Paramore - Decode - Textual Analysis

I have chosen to do a textual analysis of this Music video by Paramore for one main reason, as it is set in a wood/forest. This is our idea for two out of the three settings which we have chosen, two being in forest and woodland and the last one being at a lake.

Type of Video: Performance based with hints of narrative of the twilight film using both the film footage and the band reacting the themes of the film ie fast movement.

Setting: Woodland/forest - also uses clips from the Twilight film.

Camera Work: Close ups of instruments, close ups/mid shots/long shots of main singer, high angles, low angles, pan/sweep of band playing, Point of view shot in forest, establishing shot of forest.

Lighting: Enhanced lighting in the forest (done in editing), light flashes transitions between shots leading up to the chorus.

Main idea or themes of video: Performance based, with themes of Twilight within, quick movements, and even clips from the official film itself. Searching..

Editing: Slow motion of drummer, straight cuts throughtout apart from leading up to chorus with the white flashes transitions.

Main Characters: Band Members, Twilight cast.

Overall effect: The searching and lighting throughout adds a dream like effect to the video, with the sweeping movement of the camera adding to this..

I really like this music video, I believe that the video works well based in the forest (fingers crossed that ours will look as good in our settings), the lighting editing is amazing, as it highlights the band more with the surrounding lighter than it originally would be in daylight.