9 Screen Analysis

0:04 - In the very first shot within the video we see the bands front man sitting on a windowsill looking very regretful of what looks like a very long and drunken night. The camera shot used is a medium long shot, I believe this was used to show the mess around the singer indicating to the audience that their has been a party. This shot leaves the audience wondering why the singer looks in such a way. There are no editing techniques used within this first shot. The camera shot itself looks handheld possibly to show the mindset of the young man or to show that he is feeling tired and sluggish after the party.


0:21 - As the front man wanders through the house he see’s that everyone has just slept wherever they can, I believe this was used to show a typical party of today’s youth culture. The camera shot used again is another medium long shot. This again used to show surroundings. The lighting used within the shot, looks to represent a time of the day, I believe it is used to show that the youths have slept through the majority of the morning. The colours of the shot looked drained as if to show a lack of energy. Upto now the video has shown the lead singer to be the story’s narrator, sitting on the stairs singing the audience through the narrative of the song.


0:53 - This is the first we see of a performance in the typical sense of the word. An over the shoulder shot has been used within this scene which I believe is used to show the blinding light in background of the shot. This may be used to give the effect of waking up with a hangover (everything is to bright). Yet again the singer of the band is the focal point of the shot. As the rest of the band have yet to be introduced to the audience. The costumes used through out the video up to now have just been everyday casual clothes. The style of the clothes sets the genre of the music, wearing skinny jeans, caps, and skinny fit t-shirts. The lighting has drastically changed within this shot it has gone from cold blues, to a warm orange glow. At this point of the video, the video takes a break from the narrative to switch to solid performance.


1:11 – The next shot which I have chosen to include switches from performance back to the narrative. At this point in the video, time has been taken back so that the audience can now see the party from the night before. The camera shot used is a close-up shown with an over the shoulder shot used to show the thoughts within the band members head. He seems to look very confused and regretful of seems to have taken place within the bathroom. The room appears to be filled with smoke, presumably caused by a joint.


1:28 – In the next shot another band member can be seen downing drink after drink after drink, later in the video we see him causing trouble for everybody else at the party, this I feel fits well with a line within the song, “I’ve become what a mother wouldn’t want in a son”. This is just saying he is disrespectful and aggressive to others around him, pretty much embarrassing himself. Yet again the clothing is very typical of today’s youth culture. No editing as of yet to note.


2:08 – In this shot we are sent back to the front man of the band kissing a girl as his girlfriend enters the room. Yet again the lyrics link in well with the video another line singing, “I have done a few things I’ll regret”. The whole video seems to be themed around regrets and what ifs. The camera shot used is a close up, this is used so that only the young couple can be seen, this gives the effect that they are being watched as they are the focal point of the shot.


2:19 – This shot is where the first editing techniques are used in the video, we see a shot that was already used being rewound to give the effect of travelling back in time. This brings up another strong theme of the video of second chances. As this is happening we see all the members of the band going back through there mistakes and leading the audience to realise the meaning of the line in the song, “Practise makes perfect”.


2:44 – I have chosen this shot of the band performing to show that after they have made there mistakes, It is only them alone that can fix what they have done wrong. A long shot is used to show the entire band and also show the vastness of the room, once filled with adoring fans now is desolate because of there decisions through out the night.


2:50 – This is the shot in which the audience finally witnesses the singer righting his wrong and turning the girl at the party down. The video then ends with the front man leaving the party with his girlfriend before he can make anymore mistakes.