Arctic Monkeys- A View From The Afternoon music video analysis

The video opens with a close up of a man pushing a trolley then cutting to a long shot until the man walks out of shot, before cutting to establishing shots of housing blocks and flats, this sets the scene for the music video, an over the shoulder shot is then used to show that the man is a drummer before quickly cutting to close up of his face which lasts three seconds. The sound seems to be diegetic before the music comes in. The video focuses on the percussion side of the song epitomised by the constant use of the drum kit which is the focal point of the video, which is shown by the fast paced pan into the main characters face. Using fading the shots flow seemingly into one another as the song progresses, lighting plays a big part of this video, as the action cuts from day to night with images such as foxes which we associate with the night, there is a constant light on the main character which makes good use of chiaroscuro lighting. A non linear shot is then added of our main character submerged in water as if to be submerged in the music and that all other things around him are inadequate. We are then brought back to reality as a slow zoom on the main characters hands reveals he has in fact drummed so much his hands are bleeding, this break in the drumming allows for a semi guitar solo. Then a close up is used with the characters face of centre of screen which is pleasing to the eye, as the tempo increase the quick cuts to different both high and low angles. Establishing shots are used again to reinforce to the audience where they are, and the lighting then falls allowing for shadows a silhouettes to cascade over the scene. The story then picks up when we see another character who we assume is a resident of the flats holding a baseball bat, then special effects are used to make the moon explode as the music reaches its peak.