Music Video Analysis

I am going to be analysing the music video The Storm by The Blackout.

Editing

The editing in this video is very simple. The director used fast cut to edit between locations. The editor used fast cut to match the beat of the song because it is a fast beat song therefore fading wouldn't work. However, they do have a lot of slow motion action shots in the music video.

Mise-en-scene

There are only a few locations used to create this music video and they are: a raining stage, swimming pool and a dining room. The director has used the raining stage to match the name of the song 'The Storm' and to show the band members. The director has used a swimming pool to show Sean trying to warn the man who is fighting with his girlfriend. The director used the dining room as a location to show where the couple are fighting and in the background they have a picture frame which shows Sean underwater in the swimming pool. 

The lighting throughout the video is mainly dark to symbolise 'The Storm'. the lighting is brighter in the dining room to enable us to see what is happening.

There were many props used throughout the music video such as: band equipment, picture frame, dining room table with food and cutlery, flare guns and rain. They have used the band equipment to show the band playing the instruments. The picture frame was used in the dining room to show Sean underwater. The dining room table with cutlery and food was used to show that the location is the dining room and not just a random room in the house. The flare gun was used to show that someone is trying to help Sean find his way out of the water. The rain was used to connect with the song and the feelings shown by the people in the music video.

The band were dressed all in black throughout the music video so people would focus on the song and not them. The two other characters in the music video are dressed in smart black clothes to show they are about to have a nice meal. 

Camera

The director used a lot of close up shots in the music video to show the emotions and feeling of that person. They also used long motion shots to show the band playing instruments and to show the two characters and what they are doing. 

Purpose

The purpose of this music video was to promote The Blackouts latest single and to help promote it they made a music video. They linked the video with the song title and the lyrics. They do this by having the set covered in water and rain, this creates the atmosphere of a storm which will remind people that they have a song called The Storm. By promoting the new single they are also promoting themselves. They promote themselves by being in the music video performing so everyone knows what they look like and who they are.