

The tilt from a high angle shot to a low
angle centre shot of the police shows the diversity of power between them that
has been shifted from the singer to the police. However this is challenged them
the next shot is an over the shoulder shot of the lead singer facing the police
man, like he is singing to him. The next shot shows a whole pack of the police force
coming forward from darkness (while this is at the point of view of the lead singer),
the lead singer is still at the centre of the shot, and however, there shot
portrays the field of death, the police in line in the background. As he is
portrayed as ‘challenging’ them the camera pans out at high angle shot showing there
are more numbers of police than the band showing that the band is weak.
There is then crosscutting between him and
the line of police which creates growing tension, then suddenly the police
start running towards the band and creates a contrapuntal sound as the police
are running in slow motion which the song as at its quietest.
Soon after the
chorus bursts out and gets louder, the red paint begins to spray out which
expresses his emotions that are out of control through anger as they lean
forward, the police start to become drawn back by the paint, otherwise known as
their emotions. Their emotions are stronger the role is reversed, rather than
their physical appearance. As the police are being pushed back by the paint the
camera is at level with them so from low angle to level shot shows the next
stage of becoming weaker, this shows that their opposition is getting beaten
and as the band aren’t even moving from their spot proves that they are strong.
The jump shots denote chaos and the drums go in time with the cuts, this is
alternating between the police and the band shifting the power back to the band
and the contrast in power. At the end of the music video he smashes the guitar,
which is a typical convention of a rock star, but it also means that the ‘war’
is over and the red paint is turned off and red lighting turns from red to
white, showing that they have won the fight.
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