Snow Patrol's song 'Set the Fire to the Third Bar' is an Indie song which was filmed in the UK.
The start of the song is a split screen which could show the audience that the two people singing are in two seperate worlds. One side is white and high key and the other is dark blue and low key which could symbolise the difference between the boy and the girl or even the good and the bad? This will bring curiosity to the viewer which will engage them into watching more.
Both the woman and the lead vocalist are both wearing dark clothes which could represent that they are the same or that their worlds seperate them from each other. This indicates that the song is going to be a sad and slow song therefore linking the video to the song.
So far throughout the video we assume that both singers are in seperate rooms and are seperated by a wall and window but there is one shot where the lead vocalist has his hands on the table and the woman singing has her hands creeping up next to him. It confuses the viewer because we assume that they are in seperate rooms but this shot shows that they are both in the same room. This is very intriguing as the viewer will want to know whether they are in the same room or they are imagining each other? Something like this would be good to use in my music video as it will fascinate the viewers and emphasise the deep meaning of the song.
The next shot shows both singers behind bars in different rooms and the lyrics say 'I'm miles from where you are' which could indicate that they are being held from each other. The bars are very strange as it shows them being imprisoned although this could be metaphorical and show that they feel like they are being locked up due to the fact that they are not with each other. High key and low key are both emphasised due to the light shining out of the male's room and the darkness from the female's room.
Although they use metaphors in the video to link to the lyrics they also act out some of the lyrics, for instance, when the lead vocalist sings 'I pray that something picks me up' he is actually shown praying. This emphasises to the audience that the lead vocalist is desperate to be with the girl in the next room.
The female vocalist always seems to be in the male's room when they are together. Could this show dominance between genders? I wouldn't want to do this in my music video as I would like to show equality between genders.
The next shot shows us that the male can't see into the female's room although she can see into his room. This causes confusion as to whether the male is portrayed as the one who has been left behind or whether the female is lovestruck by the male. There are many possibilities which are ambiguous to the audience.
Another shot is the female's image merging with the male's image which could show the viewer that they are soulmates and that they are meant to be together. Their hands are also touching but the glass is inbetween them which could show loves division. The video is linking to the song as both represent love.
The ending of the video shows the female walking away and leaving the male standing alone. This could show that she is moving on or leaving him which shows the theme of heartbreak. This is what happens in a typical heartbreak film and is portrayed in the music video quite well.
Costume: Both singers are wearing dark clothes to show their upset at not seeing each other.
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