Hozier- Someone New 18/1/17

Hozier- Someone New

This narrative showcases a subtle theme of loneliness and craving a relationship. We see this by following the life of a young lady going to parties and meeting new men who she supposively ' Falls in love with, just a little bit'. The music video follows Barthes theory of codes, specifically the Enigma code. This code suggests that an audience is teased with a puzzle or confusing concept which eventually leads to a sad ending. The puzzle in this case is working out that the female lead is imagining the different relationships that we witness throughout the music video.

Mise En Scene;

Props- We see the artist playing the guitar and singing into a microphone each time he is on screen. This highlights construction and demonstrates musical talent in a very subtle way. The use of instruments is highly conventional of the indie genre.
Costumes; The main female character within the narrative is styled in a black-and-white costume mainly made up of a leather jacket and black jeans. She also has the side of her head shaved, this connotes a very hard exterior which is also seen through her non verbal communication (Barging past people and keeping a consistent straight face even in times of happiness.
Narrative theme- The main theme we see is the main female character walking around reminicing/imagining different things that have happened to her or she would like to happen to her. This is something that we will be doing in our music video in order to create a sense of sadness within our narrative topic.

Camera Work;

The first shot we see is a close up of the main characters face, which is a shot that is used frequently throughout the whole video. This is a much more intimate shot which results in the audience forming personal relationships gratification with the character.
Pans are used throughout the video as a transition between the narrative and performance shots. This creates a much smoother and less drastic change of shots which is highly conventional of the indie genre.
Hand held camera work is used during the scene in which the main character is at parties. This creates a much more rustic feeling and allows the audience to have a more realistic interpretation of the events. We will be using Hand held camera work in our music video in order to create happy and content emotions along with slight instability in sad shots to allow the audience to experience the same emotions as the characters.

Editing;

Filters- A filter is placed over the first shot resulting in a glazed effect. The use of this causes a sense of confusion and mystery for the audience.
Silouette of the lead singer- This is how we initially see the lead singer, this give the audience a sense of lost identity. The singer is confused by his actions and personality which is very synchronous to the lyrics within the score.
Pink filter- We see this during the scenes that the main character is at parties, it really fits the mood of the environment and the song and also connotes love which is what the song is about.

Soundtrack;

Diegetic sound- We hear this right at the beginning before the track starts, this sets the scene and allows the audience to understand that the narrative is set in an urban location, this is due to the Die get Ice princess sound being cars moving at a fast pace. Diegetic sound is highly conventional of the indie genre.
Synchronous with music video- The whole narrative is based around a woman walking around a city and 'falling in love' with different people that she finds appealing. We then see what is going on in her imagination, typically her kissing various people. This theme fits with the song as the most prominent lyric is 'I fall in love just a little ol' little bit, everyday with someone new'.
Increase in tempo- Whenever the tempo increases the music video becomes more intense, usually through the use of a sexually graphic scene. The use in the rise of tempo allows the audience to predict what is coming and become more emotionally invested in the narrative.