The video begins with establishing shots that introduce the narrative and characters. Scenes show a man holding a bullet casing found earlier to create continuity. Performance shots of the singer are intercut with scenes that metaphorically advance the narrative. Shots link different scenes through similar props like the bullet casing. The video ends with a shot of blood seeping from a car, implying someone was shot.

1. The video opens with this
establishing shot of a
landscape accompanied by
diegetic sound.
There is another establishing
shot of a group of men. One
bends down to pick up a
bullet shell. This again is
accompanied by diegetic
music and lasts a lot longer.
This is introducing the
narrative.
In this shot it is another long shot of the
ghostly figures running around. This also
incorporates Dan, the lead singer. This
incorporates the non-diegetic music . It’s
heavily concentrating on the use of
metaphor because there is no
interaction going on between the figures
and Dan.
The camera pans around and
we see him holding the same
bullet casing that we saw
earlier. This creates a sense of
continuity through the
narrative. The non-diegetic
music is still playing in the
background
This is the first actual
performance shot that we see
in the video. It is a close up
which is used to help the
audience to identify with him.
We can see how he is looking
down to the bullet and is in the
same location, which again
makes it feel more continuous
as a whole. This is the only
performance shot used
throughout different points of
the video.
We see Dan walking towards a car
door, it is filled with the rest of the
band members. However, these
shots are only used for narrative
purposes. This gives us a feeling of
the actual band members being in
these situations. Even though it is
heavily metaphorical, this brings a
sense of realism.
In this mid shot we see Dan and the girl
walking down the road following the
car. The car created a good change
from the scenes so that everything
linked. Later we see how Dan and this
girl know each other and it’s no just a
shadowing affect/performance shot.
This shot of the gun being
dropped links again to the
bullet casing from earlier on
in the scene. Again, creating
a strong sense of continuity.
The video ends with a long shot of the
car we saw being opened earlier on
and blood seeping out of it. After the
shot of the gun , it gives the
connotation of someone being shot.

2. The opening scene starts
with this close up of a girl
getting out of a pool. The
diegetic sound is
amplified, almost putting
the audience in the girls
shoes.
Then we see the girl sit in
front of the TV. Then we
have a P.O.V shot to the
thing she is watching, which
seems to be studio films of
the band. Obviously showing
the connection to her and
the band if she has these
tapes.
This over the shoulder shot
gives us more of the
impression how the audience
is supposed to identify with
this character. Which is
probably conventional for this
genre, indie rock. The shots
seem to be focused on the
lead singer, signifying he is of
importance to her.
We then see the character frying
this piece of meat through a lose
up shot. Because there is
attention drawn to this piece of
meat through the shot, we can
gather that it is of importance.
Probably showing the audience
how she is just getting on with
daily tasks even though it has
previously been shown that she
is missing the lead singer. This
could help the audience identify
with the character more through
heartbreak.
There is a mid shot of the
character stood in the kitchen
with a TV on playing the same
tapes in the kitchen. Almost
showing a level of obsession,
which would link with the song
title ‘snap out of it’.
The shots from here on become
more fast paced, this can signify a
level of urgency.
The full screen being covered by
the tape almost gives the
impression that she was the one
filming it .
This extreme close up of the
character shows us her
expression which again is key for
the audience to interact with the
character. The background is the
tape almost giving the effect that
the character is in the tape.
There has been no performance
shots of the song through the
music video and is just narrative.
This close up of the blue screen
signifies the end of the tape and
the end of the music video, this
wraps it up for the audience.

3. The video begins with this long shot
of the band members on stage. This
is the first shot we see and it is a
performance shot.
Next it shows a long shot of the
audience. This is when we realise
that the performance and the
narrative are intertwined. The
audiences eye is immediately
drawn to the lone character in the
middle signifying her importance.
This close up two shot shows the
audience that the band member and
the character that our attention was
drawn to earlier have some sort of
relationship. This goes along with
the idea that the narrative and
performance are intertwined during
the video.
This long shot of the audience
beforehand shows now that they are
the ones performing however the
sound is non-diegetic.
Again, the idea of the mid two shot
creates an idea of a relationship
between the band member and the
character and makes it more relatable
for the audience.
The close up of the lead singer is of
him singing straight down the lens
of the camera. This almost gives a
feel of them being in reality and the
characters being in a dream.
This cross fade of the main character
during the close up of the chess board
almost gives the audience a felling of
how two people are trying to
compete for her.