Stereophonics- Just Looking
The music video for
just looking by stereophonics is certainly an interesting one throughout the
whole video the lead singer is miming and it is basically set in a car all the
way through of them driving I think it is the band in the car they all mime at
some point. This video has different camera shots and mis en scene which I will
discuss later on but firstly I will discuss the lighting. The mood in this video
is very eary and creates a sense of wonder it’s as if they are trying to make it
not to connect with the lyrics but more to create the mood that they want which
seems very depressed.
The mis en scene in this
video is firstly the lighting, in this video it seems quite bright, especially
the snow they go past which creates quite a bright image, I think they would’ve
created it extra bright with snow as they wanted you to see the surroundings as
because it’s a welsh band maybe they are filming in wales and want people to see
their home land and as the song is called just looking it’s about looking at
your surroundings. I also think away from lighting the main phrase in the song
is “I’m just looking not buying” which I think that they are trying to say that
is they do not control there life they just been a by stander watching things
happen I’ve come to this conclusion as they show flashes of what happens
in life for example marriage and such he just looks out the window at it, and
the way the lyrics say he’s not buying is that he’s never actually committed to
things just watched as they’ve happened. Another point of mis en scene is the
location they are I think that they are in wales as they are a welsh band and I
think the song is connected to the lead singers life. The snow in the music
video I think is very important because snow for me creates a very cold
atmosphere snow seems very boring and maybe he saying his life is boring as such
or because everyone thinks famous people think they are above or different he’s
saying he is just plain and normal. I also think that the clothing in this music
video is very plain which ties into what I said about the snow. The props in the
video are plain as well it seems like a plain car and also there is jelly babies
which is a sweet that you wouldn’t imagine many famous people having so gives
them more of a plain look like the snow and
clothes.
The camera shots in this music video
has many close up shots one main one is of the lead singer in the car, there is
a close up here in order for you to see him lip syncing there’s is also
various close up shots of the other three in the car singing. Another important
close up is of the name on the front of the car which is the band name which is
shown many times throughout which allows the watcher to see what band it is.
There is also lots of eye line match shots from the main singer to show him
looking around which ties to the song itself. There’s also a long shot of the
car to show you they are driving and allow you to see some of the surroundings
which also ties in to what I said earlier there is also a long shot to do with
the car sinking to allow the watcher to see what is happening to the car and
create drama.
The editing in this music video
makes the video very slow I think the cutting is smooth and everything has a
touch of slowness about it maybe to outline their life or boredom or something.
At one point in the video there is a slow motion take when he emerges from the
water which can be construed as a typical shot because you see it in movies all
the time to add drama but maybe they are taking the mick of movies and movie
stars to show they are not one of them, there is also flashbacks in this video
to show past which I think shows what I mentioned earlier when I said
about him watching his life flash by not controlling it as such just watching it
which again ties into the song.
The music video for
just looking by stereophonics is certainly an interesting one throughout the
whole video the lead singer is miming and it is basically set in a car all the
way through of them driving I think it is the band in the car they all mime at
some point. This video has different camera shots and mis en scene which I will
discuss later on but firstly I will discuss the lighting. The mood in this video
is very eary and creates a sense of wonder it’s as if they are trying to make it
not to connect with the lyrics but more to create the mood that they want which
seems very depressed.
The mis en scene in this
video is firstly the lighting, in this video it seems quite bright, especially
the snow they go past which creates quite a bright image, I think they would’ve
created it extra bright with snow as they wanted you to see the surroundings as
because it’s a welsh band maybe they are filming in wales and want people to see
their home land and as the song is called just looking it’s about looking at
your surroundings. I also think away from lighting the main phrase in the song
is “I’m just looking not buying” which I think that they are trying to say that
is they do not control there life they just been a by stander watching things
happen I’ve come to this conclusion as they show flashes of what happens
in life for example marriage and such he just looks out the window at it, and
the way the lyrics say he’s not buying is that he’s never actually committed to
things just watched as they’ve happened. Another point of mis en scene is the
location they are I think that they are in wales as they are a welsh band and I
think the song is connected to the lead singers life. The snow in the music
video I think is very important because snow for me creates a very cold
atmosphere snow seems very boring and maybe he saying his life is boring as such
or because everyone thinks famous people think they are above or different he’s
saying he is just plain and normal. I also think that the clothing in this music
video is very plain which ties into what I said about the snow. The props in the
video are plain as well it seems like a plain car and also there is jelly babies
which is a sweet that you wouldn’t imagine many famous people having so gives
them more of a plain look like the snow and
clothes.
The camera shots in this music video
has many close up shots one main one is of the lead singer in the car, there is
a close up here in order for you to see him lip syncing there’s is also
various close up shots of the other three in the car singing. Another important
close up is of the name on the front of the car which is the band name which is
shown many times throughout which allows the watcher to see what band it is.
There is also lots of eye line match shots from the main singer to show him
looking around which ties to the song itself. There’s also a long shot of the
car to show you they are driving and allow you to see some of the surroundings
which also ties in to what I said earlier there is also a long shot to do with
the car sinking to allow the watcher to see what is happening to the car and
create drama.
The editing in this music video
makes the video very slow I think the cutting is smooth and everything has a
touch of slowness about it maybe to outline their life or boredom or something.
At one point in the video there is a slow motion take when he emerges from the
water which can be construed as a typical shot because you see it in movies all
the time to add drama but maybe they are taking the mick of movies and movie
stars to show they are not one of them, there is also flashbacks in this video
to show past which I think shows what I mentioned earlier when I said
about him watching his life flash by not controlling it as such just watching it
which again ties into the song.