1. Evermore – Light Surrounding You
9 SHOT ANALYSIS
By Rebecca Clarke

2. This wide shot establishes the surroundings and the
characters action/position in the beginning of the video. The
video instantly conforms to the stereotypes of an indie
genre because of the characters costume and its unusual
setting.

3. This extreme wide shot shows all three band members . At
this part of the song the lyrics are not amplified but the pace
of the song is in time with the camera. The video is shot in a
sepia tone which creates an urban atmosphere often used in
indie or alternative music videos.

4. This long shot shows the three band members in a different
position whilst still playing the instruments. Unlike most
videos, there is no references to other texts which conforms
to the alternative genre.

5. This medium close up of the vocalist is a typical convention
of Goodwin's theory. In this part we see the characters facial
expressions close up and it appears rare in this video to see
them. This could be contradicting the music and visuals and
subverting from the conventions.

6. This low angle shot of the lights moving along the floor is
illustrated by the music and visuals ‘See the light
surrounding you’. The sun setting in the follows the storyline
as the lights travel through the urban area, again there are
no other people around making the audience focus on the
band and main characters.

7. This medium close up of the female character in the video
allows us to see her facial expressions and body movements.
It shows us that she looks worried and is illustrated by the
lyrics. Her costume also links in with the indie/urban setting
and genre of the video. There is no voyeurism within this
video or particular treatment towards women.

8. This extreme long shot follows the female character along
the road. Because the movement of the lights and camera
movement pace is slow, the atmosphere created is calm and
conforms to an indie genre. In comparison to a rock genre
there would be fast pace movement and a lot more
happening within the clip.

9. This wide shot again shows the three band members from a
different angle. This part of the clip the lights are lit up and
again there is a relationship between the lyrics and visuals as
the lights are surrounding the band. In this part there
appears to have more close ups of the main vocalist then any
other part of the music video.

10. This high angle shot gives an overall view of the band and the
lights surrounding them, linking the visuals and lyrics by
illustrating them. This ending scene could be stereotype from
a rock genre because of the dark lighting and close up of the
guitar and drums.