Beggars Screenshot Analysis

The establishing shot of the music video is a long shot of all the band members walking. Using this shot and angle for the first few shots to introduce the narrative through Costume (Mise-en-Scene) and also promote the image of the musicians in the band, becoming more recognisable through being shown. All of this is before the lyrics which allows the audience to focus on the visual this shot also shows off the costume which references the well known 1971 film" Clockwork Orange", making the video intertextual.

Next, again before the lyrics, are a series of close-up shots of band members. This is used to show each band member. This is used to show each members individual look, which is an important convention in the rock genre, and make the members more recognisable. This is why the lead singer is shown more, as he is the face of the band and must be recognisable. The lighting in these shots focuses on the face of the band member by illuminating just their face and leaving the other member's in shadow. This is especially important when showing the singer, so the audience is not distracted by anything else in frame.

Here is a long shot of the "protagonist" of the narrative. He is an illustration of the title of the song and represents metaphorically some of the lyrics. After this shot there is a quick/ short montage of four shots of him standing, snagging his coat, and running from Mallory Knox.

Here's a close up of the lead singer performing. This is the only element of performance shown throughout the video, and is always shown through close ups and midshots in the darkened underpass. The backup singer is also shown at some points in the same way, However The majority of the performing shots are of the lead singer. The use of close ups focuses the attention on the lead singer and his gestures, and their relationship to the lyrics. For example in this shot he is singing "there's a devil stuck in my brain".

This is a long shot showing the beggar running from the band. The majority of the narrative shots are like this in close-ups, mid shots, long shots and extreme long shots , and they help represent the title and some of the lyrics. he is running here which links the chorus " You need me, but I don't know how to reach you".