Music Video Analysis
TITLE: Hunter and Prey
ARTIST: Emmelie de Forest
RUN TIME: 210 Seconds
FORMAT: Narrative /Performance
SYNOPSIS
The music video is composed over a series of scenes in which we see a character, a young girl, running through various locations. Starting from her house then going outside through forests and other locations based around the scenery.
The video includes cutaways to a live vocal performance from the artist as well as instrumental drum backing from other musicians. In the video we follow the artist re visiting the locations that the younger actors have done already, this can symbolise revisiting memories.
As well as cutaways and other cinematography manipulations there are plentiful amounts of visual effects throughout including the composing of lens flares and lighting effects.
The video includes cutaways to a live vocal performance from the artist as well as instrumental drum backing from other musicians. In the video we follow the artist re visiting the locations that the younger actors have done already, this can symbolise revisiting memories.
As well as cutaways and other cinematography manipulations there are plentiful amounts of visual effects throughout including the composing of lens flares and lighting effects.
LOCATION
The music video is set in a very idealistic setting that includes mountain rages, sea sides, green fields and big forests. The mountain range is included in one shot in the music video in which we see mountains in the background of a long shot featuring the main two characters. The sea side is including in a majority of the shots as it is where the two drummers are set, and we see the artist performing at this location throughout the performance with the exception of a couple of shots. Green fields are used in a few of the shots and the actors are seen breaking through reeds to get to where they are going too. This can symbolise what they are breaking through in life just to be together. Forests are used throughout the video ad the characters are seen to be breaking free of the previous location and bursting through he forest to escape something in the past.
The first location shot is set with a depressing tone as the girl is trapped within the same life, it is clear she is suffering, then when she is rescued by the boy she is taken to the happy and up beat locations where they are seen running about and being happy.
The first location shot is set with a depressing tone as the girl is trapped within the same life, it is clear she is suffering, then when she is rescued by the boy she is taken to the happy and up beat locations where they are seen running about and being happy.
RUNNING THEMES
There are multiple running themes throughout the music video. Including the correlation between the two characters relationship throughout. We see the characters go everywhere together which makes it clear that she is taking a companion with her to break free of everything in her past. There is a running theme of the characters appearing in positive places for example lots of the shots are on a beach or some kind of scenic location which promotes a positive and clear initiative, as the viewer we get the understanding that they are experiencing happy times in their lives in reflection from the negative atmosphere they used to be in. Additional running themes include constant reflection on past events and how they contrast to modern events and where they are at the moment.
There are multiple running themes throughout the music video. Including the correlation between the two characters relationship throughout. We see the characters go everywhere together which makes it clear that she is taking a companion with her to break free of everything in her past. There is a running theme of the characters appearing in positive places for example lots of the shots are on a beach or some kind of scenic location which promotes a positive and clear initiative, as the viewer we get the understanding that they are experiencing happy times in their lives in reflection from the negative atmosphere they used to be in. Additional running themes include constant reflection on past events and how they contrast to modern events and where they are at the moment.
NARRATIVE
The music video is based heavily on a narrative which is made on a character that is facing some distress or mis hap and is wanting to get away from that life style this is evidenced through the characters being seen in more brighter and enjoyable places later on in the music video which gives us as the viewer an overall understanding that the character has made a break from the life style.
The narrative is confirmed through the songs opening lyrics that start, "My prison my cage", during those lyrics we see the character in a lonely and depressing setting with little to no aspirations. We then see a male character look through the window, the female character then smiles, and then it cuts to them out adventuring in the wild and exploring new areas that they have discovered. Throughout the narrative builds on those fundamentals and we see the two characters relationship build to be something greater then friendship, this is shown through the exchanging of presents and niceties.
The video keeps on throwing back to live footage of Emmelie singing which shows the viewer that Emmelie could have gone through what the character in the video also went through.
The narrative is confirmed through the songs opening lyrics that start, "My prison my cage", during those lyrics we see the character in a lonely and depressing setting with little to no aspirations. We then see a male character look through the window, the female character then smiles, and then it cuts to them out adventuring in the wild and exploring new areas that they have discovered. Throughout the narrative builds on those fundamentals and we see the two characters relationship build to be something greater then friendship, this is shown through the exchanging of presents and niceties.
The video keeps on throwing back to live footage of Emmelie singing which shows the viewer that Emmelie could have gone through what the character in the video also went through.
CINEMATOGRAPHY
The video starts of with a bold establishing shot in which we see the artist in a picturesk beach location overlaid with visual effects to make the setting more clear and abstract. Throughout the music video there is multiple uses of these shots which keep us grounded in remembering that the artist and music video is performances based.
Constant flash back shots as well as scenic ones keeps the viewer grounded in remembering that the music video is narrative driven with included aspects of live performance and keeps relating back to the idea of the overall piece.
The video starts of with a bold establishing shot in which we see the artist in a picturesk beach location overlaid with visual effects to make the setting more clear and abstract. Throughout the music video there is multiple uses of these shots which keep us grounded in remembering that the artist and music video is performances based.
Constant flash back shots as well as scenic ones keeps the viewer grounded in remembering that the music video is narrative driven with included aspects of live performance and keeps relating back to the idea of the overall piece.
