JS: Technical Analysis

Feeder - Feeling a Moment

Shot Number	Duration (seconds)	Shot Details	Mise-en-Scene
1	3	The opening shot is a mid-shot from a high angle	The lighting here is plain and dark which suggests that the song will contain themes that are melancholy
2	3	A medium close up that features time expansion from a high angle	The clothing is casual, as the protagonist is wearing jeans and white trainers, that express that the lead singer is just a normal person, and not an archetypal rock star who is rebellious or independent from society
3	3	A long shot that again features time expansion as the movements of the protagonist are in slow-motion, though it is a low angle	The other people in the shot are shown carrying umbrellas. These props used highlight lead singer Grant Nicholas's independence from others in the video, which makes him unique to the consumer watching the video
4	1	A mid shot, featuring a zoom in of the band doing there performance	The setting contains a building with graffiti on, while the inclusion of street-lights and houses connote a feeling of urban life, which creates verisimilitude
5	2	A mid shot from an eye level angle	The drums used in this shot are a prop that feature the logo of the company 'Yamaha'. This is an example of product placement by the band as they not only promote the single but they are promoting a company's name for the audience to see
6	1	A long shot from a high angle	The lighting has decreased to create a gloomy atmosphere, despite the tempo of the music being enhanced, which demonstrates a disjunctive correlation between music and visuals.
7	3	A long shot that zooms out and pans to the right	The lighting however here increases with a clear sight of the blue sky prominent in the shot, which has connotations of joy rather than gloom which has been recognised in the video so far
8	1	A close up of the guitar from an eye level angle	The prop - the guitar - features a vivid colour as well as the featuring of stars on it, which connote a flamboyancy about the band, which adds to 'Feeder's' meta-narrative
9	1	A long shot, before a zoom in on the guitarist	Again, the clothing of all the band members demonstrate a casual and stylistic approach by the band
10	1	A medium close up of the guitarist	The non-verbal language from the musician expresses concentration and a focus, which portrays 'Feeder' as a band dedicated to perfecting their work and music.
11	3	A mid shot that zooms out and pans right	The mise-en-scene remains the same, with the setting reinforcing the feeling of sadness created by the visuals
12	5	A long shot of the protagonist, with fade outs of others around him	The white setting the lead singer emerges from highlights the social alienation he is suffering, and his disconnection from society
13	4	A medium close up tracking shot	His positioning in the centre of the screen shows him to be the character that gets prevalence, and resulting emotional nuance between the audience and the protagonist
14	5	A close up of the artist	The non-verbal language used is an expression that connotes concern and sadness, which correlates to the lyrics which reflects these moods
15	3	A fast zoom out from a long shot to an establishing shot, revealing more of the setting	More evidence of dark bulidings and windows in the setting connote the anguish felt by the band, relfected in the lyrics 'how do you feel when there's no sun?'
16	3	A medium close up that leads to a 90 degree pan right	The audience get a clearer view of the clothing of the character, which features a black tie, which  to which the audience infer and immediartely think of funeral and other dark and depressive things
17	2	A two shot that features a close up of the artist and an out of focus mid shot of the drummer	The clothing of the drummer similarly contains an image of a skull which is symbolic of themes such as death
18	2	A fast zoom in to a long shot	The setting now contains the white art that follows the lead singer, which suggests the band are again different from society
19	6	An extreme long shot from a low angle	The setting is mainly white while the normal setting of the urban location now follows the artist, which creates the illusion that he is the only person in society
20	3	A medium close up tracking shot	The street signs again create the illusion of reality- verisimilitude
21	13	A long shot that zooms out to an establishing shot, from a normal angle	The high key lighting in the closing shot ensures the mood is not disconsolate by the end of the song

Analysis of Findings

• From this I have learned that the band are prevalent rhoughout, as there are a multitude of midshots and long shots of the band
• This suggests the video is commercial, made with the intention of boosting the star image of 'Feeder'
• There are also many close ups of the lead singer, which serves the same purpose of enhancing his and the band's star image
• The use of several establishing and extreme long shots suggests the band are trying to highlight something important about the background and location
• The setting is urban, which provides connotations that are polysemic about the band, for example, in my opinion, it adds to their meta-narrative by showing them as a band that view themselves as small and loyal, rather than super successful superstars, who are more likely to be in more exotic locations in their videos
• Multiple pans are evident which give the video a more frantic feel when the chorus is sung
• Tracking shots are used during verses which reduces the pace of the video, allowing for the audience to follow the emotive lyrics more closely, which allows for emotional nuance to occur
• The shots abide to the rule of thirds, to allow a more realistic feel to the video, rather than having the lead singer stare into the camera and 'break the fourth rule'