighting to show they are all playing at this point. There
are different lighting effects used during the video, at one point the whole
band are in low key lighting and they’re silhouettes are on a red background.
• The setting is a stage in an arena, they use different backgrounds including
a red background, their album cover and their band logo, these are all used
to promote the band’s upcoming album. The setting is used because band’s
usually perform in arenas and use these types of backgrounds in their Here the drummer is hitting
shows.
drums with drumsticks
• The clothing the people are wearing shows the band are a rock band, the
lead singer is wearing, a t-shirt, skinny jeans and converse shoes, he also
has a long haircut which is a stereotypical rock star haircut. The other band
members also have rock type clothing and the drummer has a no t-shirt on
and has long hair because he is head banging as he plays the drums.
Here the light is on only the lead
singer because he is the only band
member playing his instrument.
3. SOUND
All the sound in the video is coming from the
instruments and the lead singer singing, therefore
all the music in the video is diegetic, the people can
here the music. This is used to show the band
performing the song as if they were live, this is a
good look into how the band would be live. The
lyrics show the band is a rock band because the
lyrics talk about the singer getting to a “prize”
which is a usual topic that rock bands sing
about, others include, pain, loss, achievement and
gain. The singer is singing into a microphone and is
being projected through amps which are also
connected to the instruments, this also shows the
viewer that the band is a rock band.
4. CAMERAWORK
• Close-ups are used in the video often, a close up is used near the beginning
to show that the lead singer is singing, they show a close up from different
angles such as, high angle, low angle, canted angle and from above to keep
the video interesting and not making the viewer bored of the same camera
shots.
• A master/establishing shot is used at the beginning to show the band
members all together ready to do the song on the stage, this shows the
viewer straight away the instruments and that the band is a rock band.
• Mid shots are used to show the lead singer singing and also playing his
guitar, this shows the lead singer doesn’t just sing.
• It seems that the camera on the stage is handheld because it is moving
around a lot on the stage, this may show the viewers what the video would
be like if they recorded it live.
• A high angle shot is used at the beginning to show the lead singer standing
alone with his guitar in a single beam of light, and showing the rest of the
band in darkness, this shows the lead singer is the only band member
active at this point in time.
5. EDITING
• Cutting is used a lot in this video, it is used often to keep
the video interesting, it changes to many different camera
angles such as, high angle, low angle, canted and from
above, and also changes to many different shots such
as, close up, mid shot, long shot, two shot and extreme
close up. If the video did not have cutting then the video
would be very boring.
• Fast paced editing is used to also keep the audience
interested, the camera movements are sped up to match
the pace of the music and to keep the audience
interested.
• Fade is used from when the band enter the stage to the
close up of the lead singer starting to sing, this is used to
show the darkness in which the rest of the band are in
and the beam of light which is on the lead singer.
