Band: Jimmy Eat World Song: Always Be
This video is set in a natural history museum. There is a tour of the museum going on, and there are many young people following it, almost as if it is for a school trip or something. All the young people all appear to be 'alternative', you can tell they are most probably into rock music by their image such are dark clothes and eye makeup, however it isn't too over the top so still fits with the genre of music. Black suits are worn by the band, this of which is common of many alternative rock bands.
The story line is fairly obvious in this one. On the tour, a boy and a girl notice each other and continue to look gaze and smile at each other. During the tour, they enter a room saying 'no entry', where they just sit confortably. After nearly been caught, they join the tour again and continue to smile at each other. Alltogether, it just shows the chemistry between two young people and how they like each other, and at the same time maybe are too shy to fully show it.
There are random clips throughout the video of the band performing in random exhibits at the museum, surrounded by animals and dinosaur skeletons. The performance is relaxed and plesant to match the style of the video and song.
Bright colours and a high key lighting have been used throughout which give a possitive, happy feeling. Matching the meaning of the song.
Band: Mayday Parade Song: Jamie All Over
This video is set in a Las Vegas style casino. There are many people gambling on things that you would associate with a casino and there are many people wearing expensive looking formal suits that fit the image of a casino.
The video basically shows the band members going around the casino, each having extremely good luck as they continue to win things. It seems as if the storyline is to do with 'getting lucky in life' somehow, and matches to the song as it is possitive and upbeat. This reflects on how the band performs which is energetic.
The style is very flashy as expected from a casino and many bright lights, colours and props are used.
The analysis here is a little on the brief side but it does support the more in-depth work you did on Muse videos. I think a load of screen shots would really help to show what you are talking about.
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