This document analyzes various shots in a music video through their composition, camera movements, lighting, and mise-en-scene elements. It discusses how close-ups of the performer's face and hands playing guitar help establish their identity as a musician. Medium shots show the performer from behind in an empty room with distressed furniture, connoting isolation. Medium close-ups of framed photographs suspended in space create a sense of surrealism and lost memories. The analysis explores how various shots contribute to dream-like and entropic qualities that match the lyrics.

1. Shot
Shot types, camera
movement and Mise en
scene
This is the first shot in the
video, of studio lights. The
shot is very short as the light
flashes. The flash is in time
with music beat. The flash is
in the centre of the frame
creating a strong intro to
video.
Extra close up of performers
face in silhouette.
CU is generic feature of
music video.
Close up of performers hand
on guitar fret. Camera pans
left down guitar and back to
performers face. Lighting still
low key.
Medium shot of performer
from behind. Eye level shot.
Medium close up of
photographs within frames.
One in each third of the
frame. Camera moves
outwards creating a sense of
movement, showing images
suspended.
Medium shot of photograph
frames again. This time of
performer mirrored within
them.
Analysis
This connotes
professionalism as Faulkner is
in a studio setting. The light
also mirrors a camera flash,
signifying fame and success.
Low key lighting connotes
mystery and suspense which
matches music lyrics 'dream
catch me' and performers
eyes are closed matching 'I
close my eyes.' Performers
face is not shown in whole,
adding suspense as audience
wants to see artist in full.
Close up of hands and guitar
connotes that this artist is a
real performer. Playing guitar
his guitar well and his unique
sound is part of his artist
identity. The close up
highlights this.
Distressed/ antique furniture
in empty room connotes
isolation, linking back to
lyrics: 'A place I go when I'm
alone.' Also signifies rustic
and laid back linking in to
indie folk genre.
The frames are examples of
entropic features connote
surrealism and signifies lost
memories or dreams.
The sepia effect adds to the
rustic charm of the video and
his stripped back style of
performance.
This creates an alternative
view point for the audience.
Again highlights entropic
elements and lyrics within the
video.

2. Medium close up of artist.
Eye level shot- connection
with audience, he is not
superior.
Long shot of artist sat
performing. Camera tilts
upwards.
Medium close up of frame
containing young woman.
Dapple red lighting.
Extra long shot of frames.
Identity is revealed, what
audience has been waiting
for.
Red dreadlocks part of artist
identity and appearance,
shown in close up.
Long shot shows frames
surrounding Newton. They
act as a mind map portraying
his thoughts of dreams again
mirroring lyrics.
Red dapple lighting links to 'in
the setting sun' lyrics.
Entropic feature as we
presume that he is
performing in a room or
studio. Setting becomes more
surreal as video progresses
connoting dream like
qualities.
Suspended frames is an
entropic feature linking to
'dream catch me' entropic
features.
Medium close up.
Again showing performance
section of video. Performance
Close up of foot moving to
beat of music.
Converse typical of
alternative genre
appearance. Feet moving to
beat of music connotes
absorbed by music. Artist
takes music seriously
Medium shot Low angle.
She is of importance.
Connotes she is part of an
Important memory.

3. Long shot
Woman in orange dress
appears in frames, signifies
she is part of his dreams or
past memories. Black and
white except dress connotes
she is of importance- orange
connotes passion/ vibrant
Long shot. Camera pans
right.
Landscape silhouette in
background. Pan creates
sense of movement as if
walking alongside woman.
Medium shot from above,
tracks feet.
Her feet in exotic sandals
contrasts his converse.
Birds eye shot of
photographs and frames.
Medium shot
Connotes misremembered
memories/ broken
memories?
Close up at eye level.
No eye contact with camera.
Connotes absorbed by music
and performance. Close up
also reinforces artist identity.
Extra long shot. Tilt Upwards.
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4. Long shot
Empty frames connotes
empty memories, new
memories to fill frames with?
Again entropic, not typical of
the genre.
Long shot
View point through the frame
creates an alternative view
point. As if audience is in the
room
Medium close up
Sepia/ black and white
photograph has retro/
vintage connotations. linking
to alternative
Medium close up
Tactile sensory element to
video.
Medium close up
Dapple sunlight and sky effect
as backdrop creates 'other
worldly' appearance. Again
an entropic feature as
Faulkner was originally
performing in empty room/
studio. Surroundings become
more entropic as lyrics
progress.