Here we have a video for The Wombat's song, "Party In A Forest (Where's Laura?)". This is mainly performance based, however it has an element of narrative involved also. There are no conceptual elements at all and the emphasis is definitely on the performance side of this song. I believe this is something to do with the genre and ensuring that the audience are aware that the band like to place emphasis on the fact they play their instruments. The mise-en-scene is clever in the way that the have chosen a location that suits the nature of the song and its title. However, the only fault I have with this is the fact that this is the only location used throughout the entire video, which becomes boring very quickly. The costumes are very typical of an indie music video - normal and relateable clothing that could be seen on just about anyone.
I think that the strengths of this video are the uses of NVC in the sense that for the most part, the actors make an effort to use NVC and act enthusiastically. I think that their continuity editing is also particularly good, as they have several shots of one scene (especially in the initial few seconds) that all match up very well.
With regards to weaknesses, as mentioned before they have only used one location which is generally quite boring to watch. Their narrative could have been stronger too and much less stereotypical 'guy-meets-girl' situation. There's an awful lot of mid-shots too in my opinion. A bit more variety would have made it more engaging for the audience.
I give this video 27/40 as although it has promise with regards to actors and camera skills, there is a lack of interest and narrative involved and their choice of locations really lets it down as we never leave the forest where the music video is set. Once you've seen one part of the forst, you've seen it all really and this is quite monotonous.
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