Accidentally in love-counting crows
The song is an upbeat and happy song but the video has a sad twist. In this video the main character is a Rabbit(an animated one) that sings, this creates a surreal atmosphere, adding an odd edge to it as the video is quite ordinary. The Rabbit also represents the singer of the band who performs the song and is the only way the band is represented, the band itself is not shown at all throughout the whole video.
The video promotes Shrek 2 aswell, showing clips of the movie on the tv in the video, as the song is used at the very beginning of Shrek 2.
There isn't much imagery as it's a very simple video but still has a storyline that relates to the song. The man/boyfriend dances and flips his way out of the bedroom showing how happy and excited he is to be with and wake up next to his girlfriend.
The video also portrays a fairly normal morning for people that are smitten, with the guy making his girlfriend breakfast in bed by adding in the rabbit who seems to be 'accidentally in love' with the girl, making it silly yet interesting. Maybe it symbolises that anything can happen.
The end is another surreal turn as the rabbit and the girl run off together, leaving the man alone and wondering where his girlfriend went. This makes you feel quite sorry for him (this being a sad twist) However, the girl and the rabbit running off could connote the fact that looks don't/shouldn't matter.
Nine in the afternoon-Panic at the disco.
This song is also another up-beat song that, in places, doesn't seem or need to make sense. At the beginning of this video, the main singer wakes up in a room where for some reason, everything is red and he is moving in a way that almost looks like he is moving backwards. This may symbolise confusion and how when you first wake up everything is quite hazy.
He walks out of his door and he is in different clothes in the street (linking with the lyrics 'back to the streets where we began') the line then comes 'speaking of things we shouldn't read...' where princesses chase him and the band with bows and arrows, which connotes stories and fairytales.
All of the lyrics are a bit confusing and even the main line 'Nine in the afternoon' doesnt make sense as there is no such time. I think this symbolises being somewhere (trapped) for so long that your not totally aware of anything, your location or the time.
The animals and giant candy canes etc. portray childhood. This ties in with the fact that alot of lines begin with 'Back to' meaning the past and how they miss their childhood. This video promotes the band as they are featured in it but when they are playing, you cant see their faces, when they are not, they are joining in the fun.
The lighting all the way through seems normal, as in daytime/natural lighting. Clocks are also a big theme throughout the video as the title includes time. There is no specific costume, it changes all the way through as it is cutting to different scenes all the time. I like this video because of the fact that it does'nt make much sense. (Its not actually supposed to as the band wrote this song after being in a room with no windows and no clocks for so long trying to think up a new song, that when the singer asked what the time was, the guitarist answered ' i dunno, about nine in the afternoon' and that is how the song came about.
Nine in the afternoon-Panic at the disco.
This song is also another up-beat song that, in places, doesn't seem or need to make sense. At the beginning of this video, the main singer wakes up in a room where for some reason, everything is red and he is moving in a way that almost looks like he is moving backwards. This may symbolise confusion and how when you first wake up everything is quite hazy.
He walks out of his door and he is in different clothes in the street (linking with the lyrics 'back to the streets where we began') the line then comes 'speaking of things we shouldn't read...' where princesses chase him and the band with bows and arrows, which connotes stories and fairytales.
All of the lyrics are a bit confusing and even the main line 'Nine in the afternoon' doesnt make sense as there is no such time. I think this symbolises being somewhere (trapped) for so long that your not totally aware of anything, your location or the time.
The animals and giant candy canes etc. portray childhood. This ties in with the fact that alot of lines begin with 'Back to' meaning the past and how they miss their childhood. This video promotes the band as they are featured in it but when they are playing, you cant see their faces, when they are not, they are joining in the fun.
The lighting all the way through seems normal, as in daytime/natural lighting. Clocks are also a big theme throughout the video as the title includes time. There is no specific costume, it changes all the way through as it is cutting to different scenes all the time. I like this video because of the fact that it does'nt make much sense. (Its not actually supposed to as the band wrote this song after being in a room with no windows and no clocks for so long trying to think up a new song, that when the singer asked what the time was, the guitarist answered ' i dunno, about nine in the afternoon' and that is how the song came about.
Good although you tend to limit your comments to what happens in the video rather than suggesting what for instance the rabbit connotes. Always left justify text. Label as LO3
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