Analysing A Music Video (4)

Bastille- Pompeii

Camera:
A long shot of him standing on top a of a very high wall, this shows vulnerability
It then shows close ups of the band members which gives recognition
Establishing shots are used a lot to show the locations they are in
A hand held shot is used to chase them through different locations showing danger and fear

Editing:
The editing in this music video more or less mirrors the pace of the song itself
At the beginning of the video the song starts of quite slow, this meant that the editing itself was also slower
Near the middle of the video the song is more upbeat and gets faster they use a lot of jump cuts at this point, the editing at this stage also gets faster.

Sound:
There is no sound at the start- focuses on the character and the setting
Non-diegetic- when it shows the close up the the artist the soundtrack is introduced
volume control- at the start the music is fairly quiet it gradually gets louder
Ambient sound- when he passes by the traffic

Mise-en-scene:
The artist wears black, making him look mysterious and makes the audience feel like something bad is going to happen
Where as the people with the black eyes are wearing ordinary clothes
The lyrics 'If you close your eyes, does it almost feel like nothings changed at all?' represent the idea that everything has carried on as normal after the eruption as if nothing has happened.