00:00 - First of all this quote is good in setting the tone of the piece as it tells the audience immediately that the story isn't going to be happy. Its also good in telling the audience that the story is feasible and relevant to them keeping them invested.
(NOTE: There is a filter it seems over the footage to give the shadows more prominence in the scene, this can be seen especially when the boy turns the handle on the door.)
00:00 - 1:08 - This scene still hits me pretty hard, The story is clear and understandably tragic in the implication, the undulated and constant tone adds to this sense of tension and slowly builds as the young boy's sadness does making a strong link.
1:28 - This piece uses slow motion well both at the start and especially here, it just gives everything a smooth tragic feel that really helps the story.
1:29 - 1:48 - This is a brilliant concept as there is a seamless connection between the two scenes, the blank expression on the singers face also keeps the tone well and doesnt detract from the overall story.
1:49 - 1:51 - The sharp jump from the character is interesting but its good in that it helps promote this disassociation from society for the death of what I presume to be his parent.
1:52 - 2:00 - The way that the walls fade away is brilliant as it keeps the whole piece together, the narrative and the band exist as one in a sense, they occupy a similar space, it almost like a metaphor, that behind the walls of this broken home at the death of the parent these emotions (the song) truly lie.
2:04 - The music is more directly connected to the narrative, the soft beats of the boys hand for me seems similar
2:09 Good shot which gives the band a strong unity.
2:24 The way in which the band plays out the tempo is incredibly exhilarating in connection to the visual effect and they play out their most powerful notes on screen for all to see, empowering the audience.
2:42 The band continues this poweful playing of their instruments, it keeps this adrenaline flowing and the audience stays invested because of it.
3;05 - 3:15 This entire sequence is beautiful, especially the guitarist whose harsh riff shocks the scene into slow motion, and as the rain and glass fall the band all plays as one, the expressions are powerful and its incredibly exciting.
Sadly I cant comment on a large portion of this video because half of the video was used as advertising for Medal of Honor which sadly detracts from the theme quite a bit, it should also be noted that the ending of this piece notably at 4:07 is quite interesting as it shows a sort of loop in the theme, similar to the video for Nickelback's 'Savin Me'. It gives a possible interpretation to the story and it gives the piece a bit of a return to an equilibrium which is in some way similar to Todorov's Theory of Narrative.
I really like the effects used in this piece but I lack the resources to achieve something so spectacular, I am however fond of the grainy effect when the band is playing in the rain and the real power behind the way that they play, it just really gives me a strong idea of how a band is to work together in a music video. The narrative story for this piece is powerful in some aspects and it really shows me how you can visually depict personal conflictions of emotions through expression and tone.
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