1. Keane – this is the last time video analysis
The video starts of a fade in/low shot of some grass swaying in the wind, the color is
very dark and dull, it looks to be night time or a time of day where grey clouds are
filling the sky but at this point it is not clear what the link is to the song. After the first
shot there is a slight tilt above the long grass to see a wall of backlit trees and a
clouded sky, there is still a missing link to the words of the song. In my opinion at this
point the setting could suggest ‘’this is the last time’’ it is going to be like this or
‘’this is the last time’’ we are going to be here, there is a quick fade out to show the
lead singer holding a microphone in a grey scene, after this there is multiple fade ins
and outs showing close ups of the other band members faces all in this grey tone and
this scene looks to be a performance of this song so you have each band member
playing there instrument. In my opinion the camera movements seem to suggest a
hand held approach because the movements don’t look to be fluid and soft and in one
shot which shows the drummer it looks like the cameraperson is walking towards the
drummer, another camera point to pick out about this multiple of shots of constant
in/out focus that is being used along with the grey filter makes the band and song
come over quite different and in my opinion fits in with the rock scene and also could
be seen as representing old TV. There is one final shot at the end of this section which
is an open/ establishing shot showing the band performing to a crowd onstage I think
this shows that they are a real band that performs to big groups of fans and supporters,
the audience is shown by moving spotlights above the stage and it ends with a fade
out. This jumps straight in to a fade in to the forest scene seen at the beginning and
the camera is moved further towards the trees, the camera brushes past the tree tops
and as it does there is a thick orange line that has been edited in to the shot and this
happens twice. The camera then appears through the trees to reveal an empty section
of land with one old bare tree, the lyrics seem to suggest that that this person has seen
to little of this and it is when the singer sings this that the darkness clouds the tree, so
there seems to be a hidden link there. There are more grey shots of the singer
performing with a pattern overlay that can be seen as a backdrop of the performer.
There is another shot, which shows a patch of grass plunging in to darkness which
links with the rest of the song, the song seems to keep emphasizing darkness and
things being coved up or ended. The theme at this point seems to be the feeling of
emptiness and loneliness. And this runs though the rest of the video. In the middle of
the video there is snow falling and that could be a sign of change. At the end of the
video there is new trees and trees that look like they have a new lease of life which
could suggest that times have now changed and that they are not going back to the
way things where which because of the dark and dullness of it was a bid time of life.