Analysing A Music Video Following The Indie Pop Genre

Analysis of the music video 'Next Year' by 'Two Door Cinema Club'

1. Opening shot is the view from the stage so you can see the audience as well. These opening shots flash very quickly to show fast pace movement of band members on stage.
2. The lights from the stage and around the arena are shown throughout the video however in the opening shot they flash quickly each time the camera moved to a different band member.
3. There are shots of fans walking excitedly to the arena and close ups of crowd members enjoying them selves.
4. The zoom up on foot movement of band members leaving you in suspension of seeing their faces
5. The fast pace movement immediately stops as lead singer begins to sing, the solo band footage tends to be zoomed up on the lead singers face showing his mouth, the mic, his nose and half his eye
6. The camera effect gives of an ice cool effect, particularly the colours blue/black and white to match the mood and the colour of the lights.
7. The narrative is of the band members getting ready to go on stage, building suspension. The shots would be alternate showing the singing then back to narrative, then back to singing and so forth to show the progression of the band members getting to the stage.
8. The music then builds from the pressing of a foot on a pedal
9. There are many zoomed shots on hands on guitar, piano and being within the drum set
10. The use of real concert footage make it feel like you are there with them following the actiojn
11. Many over the shoulder shots of band members so you can see crowd aswell.
12. Many shots of catching the light so that it peirces and makes different shapes
13. The use of slow motion within the crowd cheering helps to cearly see there emotion and response to the band and there music.
14. There is always a focus light on the main leader so he stands out
15. Deep focus shot of someones phone videoing so the band behind are blurred
16. Each band member is wearing some form of shirt/polo creating a smart casual look
17. The use of props in the crowd such as the balloons helo to show the audience having fun
18. As the song gets slower their is a birdseye view from the left of the crowd who would be in seats, this shot show the crowd and stage in a wide shot.
19. As the song slows down the bands hands become a slow motion silhouette
20. The finishing shot is from the crowds view of  the band members clapping, then they become blurred and the hands of the crowd members turn into a silhouette which then merge together and blur out into a black out.