Alt-J Left Hand Free
Alt-j are an indie rock band fitting in with the genre of music I have chosen for my music video. The main reason i decided to look at this video is because it features a group of teenagers messing around and just generally having fun; tying in well with my idea.
Left hand free is prime example of the typical indie style music video because it follows all the conventions you would usually see in indie music videos. Most of the video was filmed at Guadalupe river in Austin, Texas a common location for this particular genre along with beaches and any other location which appears to be worn down, which you will also see in different parts of the video. According to Andrew Goodwin particular music genres have their own style, you will find that most music videos that are categorised as indie will be conceptual and slightly narrative with similar conventions.
Jump cuts are shown throughout the video reflecting the fast pace of the song and possibly the teenagers, because we can be seen as lively and energetic. The whole purpose of the jump cuts in this video is to show the journey/road-trip that the teenagers are taking, its to sum up their day in a short amount of time. The close ups of their faces are used to express feeling, it appears that they are enjoying themselves as the mouth(smile) is the main focus in the shot; this is a shot that I would like to incorporate in my music video. When the girl appears to be coming up from under the water while being filmed, a slow motion effect has been edited in; this was quite hard to spot but when I looked at it closely it appears that the waves around her have decreased in speed. This shot has also been edited in time with the track because the sound is a much higher level when she comes up.
It is conventional in an indie music video to add an effect of some sort in, whether this is black and white or simply just adjusting the colour gradient. In Left Hand Free the colour gradient is a connotation of summer giving it a rustic and retro look.
An interesting analysis which incorporates theory. Well done.
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