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Music Video Plan Actors: Grandad (War veteran). Jack (younger version of grandad when he was fighting in the war). Matthew (grandson of Grandad, is also the dead corpse of Grandad/Jack's fallen 'brother', although he is face down so cannot be recognised as Matthew). Settings: Hockley Woods. The Holy Trinity Church. The War Memorial. Home. The Graveyard. Sequence of Scenes Since the song takes a while to begin, the music video starts with Matthew playing Call of Duty on the Xbox (obviously a game about war and shooting other people) (close-mid shot). Grandad walks in and sees his grandson playing COD, which reminds him of his terrible experiences in the war he fought in (WW2). Suddenly angry, he sternly says to Matthew "what have I told you about playing war games?" before turning off the Xbox (still close-mid shot). Grandad walks downstairs (close-mid shot) back into the living room. He picks up a picture of himself back when he was a soldier in the war. He then b...

Codes and Conventions of Coldplay's 'Violet Hill' Music Video The  'Violet Hill'  music video is mainly a performance of the song, with the 'narrative' part being in the lyrics of the song. There is frequent usage of the black and white filter (which creates a dark, depressing mood/atmosphere). The shaky, handheld camera (instead of a rigid stationary camera) links to the fact that it is about a serious, dark, sad topic (war) which caused millions of people upset and harm across the world; holding the camera and filming in this way suggests emotional unstableness. The edits/cuts are very slow and minimal in 'Violet Hill' , which further portrays the sad, depressing mood of the song. Lighting and costumes are normally important in music videos since it helps to express and portray the mood of the song further. However, Coldplay wear very basic, dark, bland clothes, with the lighting being dark; these two typical conventions of music videos aren't ...

Codes and Conventions of the Genre (of my music video) The audience can expect the music video to be sad and depressing (the song the music video is about covers topics such as war, people dying and the corruption in the media and Government). Effects such as the black and white filter, slow motion and a variety of different shot types will all come together to create the feeling of sadness, with the narrative also creating a depressing atmosphere since it is about a soldier whose fellow soldiers passed away in war. There are loads of sad songs which are accompanied by music videos which contain a mixture of either the black and white effect or dark colours (whether it is a dark setting, characters in the music video are wearing dark clothes, dark objects/props are being used etc).

'Violet Hill' Music Video Analysis 'Violet Hill' was first released by Coldplay on 6th May, 2008.  As the music video starts, the camera is wobbly/turbulent; this connotes emotional unsteadiness. The black and white effect adds to the sadness and depression of the song and the lyrics (see lyric breakdown for meaning behind the lyrics). Lots of close-up shots. Filmed in remote locations. Clips of the band climbing up a hill connotes struggle (similarly to what the lyrics are implying; again, see lyric breakdown). Chris Martin (Coldplay's lead vocalist) struggles to walk through the snow (at the end of the music video), with the clip ending with him collapsing into the snow - these things again connote struggle and the idea of the 'battle of attrition' in war. Also, the fact that this is one of the only shots without the rest of the band in again links to the idea of war (and the ideology of the song) since it suggests that Chris Martin is the only...