Friday, 6 November 2009

Analysis of a Music Video: The Feeling - Join With Us

(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoBz54K4wzU)

The video is set into 5 main scenes, with multiple shots in these different scenes. The video starts of with a close up on the lead singer's face.

1 st scene... benches
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the video starts before the music starts
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dan looks asleep before music starts, music wakes him up
- close up of lead singer, Dan
- band are getting ready for something
- blue skys, but still cloudy in 1st scene
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2nd scene... bikes
- this scene is brighter than the 1st
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chorus starts - change of scene, the band are on bikes
- change of clothes
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3rd scene... band under a tree
- weather changes
- same clothes as scene 1
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4th scene... feild
- video has a grainy colour
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chorus starts - change of scene, the band are on bikes
- 'the world is in your hands' - Dan looks into his hands, like he is holding 'the world'
- see the band running through the long grass
- taking off their jackets and throwing their hats in the air
- band run from behind the camera and away from it
- this changes to a tracking shot from infront of them
- the band then run either sides of the camera, close up of lead singers face when he runs past
- shots of the band relaxing/sitting in the grass
- long shot of the band doing cart wheels in the fild


5th scene... fun fair
- the song breaks down, and scene changes
- very dark scene
- at night
- this scene has a different vibe to the rest of the video
- darker atmosphere
- lead singer standing my a headge, headge opens
- main singer invited the camera/audience into their hideaway
- lighting is fake, shadows of the band, when its darker
- the fun fair? random
- band are playing to the audience/camera
- close ups on all the band playing their instruments
- the band are then pictured of a ride, enjoying them selves, smiling laughing, waving to the camera
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- the band sing backing vocals and nothing else
- the lead singer is mainly focused on, the band take a backseat in the video and songs
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