Genre Music Video Analysis 3

Blur - Song 2

Sound

The sound for this Rock music video is again all about the song where the only sound is that of the song. This makes the whole video about the song and the lyrics being sung. There is no other sound in the video apart from the music which in this case is diegetic sound. You can see this from the video above.

Cinematography

The cinematography for this music video is very still and static. There is barely any camera movements as all of the shots are static shots of close ups and mid shots and wide shots of the band which is quite conventional. The only thing that is not very conventional is the fact there are no camera movements to match the upbeat nature of the song which doesn't help the audience get as engaged as they could be with the song and video. You can see this in the tube chop below.

Mise-En-Scene

The mise-en-scene for the music video is very casual and is quite conventional for a rock video where the performers would usually be dressed quite excessively or they would be dressed quite casually as if they are playing a small gig. The performers in this video are dressed quite casually and are in quite a small vintage looking room with old vintage type wallpaper. This shows that the video is souly based on the song rather than a flashy video. The lighting for this video is quite low key as the lights are on and off different places with there being dark spots around the room and when the band starts playing the lights flicker on and off. You can see this from the short tube chop below.

Editing

The editing for this video is quite unconventional as at the beginning it starts of cutting to the beat at quite a fast pace and for that it is faster paced than the tempo of the song. Then as the song moves on and goes through different parts of the song the editing rarely changes and doesn't slow as much or even speed up making it quite an unconventional piece.