Sunday, September 26, 2010

Greenday - Boulevard of Broken dreams video analysis

Worm's eye view of a car breaking down on the road, close ups of each band member as they get out of the car and a medium shot of the singer kicking the car in frustration.

The camera centres on the singer's face with a medium shot as he begins singing. long shots from thigh up to catch each band member walking towards the left as scenery moves behind them. The video is heavily edited with pieces of desolate landscape in the background. During the chorus there are sequences when the camera zooms in and zooms out on the band as they walk.

The band members are wearing clothes representative of their genre in the sort of smart-casual area by wearing shirts, ties and blazers with skinny jeans and trainers.

After the first chorus we see medium shots of the band with their instruments. During these sequences we see lots of shots that involve various members fading in and out of focus. A lot of these cuts are tied with segments of the song, such as focussing on the bassist as he does the backup singing in the chorus. There are also a lot of sweeping shots to the drummer during the end part of the song.

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