Music Video Analysis

This music video consists of many camera shots such as close ups and medium long shots. I believe that the long shot is used so that we can see the environment they are in which is on stage, this also allows us to see the costumes. There is a large variety of shot types to make the video more exciting at parts of the video the video becomes blurry this is to fade into the video and to add an effect to support the music at the beginning as the intro is more relaxed and has a more calming vibe. The whole video is shot in black and white, i believe that this adds a more dramatic and melancholy mood to the song to back up the audio. The video is very high in contrast i think that this adds a strong look to the image and this works well with the powerful music. When the tempo of the song increases so does the speed in shot changes. The images become more blurred and the lights in the shot start to flash more again to support the build up of the song. Also the lights used in the video are very strong, this works well with the dark surroundings and makes the band look almost like shadows or silhouettes.
The video shows the main conventions of this genre, Post hardcore. The main image in the video is the band itself playing in front of a crowd. The setting they are playing is dar that adds a mood to the video. The clothing of the band and of those in the audience are very stereotypical and all seem to follow the dark colour scheme of the video. In the video we see shots of people playing musical instruments, again this is an example of a stereotypical convention. Looking at the lyrics for this song i think that they give out a negative feeling, this is matched by the dark and gloomy feel to the video. lyrics such as 'I'm only 19 years but theres so much pain in here.'
The camera work at the beginning of the music video are longer and smoother then when the music gets faster the shots become more frequent and shorter. The change in camera change is indicated by the singers voice meaning when he starts singing the editing changes. I believe that this is to show the feel of the song and the meaning behind it.
This music video consists of many close up shots of the band, these are called meet shots and show who the band are.