I chose joy division love will tear us apart as the unsigned band arms of Mexico (the band that we are using) have a very different style which is a mix of different band such as joy division, the horrors which the band look up to and were inspired by. There are also comparisons to bands like rage against the machine and the prodigy who are very lively and full of energy which is entertaining for the audiences. The video that I am analysis is joy division-love will tear us apart; the video is very simple but yet still effective giving the audience something other than flashing lights and dance routines. The video is mainly of the band performing in a rundown flat where only the stairway and the old abandoned looking room are used using a number of different shots to create different moods with in the audience.
This video is a performance piece and has no narrative meaning that the video consists of different shots of the band and band members. The video starts off in a point of view shot of someone going up three sets of stairs with a handheld camera making the shot feel like you are part of the video going up the stairs. It then cuts to a close up of a man’s hand which is coming out from inside the room. This part of the video had special effects used on it which had changed the colours of the shots to have a shaded sepia/orange tone to it creating a interesting effect, showing the audience something different then just black and white.
Camera work
Medium shot of the front of the door and the hand letting the door swing open creating a repeated effect four times, which was then reversed two times. The colours change to black and white and in-between each shot the audience are given a glance of the old abandoned dirty room, before the camera cuts to a close up of the keyboard players hands. It the cuts to a close up of the drummers side profile and then straight to the guitarist showing the audience the different band members and what they are playing. The audience is then shown a long shot of the whole band in the abandoned room with the wooden flooring and long glass window which were the main and only source of lighting throughout the video. This created a gloomier and much older look to the video. It then cuts back to the drummers face for a side profile a close up. This is when the singer starts and the camera cuts to the keyboard player, it then starts panning to the right towards the singer, where it pauses for a short while until the shot cuts to a front view of the singer.
Just before the sepia/orange effect started there was a wide shot of the drummer showing his movements and then a shot of the singer which is now in the sepia/orange effect. It then goes back to the keyboard player and starts panning to the right towards the singer, where it pauses for a short while until the shot cuts to a front view of the singer for a mid shot. This is when it starts to zoom out and pan to the right to create a two shot of the singer and guitar player. Fading to an extreme close up of the guitar players hands playing to then slowly pan/tilt up to see the players face with a close up. Then Cut to the guitarists face with a close up showing his expression which seems to be concentrated. It quickly fades to a two shot of the singer and guitarist where it then shows a slightly high angled shot of the drummer and cuts to a close up of his face. This led the audience to a number of close ups of different band members, showing the instruments in different audiences.
Cut to the guitarists face with a close up showing his expression which seems to be calm and concentrated zooming out into a low angle shot making him look bigger and stronger. It then cuts straight to the abandoned room which was now empty. It then starts to fade to a mid shot of the lead singer and then cuts to his side profile shot of his face till it cuts to the drummer with a mid shot followed by the drummers profile shot. Cutting to the guitarists face panning/tilting down to the guitar before cutting back to the lead singer where the sepia/orange toned effect starts again. It then goes to a two shot of the guitarist and the singer then cutting to a close up of the keyboard player showing his concentration with his head down playing the keyboard which then cuts to a close up of the keyboard being played. It then cuts to an extreme close up of the drum set where it then changes to the drummers face then back to the lead singer, which then cuts to a two shot of the singer and the keyboard player which is now back in black and white. It starts zooming out where it pauses for a few seconds then cuts to a close up of the guitarist’s guitar to the drums being played. Before coming back to the drums it shows a close up of the singers guitar and then back to the keyboard player.
Cuts to an extreme close up of the white guitar/the singer’s guitar, which started the sequence of the moving images of different members and different instruments. Next being a close up of the keyboard being played, then another close up of the brown guitar, to then lead back to a close up shot of the drums before, cutting to a high angle shot of the drums. It then went back to the close up of the white guitar and then the brown guitar which were both shots that had been used in pervious shots and was then cut to the keyboard player, for it to then finish on a shot of a close up of the brown guitar. The ending of the video is back at the door again with the sepia/orange effect where the door swings open once to reveal the abandoned room which was now empty it then fades to black.
Mise en scene
The lighting in this video is all natural lighting showing that the band doesn’t need to have fancy lighting effects to show their music and that the video should make the music come to life the music should do that by itself and should create different feelings and emotions within the fans/audiences.
The setting was all in location using different parts of the location such as the stairway and empty room which look old and dirty almost abandoned looking. The wooden flooring gave me the sense of the place being old and creaky and the not lighting situation created a scene of abandonment.
The hair and make-up is not a big part of the video as there was no makeup used in the video on any member of the band which made the band look even more natural and created a very simple look, which the lighting went hand in hand with to create the natural looks. The wardrobe is very basic as well all four of them have shirts on the lead singer has a black button up shirt with a black skinny tie with faded smart black trouser and to finish off the his hair is brushed down smartly. The guitarist had a full black suit with a pattern tie; his hair is a bit longer then the singers but is styled to the side. The keyboard player has a white shirt with a pattern tie his hair is parted at the side and styled towards the side unlike the singer who has a different look to everyone else. The drummer has grey shirt with grey smart trousers on with his hair which is longer and styled to the side which created a thick and flowing effect.
As part of the editing there was some use of special effects which were also very simple but made positive effect on the audience. In some parts of the video the effect that was used would change the tone of the picture to an orange/sepia tone picture creating a bit of an interesting and creative aspect in the video.
The positions of the band members was the same throughout the video the drummer in the back with the singer in front showing he is the main singer and has an important part in the band with the keyboard player to the left a few paces behind the singer in line with the guitarist who is located on the right hand side of the singer.
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