Three days grace - Pain Analysis

At the beginning of the video, there is a mixture of establishing shots focusing on the different people in society looking melancholic that may suggest a link to the title of the song "Pain". The use of establishing shots which are zoomed in slowly at the beginning of the music video is a typical convention as it allows the audience to understand the narrative. The song may also act as the conscience of the actors which is a link of the two worlds. This therefore adds as the narrative of the video as it allows the songs message to be portrayed effectively.

Firstly, there is a close - up shot of the singer singing the beginning of the song which is a convention of a music video as it allows the audience to see the artists musicality. As the music starts to begin, the hand held camera begins to focus on the other members of the band who are playing in sync with the speed of the music and the camera movement. This is a typical convention of music videos as this shows the gradual speed of the cuts from switching to the different members of the band and gives the audience a disorientating feeling.

The mise en scene of the bands world is typical of the rock genre as the clothing is dark and simple which is a code to reflect they are attitude to life. They also have a certain hairstyle and tattoos on their body parts which is also code for the genre trying to be reflected. While in the actors world, the mise en scene is realistic as the people are situated in different in their everyday places. They are also dressed in typical, normal clothing which is code for a realistic look compared to the other world of the band.

As the singer is going towards the stairs and down them, there is the use of the track shot as we follow where he is going. Also, as the singer sings and moves around with the use of the hand held camera, the camera bisects some of his body. This is typical of a music video, as it makes the audience aware of the production of the video and to focus on the band and not the narrative.

The use of dolly shots surrounds the band and keeps the movement of the song going as Vernallis says "It provides a simple way for a music video to catch and sustain a songs momentum". The low angle shots surround the band playing which connotes how the band are musically able and audience will look up to them. Therefore, this is a convention found in many music videos over a broad range of genres.

The 180 degree rule is broken occasionally by the singer and other member's of the band as the camera allows the audience to see the back and front of the band such as when the singer is opening the door and we can see his back. This is not a typical convention of a music video but is now more frequently used in music videos as this is a changing convention that explains the narrative with better understanding.

The camera once again focuses on the singer and there is a tracking shot that is tracking the singers movements. The background is also blurred which connotes how the audience is made to focus just on the singer. This is a typical convention of music videos as music videos focus much more on the singer, especially in this video as the singer carries the narrative through the use of graphic matches.

Throughout the video, there are graphic matches throughout the video that allows audience to leap from the bands world to the actors world, as Vernallis says "Music video can use graphic matches so freely because the genre has reason to draw attention to its materials and production methods". Also other people can hear the diegetic music that the singer is singing which may connote that the artist has some kind of power or are similar to the people in the actors world. This is not a typical convention as before in music videos because the two worlds are not supposed to merge

but to only reflect each other.

At the end of the video, there is a constant dolly shot of all the members of the band which allows the audience to see the red crosses on the back of the bands and actors necks. This may connote how the two worlds have merged together, which is not a typical convention of a music video and the rules are constantly broken.