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Bastille - Thing We Lost In The Fire still analysis

 

Bastille are a 4 piece Indie- Rock band from London. It consists of; Dan Smith (lead vocals, keyboards, percussion), Chris Wood (drums, backing vocals) Will Farquarson (bass, keyboards, acoustic guitar, backing vocals) and Kyle Simmon ( keyboards, percussion, backing vocals).

 

 

 This is the establishing shot at the beginning of the video. The background of this shot is simple and basically white, which contrasts with the costumes of the actors in the video, due to them all being in black. I believe this is done to tell a story of the men, they seem quiet menacing or they could be seen as quite sad. The framing of this shot is so that the camera can get all the men included in it. The way I see this shot is that it is starting the story of the video.

 This is a close up shot of one of the actors. I think that a close up shot is being used to empahsise who this man is. I believe it to be an older version on the front man as an exact shot is used, later on in the video.

 The lighting used in this mid shot is used to highlight the girls face so the audience can see that she is a main character of this story. This is a slight high angle shot, which could imply that this girl is a weaker character and something is going to happen to her. Her costume is a contrast to the men at the beginning, who were in black. This could be to show innocence and purity.

 This type of lighting is very common for in Indie genre as it gives off a very relaxed mood. The framing in the shot makes the audience concentrate on the girl who is in the front of the frame and in focus.

 This is one of the ending shots used in the video. It is a high angle landscape shot. I believe the sunset is used to signify an ending (the ending of the song and story). The use of the ice on the floor contrasts to the song lyrics, which is about fire.