1. SKINNY LOVE-BIRDY ANALYSIS

2. This shot starts with a slow transition fade from black to a medium shot of a glass
globe. Here the lighting very much goes with the sound of the piano playing. This
sets a calm mood and creates a gothic/depressing atmosphere.

3. Low angle shot shows somebody is playing the piano the tapping of her feet creates a
rhythmic beat building up to the verse. There is a reference to the piano which follows
the folk convention of presenting instruments.

4. Close-up shot of the artist singing. Whilst she is singing there are cutaway shots
of her walking through a old house where the camera is placed behind her
making her look like a shadow. This fits in with the conventions of the folk genre
mainly presenting imagery rather than the artist throughout the narrative. This
sets a narrative for the audience also this shot shows how the character feels
through her expressions which amplifies the lyrics ‘Skinny love’ sets an emotional
mood.

5. The shots here are cut short , so when she enters the room the next shot cuts to
her standing inside a dark room. At this point the lyrics are illustrated ‘standing in
the dark’. Which yet again suits the codes and conventions of not entirely being a
direct narrative as the lyrics start to contradict.

6. Here high key lighting is used where the natural light from outside brightens
the room. A lot of effects are genuinely used in indie/folk genre, i.e slow
motions/patterns etc.

7. Reference to objects for example this cracked mirror where the artist walks over it creates
this surrealism within the music video to portray objects contradicting the word ‘love’ . This
fir the codes and conventions of indie/folk as they tend to show a lot of imagery in their
music videos.

8. The additional shots like blurry effects of her walking down dark/light hallways
where the camera is placed at a low angle behind her build the chorus part as the
shots are pretty fast .

9. The ending of the music video has the piano fading out along with the transition fading to
black (music goes with visuals). This time the camera is placed on the left hand side rather
than the right its almost seems like as though its reversing the story.