Music Video Research Afterlife-Avenged Sevenfold

The music starts off very fast and heavy. The lighting is quite dark and the band members are shown playing their instruments such as guitar and drums. The band members also have lots of tatoos and piercings. There are close ups of the lead singer who isnt playing an instrument. There is also some midshots of the drummer and the guitarist. The camera is hand held on all shots making it very shakey wich suits the song and beat well. The camera is also raely static which just adds to the feel of this genre. There are some cut aways to things that are part of the story however the video mainly focuses on the band playing their instruments. On the corus the song takes a slow beat and the editing of the shots mirrors this as the shots begin to fade between each other but they are still quick edits. Also on the corus the location of the band changes. As the corus is slightly lighter and slower the band play their instruments in a pure white room and there is also images of white doves which is all seen as very pure. On the guitar solo the two guitarists step forward and the lead singer is no longer the focus. There is mid shots and close ups of the guitarist playing the solo.