(Lost Prophets - It's Not the End of the World)
Narrative:
- Video represents a visual response to the genre and sound of the rock music track
- Performance dominates with the narrative back grounded, subtlety weaved in
- Narrative consists of the slow domination of black over the city and the bands surroundings - finishing the video in complete darkness
- Enigmatic as to the exact source/meaning of the black shapes - slightly related to the end of the world/hell scenario voiced in the lyrics
Editing:
- Illustrative editing - cutting on the beat besides editing to match the drum rolls/solos
- Confusing breaks of the 30 degree rule - from CU to LS of a band member
- Extreme jumps in space from wide group shot to ECU of a face/instrument
- Cuts within the lyrics - not just at ends of lines - fast paced editing style achieved
- Editing is foregrounded and visible - helps increase the confusing, disorientating style of the music video
Camera movement/framing:
- Dutch angle used throughout when framing the performer lip syncing/playing instruments/group establishing shot
- Master CU of lead singer repeatedly referred back too - dutch angle, LA, focus on the sky/clouds in background
- Master shot of the entire back playing, extreme dutch angle pushing them to right of frame - disorientating for viewer
- Static camera - regular change in framing but no movement
Diegesis (the world of the music video):
- Slow reveal of the 'world of the music video' due to the confusing, tilted camera frames focusing on the sky, gradually revealing buildings then finally the city setting
- The band moves to the music - both in performing with their instruments and headbanging to the beat (conventional of a rock video)
- The audience are unaware of the broader surroundings - limited to this one slightly sci-fi style area of city
- Many repetitions of the mirrored building shots, focus on the cloud and sky as well as the bands performance as all 3 slowly get overtaken by the encroaching blackness
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