I chose to analyse a song by Kings of Leon called'Use somebody'.The genre of the bands music is indie/rock.
There are shots of the band used throughout, which is genuine tour footage and they can be seen in live performances,empthasised by close ups.
There are also shots of cities used to highlight the fact that they were on tour and travelling. These were also fast shots and used many different camera shots, for example: panning shots, long shots and birds eye view shots.
A close up of the singer is used as he begins miming the song. When the line 'You know that I can use somebody' is sang the first shot of the singer is straight cut to a shot of him and a woman. The shot is very short, suggesting that it is a flashback.
At the start of the chorus the colour of the shot is instantly turned black and white again indicating the past.
They are also seen doing everything they do in preparation for the concert including: arriving at the venue, in the dressing room, on stage, looking at the arena before concert and having fun. Real shots of the band are used which allow the audience to get a sense of the bands personality by seeing them when not performing. Also by using black and white and colour on certain shots, it shows the difference between the past and present.
The theme of love seems apparent via the shot of the singer and the woman kissing,and overall I think this is a fairly typical video for the genre of the music as a lot of rock music videos tend to use actual footage as part of their videos as apposed to pop videos.
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