1975 music video analysis

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00:00- 3:00 Before the main video, there is a short clip that appears to look like an old TV show set. This clip represents tragic clown romance which enables the viewer to link this song with the video from another song on the album (‘A change in heart’). The bleak black and white setting foreshadows the main video. The music video is quite old- style in the sense that it is narrative based and lasts a total of eight and a half minutes.

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Page 1: 1975 Music Video Analysis

00:00- 3:00Before the main video, there is a short clip that appears to look like an old TV show set. This clip represents tragic clown romance which enables the viewer to link this song with the video from another song on the album (‘A change in heart’). The bleak black and white setting foreshadows the main video. The music video is quite old-style in the sense that it is narrative based and lasts a total of eight and a half minutes.

Page 2: 1975 Music Video Analysis

3:00 & 3:05

Page 3: 1975 Music Video Analysis

3:35The video begins with the singer Matt Healy alone in the back of a car. This highlights the theme of isolation that runs throughout the whole video. The colours and lighting in this shot are dark and dull which carry the connotations of depression and loneliness. By using this kind of lighting the mood and the emotional state of the character can be better understood by the viewer, allowing them to connect to the character and thus enjoy the video more.

Page 4: 1975 Music Video Analysis

3:44 & 3:50

Throughout the video the settings used are remote which make the character seem secluded and alone. Therefore, the settings reflect the feelings the character is experiencing from trying to get over someone. In this section of the video the camera tracks the movement of the character from behind. This is effective because it makes the audience feel like they are walking behind the character and following his story. In the video the character is spending an evening walking in solitude through different locations, attempting to get over someone. In the second shot above, it is evident that pathetic fallacy is used. The weather in the shot is gloomy and there is a thunder storm. This very accurately symbolizes what the character is thinking and feeling which adds to the atmosphere of the video.

Page 5: 1975 Music Video Analysis

4:11 & 4:14

In this scene, the happy couple are juxtaposed with Matt who is sat alone and appears to be upset. The camera switches between the two using shot-reverse shot. This, combined with the setting ( a café which is stereotypically a social place) further emphasizes the fact that Matt is alone and makes the audience sympathize with him.

In the shot of just Matt, he is positioned to the left of the frame, rather than centre frame. This makes him appear unimportant and draws attention away from him.

Page 6: 1975 Music Video Analysis

4:58 & 5:35

In this scene Matt is seen once again alone, but instead at a bar. This is the section of the video where the genre can be easily established by the audience. This is because the mood changes from being dark and mopey to slightly more light hearted. Matt is alone in what seems to be a run-down bar but is drinking and dancing and having an alright time considering what he is going through. In this scene, the alternative style is represented through the mis-en-scene. The bar he is in appears to be slightly out of date and cheap, with tinsel hung up and a disco ball etc, which gives of an “indie” look, much like the band.

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7:29 & 8:30 7:08 & 8:08

Towards the end of the video a deeper meaning is revealed. The video is not necessarily about heartbreak and trying to get over someone but actually has an introspective style. The lyric “intertwining yourself with somebody else” begins to make sense as we see the self-obsessed character envisioning himself as other people, or maybe watching himself from another perspective. We know this because past shots from the video are re-shown but are altered slightly.