The video its self is 4 minutes and 23 seconds long. In terms of Muse en scence the band do a performance video in a field, in the middle of the trees in a place that they have found to settle down and live. The setting of the field is messy in a way that it is obvious to tell that it has been lived in. Beds, clothes, a bike and things such as food and drinks are laying around the place.
The lighting of the setting is natural light, its sunny and broad day light through out the whole video, natural light is used through out it all giving the emphasis of the band living out side all the time in the field. Through out the music video, shots are varied, long shots of the band far away, laying down with other people who are meant to be friends that are living there too are used. A long shot of the band is used when showing the scene around them. This is a clever way of showing all the band and the scene.
Also Close ups of the band are used when they are actually performing. They are filmed in the field having fun with friends. When they are performing close ups of the band are used, making the video more impressionable on the fans, fans want to be able to see the band in a video making the music video more meaningful to them. Close ups show the expression on the band memebers faces. Many of them look dazed and confused. Close ups are a great vechicle to seel the band.
Close ups of their instruments are shown when the sound of a certain instrument is heard specifically, for example during the video, the electric guitar is the dominant instrument played at one point so a close up of one of the band members playing it is shown. Close ups of individual band members are also shown, this helps for if fans have a favorite band member.
The cuts of the video, are at quite a fast pace, this is due to the video adding to the lyrics, all of it together is quite crazy and cereal. The pace of cuts are determined on the genre or music. For example a RNB song will have a fast pace to it and the cuts will be faster. Where as a slow genre song will have more cross dissolves rather than cuts. The cuts themselves lead to different band members doing individual things such as riding a bike through the field, and other band members with friends and extras in the video. One cut leads to all of the band and extras sitting in a film facing the camera with the band singing this is a different way of performing and shows an effective way of individualism. Some times the band are shown to be "chilling out" and relaxing.
The editing has been over cranked in one part of the video. This is when the band are all ins low motion. The back ground of the video is over cranked while one of the band members is singing slowly. The lyrics sung at this point is "An avery forever, An avery forever. Forever Forever" The pace of the editing drives the music and the music with this song has a slow and calm beat. Also it makes the lyrics more realistic. The pace of the music determins the editing.
The video overall consists of odd props such as an octopus, a childs bike, a mirror in a field. When put together they seem a strange combination of props to use with in a music video but when actually seen with in the video they fit in a make sense because they can be things that are used when living some where and also they add a sense of messed up and weird that a lot of fans like to see to keep the video interesting.
The video ends with the band and extras letting off balloon while sitting down in a field.
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