Technical Analysis- Sandi Thom- Wish I Was A PunkRocker

Sandi Thom- Wish I Was A PunkRocker
Total running time: 2 minutes, 39 seconds
Total number of camera shots: 1 camera shot in total, absolutely no cuts
Vocalist (Thom) is given the most camera time, musicians can be spotted in the background through use of medium long camera shots
Medium close-ups and medium long-shots are the majority of camera shots used throughout the music video

The Sandi Thom music video begins with a medium close- up shot of a traditional red letter box associated with English culture which serves to immediately establish the location of the video and nationality of the vocalist. In addition to this, it also familiarises the audience, immediately aligning them with the artist through the concept of Barthes cultural symbolic code.
The camera continues to pan right where we then come in to clear focus of the lead vocalist- the lighting on Thom is lighter than the background which serves to highlight her and is designed so she is visually memorable by the audience. The camera then proceeds to track bacwards on a dolly which serves to allow the audience to view her voyeuristically from the neck upwards so as to commodify her as a genuinely talented artist. By using her face in order to promote her star image instead of her body is evidence of a postmodern artist using a music video as a star vehicle, propelling her in to immediate stardom.
The fact that the camera does not cut once gives the audience a clear sense of time adding a sense of realism to the music video.
As the video draws to a close, the camera zooms out quicker foreshadowing the end of the song. The background shot of the musicians authenticates Thom's music and emphasises and reinforces her talent.