Music Video Analysis

Vampire Weekend - CousinsStyle; performance, narrative, mixture, cameo

- Performance

Camera;shots, angles, shot length, movement

- Medium shot – on the tracks playing instruments or singing- long shot at the end before camera slowly tracks out- Most of shots are long with a few short shots

Editing;pace, cutting, special effects

- Long editing – long shots- Tracking shot, camera goes up and down on track going in and out of the performers,

Sound;diegetic, non-diegetic

- Only diegetic sound of song and lyrics

Vampire Weekend - CousinsMise en scene; Costume, lighting, acting, make up, props, setting, colour

- Just wearing normal clothing – janes and shirts- Setting – down an alley/passage way- Props – have some of the items they talk about in the song such as shoes, boxes etc. they also have their guitars, drums

and microphones- It is quite a bright alleyway - They are acting quite stiff and angry in their actions and the way they move. There is also some head banging going on

when it is the guitar solos- Masks show they are close as a band and know each other really well also adds to the fact that they are really quirky- Alley way stresses the normality of lives and how you can make life more fun by being quirky and having a good

personality

Representation - Represents their fun personality as a band and as individuals - Quite quirky video which is alternative showing what their personalities are like which fits with the music

Message - Being yourself to make life more fun and brighten it up- For the band it is all about the music - Shouldn’t care what people think of you