Context
The music video I have decided to analyse is “Hey There Delilah” by Plain White T’s. They are an American Rock band from Illinois. The genre of the band is Indie Rock. Hey There Delilah is the third single from the album “All that we needed”. The single was released on September 3rd 2007 and reached number 2 in the UK singles chart.
The normal conventions of a music video for the Indie genre include:
The music video I have decided to analyse is “Hey There Delilah” by Plain White T’s. They are an American Rock band from Illinois. The genre of the band is Indie Rock. Hey There Delilah is the third single from the album “All that we needed”. The single was released on September 3rd 2007 and reached number 2 in the UK singles chart.
The normal conventions of a music video for the Indie genre include:
• A balance of performance and Narrative shots
• Performance and Narrative shots are generally in different location
• Close-ups of the artists and instruments that are featured in the track.
After watching the music video for my chosen song I noticed that it is typical of other videos from the same genre.
Camera Work
Throughout the music video there are many different shots used. The first shot that is seen introduces the narrative and suggests to the audience that the woman is running away from her lover as it shows a train pulling away from a station with her on the platform waiting for her train. Throughout the vid
eo an effect is used, so that the audience can see three screens rather than one, with the main part of the video being in the 
largest block.
A little while later in the music video, the three screens have changed position. The screens show a close up of the singer’s lips and the bottom two screens show the location of where the narrative is taking place. From these two screens the audience will think it is set in New York.
At 0:16 the narrative shows a woman walking up the stairs, which carries on with the idea of her running away from someone/ something in her past. Also the camera shots suggest that someone is f
ilming her with a 
handheld camera as the shots are shaky. This could be the person she is trying to get away from.
At 0:30 a camera shot is shown in the top screen of a panning of the band. This shows the audience who the band are, who may be recognisable to some, and also shows what their music could be like by the way they are dressed and presenting themselves. Also on the bottom screen it shows what is happening in the narrative, which is a LS of a woman still waiting for the train. Throughout the video there are CU of the guitar used in the song and also the one main singer.
Editing
The music video is very slow and fits in with the slowness of the lyrics and music being played. This is effective as it creates emotion of the singer and the audience can then sympathise with them. The narrative in the music video is in colour but dark, which shows the setting well of New York and also gives the nightlife effect. However the band and singer are in a sepia tone which adds to the emotional effect. The main instrument illustrated in the video is acoustic guitar as the song doesn’t have many other instruments for it, as it’s an emotional song. Eventhough most of the cuts in the music video are straight cuts, the effect of three screens being used at once is good, as it keeps the audience knowing what the singer is feeling and also what is happening in the narrative.
Camera Work
Throughout the music video there are many different shots used. The first shot that is seen introduces the narrative and suggests to the audience that the woman is running away from her lover as it shows a train pulling away from a station with her on the platform waiting for her train. Throughout the vid
eo an effect is used, so that the audience can see three screens rather than one, with the main part of the video being in the 
largest block.A little while later in the music video, the three screens have changed position. The screens show a close up of the singer’s lips and the bottom two screens show the location of where the narrative is taking place. From these two screens the audience will think it is set in New York.
At 0:16 the narrative shows a woman walking up the stairs, which carries on with the idea of her running away from someone/ something in her past. Also the camera shots suggest that someone is f
ilming her with a 
handheld camera as the shots are shaky. This could be the person she is trying to get away from.At 0:30 a camera shot is shown in the top screen of a panning of the band. This shows the audience who the band are, who may be recognisable to some, and also shows what their music could be like by the way they are dressed and presenting themselves. Also on the bottom screen it shows what is happening in the narrative, which is a LS of a woman still waiting for the train. Throughout the video there are CU of the guitar used in the song and also the one main singer.
Editing
The music video is very slow and fits in with the slowness of the lyrics and music being played. This is effective as it creates emotion of the singer and the audience can then sympathise with them. The narrative in the music video is in colour but dark, which shows the setting well of New York and also gives the nightlife effect. However the band and singer are in a sepia tone which adds to the emotional effect. The main instrument illustrated in the video is acoustic guitar as the song doesn’t have many other instruments for it, as it’s an emotional song. Eventhough most of the cuts in the music video are straight cuts, the effect of three screens being used at once is good, as it keeps the audience knowing what the singer is feeling and also what is happening in the narrative.
Mis-en-scene
There are two locations in the video. The first one is where the band are, which looks to be a plain room in the house with very little furniture. The location where the narrative is set is mainly New York City which shows that the band could be American. The lighting in the video contrast with each other as the narrative is very dark to give a nightlife feel, whereas the band member shots are very light and gives the feel of it being daytime when they are performing the song.
This video may influence my introduction as I like the idea of having multi-screen as it keeps the audience up to date about what is happening in the narrative, but also keeps them interested in the band members.
There are two locations in the video. The first one is where the band are, which looks to be a plain room in the house with very little furniture. The location where the narrative is set is mainly New York City which shows that the band could be American. The lighting in the video contrast with each other as the narrative is very dark to give a nightlife feel, whereas the band member shots are very light and gives the feel of it being daytime when they are performing the song.
This video may influence my introduction as I like the idea of having multi-screen as it keeps the audience up to date about what is happening in the narrative, but also keeps them interested in the band members.
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