MUSIC VIDEO ANALYSIS 3

Charlie Simpson - cemetery

Mise en sceneThe video is set in the middle of a road, which seems to be quite

rural and surrounded by trees and forest land. the location fits in well with the folk rock genre, as this kind of natural location

Props such as musical instruments, e.g. guitars, drums, cello etc. Were used to show the band, these props fit in well considering it is a music video. They are also commonly used in folk rock music.

The costumes used in the music video are casual, and don’t attract much of the audiences attention. Like the other videos, this allows the audience to focus on other aspects of the video other than the clothes the people are wearing. The choice of costume also help identify the role they are trying to play, for example, in the video Charlie Simpson was wearing an apron while he was at the side of the road with the flower stall. This indicates that he was there to sell the flowers.

Camerawork The video opens with a low angled head shot, this allows the

audience to identify the main character. it then goes into a long shot which allows the audience to see the location and enables them to get a good idea of what is going on in the shot.

Multiple long shots have been used to emphasise the isolated location. This location also helps to show that he is alone and independent which also fits in well with the lyrics of the song.

Tracking has been used in the scene that shows the car driving down the road. Tracking allows you to see the speed and movement of the car.

Multiple close ups where used near the beginning of the music video, these close ups were of the artist and the band playing the music used in the song. The close up allows you to see the instruments in detail, these instruments are also commonly found in folk rock music videos as they are associated with this genre of music.

EditingThroughout the video the camera moves from one scene to

another. One showing the artist playing the role of someone selling flowers along the side of a rural road, the other shot shows the band playing instruments and singing the song. This is called a cut away as it shows one scene then another and then transfers back to the original scene. This happens throughout the whole of the video.

Sound

There was no added dialogue or any other added ambient sounds in the video. The only sound was the song which was played throughout the whole video. Although this could be used as ambient sound as it was played as background music for some scenes. It could also be seen as dialogue as the artist sang the song in the video.