This is a very typical music video for a pop song as it follows a linear narrative with part performance. It follows the story of a typical teenage boy who wants to leave home because of his troubled life. The opening shot is him on his bed looking weak and...
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This is a very typical music video for a pop song as it follows a linear narrative with part performance. It follows the story of a typical teenage boy who wants to leave home because of his troubled life. The opening shot is him on his bed looking weak and hurt from something. They use a range of angles to keep the audience engaged from different perspectives. The use of close ups throughout the video is to show the boys facial expressions. We can infer from most that he is angry or upset, this shows he is now out to go and get something which is escape from home. The main two settings are in a suburban city and a forest. The place he is living can also imply his upbringing in council estates with his mum unemployed. The forest is his escape route and we can connote this to danger however he is almost on a journey. The flashback to the man in the river is a long shot and the colour of yellow can be inferred as cowardness represented by him running away. Colours are a major signifier i
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