The Script Man Who Can't Be Moved Video Analysis

The Script-The Man Who Can’t Be Moved

At the start of the song the main vocalist, Danny O’Donoghue is walking along a pathway were he then stops at a street corner. At this particular moment the lyrics are ‘going back to the corner, where I first saw you’ are heard which shows a combination of both narrative and performance where the vocalist begins to mime the lyrics to the song which shows a good example of the relationship between the lyrics of the song and the visuals happening on the screen.

The Script is an alternative rock/pop band, and the song features lyrics that we would typically expect from such a band. This song is particularly telling us a story about a couple who have split up and now the man is waiting for his ex-girlfriend to come back to him and he doesn’t want to move on until she does to.

The main man’s image in the video is of casual appearance as no vehicle or anything of higher status to show the audience that he is of little power due to him walking around on his own looking a bit lost. Because the storyline is of such and the atmosphere is busy we expect to see areas of members of the public being featured with cuts of the band performing together, which we do.

The camera focuses on the main vocalist’s voice a lot throughout the sequence of the music video due to him being the star of the music video, and also him being the narrator of the video, and also actually being involved in the story.

The camera angles and the movement allow more contact and emotion with an audience and that attracts and grips an audience in and entertains them.

After about a quarter of the way through the video the entire band in introduces and shown through a cut between the narrative to the performance.

The band members all experience close ups in order to include them properly within the video. The other musicians also contribute to the song which therefore means that they then require screen time as well. Because of the cuts between the performances that are seen in the music video, a whole narrative is shown.

The lighting is natural daylight when he is walking down the street but when he is in the parking lot with the rest of the band the lighting becomes darker and lower.

The rest of the band are also dressed casually which offers a rough edge to their band image and the appearances of the band playing together offers a sort of friendly authenticity to their music.

The narrative of the song continues throughout the video whether it’s the main vocalist or the band or members of the public looking strangely at the lead vocalist because he is not moving from his seat which again shows consistency of a relationship between the lyrics and the video.