Interpol - Evil

Camera: Firstly in this video there are a series of mid shots and long shots to display to catastrophe in which that has happened. The first shot of the puppet singer is a long shot to make it clear he is apart of the scene. Three quick cut shots zoom into his face to a close up to notice that the puppet is the singer of the band. The following of shots are quick flashing backwards and forwards to the puppet and the crash scene, this keeps in time with the drums and the pace of the music. There are a lot of close ups on the puppet singing with extras waking in front of the camera to kind of separate the shots. This is followed by mid shots of the puppet in the ambulance so that the audience can establish what is going on around him as if he is a real person. A series of close ups are used now to view the surgery that is happening to the puppet to create realism. The music video ends with a series of close ups, mid and long shots to see the puppet alive and dancing once again to create realism.

Editing: The pace of editing is well kept with the music the actions and cuts are kept in time. The cuts keep the continuity well especially when the puppet is taken to hospital and the different shots show him coming through doors and into surgery. The editing is good in this music video as it keep the narrative flowing well which is important when narrative is introduced in the video as it must be easy to watch and easy to follow because not many audiences will watch something that is hard work.

Sound: The only sound in the video is the track itself, this is good because it means the actions are well acted there is no sound needed, it is also good because sometimes other sounds can be distracting from the track itself which defeats the purpose of the music video. The pace of the song is good and is kept through out the music video, there are no pauses or interruptions.

Mise-en-scene: The main interest at the beginning of the shot is the accident in which has happened, all aspects of the accident is clearly seen and the audience can see it is quite severe. There are fireman and paramedics everywhere and people crying and being resuscitated. When the puppet is introduced he is in quite pale coloured clothing alike his skin, he has messy hair and cuts on his face proving he is apart of the scene and the accident. The next location is in the ambulance where the puppet is cared for by paramedics as if he were human. It is quite dark lighting as it is set at night suggesting the song has a dark mood, which is true because the song is called evil. The following location and final is the hospital, where is much lighter, especially in surgery because the puppets life is saved and he is back in the light.

I think this puppet in this music video represents that humans are as fragile as puppets and we also do what we are told and are controlled by other people. Which is shown in the music videos as the people are dying and are controlled by the paramedics and doctors.