Textual Analysis- “You&Me” By Disclosure

 

The video is about a young couple who are traveling around Europe, this makes the video a narration of their travels.

       The song “you and me” is a dance track which works well with the narration because it helps to represent their young age.

•        Two shots are used throughout. This enables us as the audience to see the couples close relationship; this also further suggests that the video is going to be about them.

 



·       An extreme long shot is used where by the couple are looking out to sea. This is effective because it shows the setting to be on a boat, presumably leaving the country suggesting the start of the couples adventure together. In addition, this fits with the music genre of dance because this genre of music is usually perceived as upbeat and exciting.

 

·         Slow motion special effects are used to show the time slowed down this is an effective technique because it shows the couple enjoying the moment.

·       Tracking shots are used to show the movement of the car they are in. This is an effective way to show the physical journey they are making as a couple, however connotes the journey of love and friendship they are making in throughout their relationship.

·       Low angle shots are used to look up at the couple so that you can see the sky scrapers above them, revealing the busy city life. Again the aspect of sight seeing or living in a city fits in with the genre of exciting up beat music.

·         Shallow depth of field is used in this video to show the daunting backdrop of an unknown city but due to the focus on the couple it shows that they have each other and are ready to enjoy this experience.

·         The video throughout shows the boy doing exciting tricks in unusual places this emphasizes dance music as a fun beat genre, it also re- enforces the fact that the couple are still young keeping the video fun and relatable to the audience.

 

·       Throughout the video there are adult themes; for example drinking, smoking and sexual scenes this helps to fit in with the genre of music as dance is stereotypically listened to by young adults.