Final Cut analysis using Goodwin's 6 points

• The relationship between lyrics and visuals:

I interpreted the lyrics of my song to be about a young man who has recently broken up and is trying to deal with his pain. It shows how he copes during the time period of 2-3 days. It shows he's thinking about a "Trouble", "I need trouble and you need me" interpreting "trouble" as his ex constantly looking at pictures and getting to the point on mental instability as he progresses through a mental journey - symbolised by his constant movement. He is also writing the lyrics of the song as a kind of suicide note - I was going to take it to another level of darkness. His mentality starts to break when he screams into the sink, and with the help of alcohol which is also shown throughout: drinking whiskey, beer and smashing the bottle towards the end. Ending with him thinking and smirking as he sets the picture on fire, along with the lyrics which are his thoughts and feelings. The Fool, is characterised as the lead who is foolish for continuing to want to be with his "Love" but it could also mean that he is calling her 'The Fool' for leaving him, even though he is totally insane: allowing a bit of irony in the matter. You can also clearly see the scenes of him before when they were together to add an insight to the situation.

• There is a relationship between music and visuals

The music in the song is similar to the the alternative rock genre, which is why I have gone for a generally dark aesthetic. The first chorus provides the use of fast paced editing which is also is in time with the drum beats in the music. My shot on action is usually also on the beat, especially at the start of the chorus. Towards the end of the video (4:00) I incorporate many close ups and medium shots of the main characters face to introduce brand recognition which are also in time of the key beats starting with the breaking of the bottle.

• The demands of the record label will include the need for lots of close ups of the artist and the artist may develop motifs which will recur across their work.

The whole of the video is based around the main character who is the lead focus and repeating factor in the video. Throughout the video there is use of a variety of shots including close ups, medium shots, long shots ect. all of which are based on the character and the fact that there are some scenes of him sing the song and lip-syncing it.  

• The is frequently reference of the notion of looking and particularly the vouyeristic treatment of the female body.

I do not have many vouyeristic traits however I do have some close up shots of a photo of his ex lover as he longs after her (2:54).

• There is often intertextual reference to films, tv and other forms of media. 

This is where I failed slightly, there are a few shot I used which do have reference to my favourite film: 'Requiem For A Dream' especially the shot of him screaming in the sink, a key reference to the scene where 'Marion Silver' (character) screams into a bathtub as she is releasing her anger. The second shot akin to 'RFAD' is the shot when he takes a swig of whiskey out of the bottle, as if attaching the camera to the chest so every movement they do the camera does aswell. This is done brilliantly in the film when she is screaming in the bathtub to release all her stress and mental pain.  However in my video it looks a bit goofy almost like he is drinking the water, but I do like having it there as a bit of a homage.

The other shot I really wanted to use which I diddnt because of equipment and budget was a shot used in some Danny Boyle's films, Trainspotting and 127 Hours where the camera is inside of the Needle/Water Bottle respectively as it drains. I wanted a shot of the camera inside of one of the glasses he drinks in the pub and it slowly lowers with the level of the beer.