The Final Episode (Lets Change the Channel)

One of the main features of this music video is the large repertoire of quick cuts that are used in time with the fast paced breakdown which is a part of the main riff. The fast paced cuts fit in well with the aggressive tone of the song and with the pace of the double bass drum most notably. There are a mixture of low and high angles (going up as high as birds eye view) to give as many different perspectives as possible during the music video. The camera focuses mostly on the singer of the band but also shifts between band members and occasionally does a whole band shot, perhaps to re-orientate the viewer after an array of quick cuts. The camera also occasionally takes shots of items around the room such as glasses of water and light bulbs flickering, perhaps to set the scene.
Some effects that are used in this video are slow motion, particularly of the crash cymbal using high FPS, and the use of reverse motion to make the video more dramatic. To create the sense of chaos and aggression the camera is also shaky and shifts in and out of focus at times. The whole video has been edited to look darker and has been de-saturated to perhaps convey the dark atmosphere the band creates.
This video has no narrative at all and is a performance video by the band.
The band’s look is also representative post-hardcore/metalcore genre, with the long dark hair and the dark clothes and black instruments.
In my opinion this is an effective video since it conveys the aggressiveness and how ‘brutal’ it is with the effects uses such as the de-saturation and the quick camera shots and makes it a very dramatic sequence using techniques such as slow motion.