All Time Low -

Damned If I Do Ya (Damned If I Don't)

Camera Shots/Angles

Medium shot – Gives evidence to the singers facial expressions, body language and action. In addition to this, the shot enables the viewer to see the headline and the shows logo.

Two shot – shows the layout of the chat show. The TV is central so it draws the viewers attention to it once it’s on.

Close up – Shows Alex performing by singing into the mic

Depth of field – Shows the drummer and the singer performing together. Depth of field highlights the distance between them in the shot as well as Alex being in focus. This suggests that he’s more well known than the others.

Low angle – Highlights that Rian is on a platform which is higher than the camera.

Extreme Long shot – Establishes that the band are performing on a talk show. Establishes the set and the fact that they’re on platforms.

Camera Movement• Zoom: From a long shot to a medium shot, the camera zooms into

Alex as he sings. This highlights his body language and facial expression• Zoom: Long shot to a medium shot • Arc Shot: captures Rian drumming and highlights the member of the

band.

Settings & Props• This video is primarily shot in the studio where Alex is being

interviewed.• They use the following props: instruments (they play them as a small

performance narrative), microphone (for Alex to sing in), mug (placed on the table for Alex), pen and pencil (for the classroom scene; looks like he’s working) and a plant pot (which Alex gets hit with).

Costume, Hair & Makeup• The mother – grey and white spotted dress. Grey has the connotations of knowledge and

wisdom which suits the mother figure. In addition to this, she’s wearing a white cardigan. The colour white has the connotations of understating and faith. Her hair is partly tied up with the other half down and slightly curled at the bottom. Furthermore, she has blonde hair with brown roots which implies to the audience that she dyes her hair.

• The father – Similar coloured clothes to the mother. He’s wearing grey pants and brown shoes. Brown has the connotations of reliability and material security. His jumper has diamonds on it which is the conventional jumper for older men. Moreover, his hair is combed into a centre parting and is a brown colour. However, his moustache is a grey colour highlighting, like his wife, he dyes his hair.

• The host – The host is wearing a smart black pencil skirt and a black and white shirt. This tells the audience that she’s professional due to the connotations of black which are power, elegance and formality. In addition to this, her hair is in a middle parting with fringe brushed to the side. Moreover, her hair is curly which makes her look presentable. Her makeup is quite natural apart from her black eye shadow which links with her outfit and her cheeks which are pink from blusher.

• The teacher – white shirt which is open to imply that she’s promiscuous, a black dress, black tights and short heeled shoes to highlight that she’s professional. Her hair is tied back which is also a professional look, however, the small side bits of hair give her a more free/calm look.

Guests on the Show Shots• Alex – Black jeans, a grey Glamour Kills t-shirt and a sleeveless black

hoodie. In addition to this his hair is styled• Jack – plain grey t-shirt • Rian – black Glamour Kills t-shirt and black jeans.• Zack – striped black and white sleeveless t-shirt.

The outfits the bands are wearing are more casual when they’re portrayed as guests on the show compared to when they’re performing on the show.

Performance Shots• Alex – He’s wearing a yellow and black plaid shirt which connotes

danger and death which suit the genre of music. He’s also wearing a black leather jacket; this also suits the genre and connotes mystery.• Jack – Black dress shirt (this connotes formality) and orange pants

(which represent enthusiasm, which is what the guitarist is known for)• Rian – yellow shirt (which connotes joy and caution. In addition to

this, it matches the surrounding set) and black jeans• Zack – black jeans

Lighting & Colour • Bright high key lighting as the video is studio based and would

therefore be well lit.• Furthermore, the song is very upbeat and this is portrayed through

the use of high key lighting.• The colours are mainly yellow and orange as they are the colours of

the show. Yellow connotes happiness and joy and orange connotes enthusiasm and attraction. The connotation of attraction links to the song as it’s about just that.

Editing & Editing Techniques• Fast paced editing when the song starts to highlight the fast paced

song.• Prior to that, however, the editing is a normal pace. The camera stays

on the host of the show until Alex comes on.

Sound• The sound is mostly non-diegetic sound as it’s the song. • However on some shots the music could be considered as diegetic as

they’re performing, which the audience would be able to hear in the studio.• There are sections of diegetic sound, mostly at the beginning which

creates the story and establishes the scene.

Representation & Genre• Genre: Pop-punk• combines components of punk rock with pop music.• Typically loud guitars, fast punk tempos and chord changes.• Pop-influenced melodies and lyrical themes

• Representation: • Alex’s character is represented as a ladies man as he’s after the school teacher.• His band mates characters are represented as shy guys which is evident when there’s a

mid shot of the three with shy body language.• However, when they’re performing they’re incredibly confident and clearly enjoying

performing.

NarrativeThis video is narrative based. It’s set up as a “Jeremy Kyle” style show and depicts Alex, the lead singer, as the guest on the show. The segment is “people who are involved in secret relationships” and the audience are told that he’s being having a secret affair with his teacher. The narrative starts out by introducing Alex and letting the audience know why he’s there. It then goes on to show the audience his life with the teacher. It starts in home room, then moves to detention and then to band practice where she’s distracting him. After this, it goes back to studio shots where the interviewer brings out his family and band mates where they all argue, rendering it in a fight. This media text is a closed narrative as Alex gets the teacher in the end and they walk off the set together.