Use of Camera
At the start of the music video, there are multiple shots of the location which is therefore showing that where The Script are performing, it shows that they could be seen as Superheroes because of the country that they are performing in. The image to the right shows that because of the condition of all of the houses. The use of camera also provides close up shots of the person singing, so the audience can see that throughout the song, there is more than one person actually singing the song. The use of camera also shows the black character who is seen as a superhero to his daughter because of how well he treats her and he is also portrayed as being dressed really smart and walking his way to work showing that he is doing everything he can in order to provide for his child, the image on the right shows him sorting his tie out in order to look well presented. But later on he is seen changing in different clothes from being a smart individual to a trash man, this may be because he doesn't want his child to see the conditions that he works in, this image shows him searching through the trash. But this man doesn't care about the conditions that he works in, all he cares about is being able to provide for his child. The use of camera also shows his love for his child as well because there is a scene where both of them are on the bridge and they start running towards each other and in the morning he greets her with a smile on his face. So this male shows the audience as him being a superhero to his daughter.
One final use of the camera shows that the male character has a huge distance to walk in order to get to his work location because the camera looks over his shoulder in which there is a train which he is looking at therefore it is showing the male that he may not be financially able to pay for the train in order to get to work.Editing
The use of editing in this video has been shown quite well, The beat matches the cuts that have been used and is not off at all meaning that it looks really good and works well. Another use of editing has been shown to portray the male as being quite poor and he is doing everything he can in order to help his daughter, this is because the use of editing shows the male dressing up smartly in a suit and then halfway through the video, he is then seen as wearing what a tartan would normally wear, therefore portraying this male as a hard worker and his work conditions are not the greatest. Also I noticed that when the song was getting to the chorus, the cuts gradually got much quicker as well. The use of editing also shows this male as a loving father because when both him and his daughter are on the bridge, the use of editing shows the girls emotions as they see each other therefore they start running towards each other on the bridge. The lyrics also match the editing as well because the lyrics were "fire in their eyes", the shot is
someone lighting some sort of flare therefore the use of editing matches the song. The use of editing also gives the main singer more time on the screen than the other singers so the audience can clearly see the main singer, but the use of editing cuts to the different singers as well.
Mise-en-scene
The costume choice for the characters have been used really well, this is shown with the band members which are associated with Indie Rock and therefore wear dark clothing. The costume choice for the black male characters vary in terms of being portrayed as a poor person and that he lives in a place where it is not the nicest of places to work and he gets portrayed as a smart intelligent individual because of his choices of clothing in terms of him wearing a suit. The lighting used in this song is good as well because there are dark aspects which show the mood of the song at these points and then when the chorus kicks in, the lighting changes. There are not many props used in this video but the one that get used is important is the bag because the black male uses this bag to change into his work clothes, instead of wearing a suit, he then changes this into clothes that he uses to work as a trash man.
