Identify how media language is used in the music video to blinding lights by the weekend

Identify how media language is used in the music video  to blinding lights by the weekend


narrative- foreshadowing- show his hurt at the start, circle back round at the end

editing- beat match sound to transition from opening shot to title shot, build suspense 

camera work- movement- hand help filming, matching the movement of the weekend, creating a distorted and shaking viewing for the audience to match the view of the weekend. 

montage- quick pace, build up to the start of song 

continuity- lack of continuity, shows him spinning in the car and being hit but doesn't follow through and cuts to a final shot of him bleeding on the road. restricted narrative- missing the money shot of his car crashing on the link between him bleeding and the actions before. 

camera work- becomes very smooth when the song starts, contrasts to the initial shaky first shot, becomes shaky again when it flashes back to the first scene of the weekend injured 

diegetic sound- the cars engine 

lyrics- cold and empty- shows pans in on empty shot of open road, only him in it 

intertextuality-  joker, red blazer, binary opposition between his smile and blood on his face from the injury, connotes enjoyment of violence 

- creates anchorage for the audience, and build meaning 

-nostalgia, reference to 

-audience pleasure, feeling part of something, noticing something they haven't seen before 

mise-en-scene- colour- red used as reference to violence, could be a metaphor for the same thing, addiction of love is the same as addiction of violence, being in love is like a high 


  • Cinematography and editing

  • Music video conventions 

  • How visual elements create meaning for the audience


  • Codes and conventions – performance/narrative/experimental features
  • Camera work (framing – shot types, angle, position, movement)
  • Editing – beat-matched?
  • Elements of continuity/montage
  • How does the video interpret the music and/or lyrics?
  • Structure/narrative
  • Intertextuality
  • Sound
  • Mise-en-scene – colour, lighting, location, costume/dress, hair/make-up

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