Mumford and Sons- Little Lion man (analysis)

MES

• Light bulbs on strings looped around the room.
• They are performing on a stage-wooden.
• Blank/bear room, nothing on the walls.
• Suits, waist coats, shirts with no ties and they are open neck. Two band members have jackets and two of them don't
• Very simplistic
• Piano, cello, guitar and piano are used.
• Jewellery (earrings and necklaces)
• Foot stomping

Sound

• The guitar is extremely noticeable as the main instrument. There are hints that it maybe electric as well as acoustic.
• Rustic voice which is also deep.
• Electric banjo.
• There is a few cases where a swear word is used.
• Banjo is very clear on the chorus
• Drums are used predominantly on the chorus as is the tambourine.
• Foot stomping
• Piano isn't very clear but only on the instrumental
• Builds up to a climax at the end of the song and then slows right down at the end of the song.

Camera shots

• Close ups are used to highlight shadows used to hide the singers identity to begin with.
• Close ups are used to show the importance of the main singer.
• Long shots are used to show the setting of where the music video is being shot.
• Extreme close ups are used to show what instruments are being used and how they are being played, for example the banjo and the guitar.

Editing

• Not many edits are used throughout the music video by the jumping in and out of the flashing of the light bulbs could be classed as an edit. A side from that there are no other edits that are used that we are able to highlight.

This is a performance based music video as it is on stage.
No story accompanies the song lyrics.
High key lighting amplifies the shadows in the video.
There is no relationship between the lyrics and the visuals; however the visuals match and correspond to the tempo and attitude of the music, for example to cuts get faster as the music speeds up.