Initial Ideas

Cosmic Love (Album Version)

Duration: 4:19

(In studio)
Hayley is posing within a picture. She beings to lip-sync the first few lines before turning and stepping out of the picture frame.

Verse

A falling star fell from your heart, (0:03 – 0:09)

And landed in my eyes.  (0:10 – 0:14)

I screamed aloud, as it tore through them, (0:17 – (0:23)

And now it's left me blind. (0:23 – 0:28)

(At Museum)
Dress change for Hayley. If we have permission to film at the Museum, she is seen stepping out of a picture in the Museum, before escaping into reality.

Chorus

The stars, the moon, they have all been blown out, (0:30 – 0:37)

You left me in the dark. (0:37 – 0:41)

No dawn, no day, I'm always in this twilight, (0:44 – 0:51)

In the shadow of your heart. (0:51 – 0:55)

(At the beach/ Abondoned house)
The shot tilts upwards towards then sky, to then tilt downwards (in a hidden transition) to another location. 

Verse

And in the dark, I can hear your heartbeat, (0:58 – 1:04)

I tried to find the sound. (1:05 – 1:08)

But then it stopped and I was in the darkness, (1:12 – 1:18)

So darkness I became. (1:18 – 1:25)

(On location)

We use a pan of the candles as Hayley is seen running alongside a wall, dragging her hand. She quickens her pace and spins around dancing.
  
Chorus

The stars, the moon, they have all been blown out, (1:25 – 1:32)

You left me in the dark. (1:32 – 1:36)

No dawn, no day, I'm always in this twilight, (1:39 – 1:46)

In the shadow of your heart. (1:47 – 1:50)
  
(In studio)
Dance sequence begins, and another dress-change takes place (hidden in an edit of the dancing sequence) the lighting is erratic, going from light to dark with several candles throughout the room, she imagine the people from her painting and backs into a corner. 

Ou-oh (ou-oh), Ou-oh (ou-oh), Ou-oh, Ou-oh, Ou-oh (ou-oh), Ou-oh (ou-oh), Ou-oooh. (1:53 – 2:06)
 

(In studio)
Hayley is kneeling on the ground (shallow focus) with the candles in the foreground. She grabs the candles and we switch to a close up of her face. She looks up then back down (hiding another transition).

Bridge

I took the stars from my eyes and then I made a map, (2:06 – 2:12)

And knew that somehow I could find my way back. (2:13 – 2:19)

Then I heard your heart beating, you were in the darkness too, (2:20 – 2:26)

So I stayed in the darkness with you. (2:27 – 2:31)

(At the beach/ Abondoned house)
Hayley lip-syncs the first two lines whilst looking up towards the sky (a reference to the song). She moves her arms about in a Florence fashion, and the shot changes to that of the sky, showing the stars and perhaps a meteor shooting past (transition).

A shot of her glowing heart as it beats, a shallow focus hides the next transition (1-3 seond shots are used).

Chorus

The stars, the moon, they have all been blown out, (2:35 – 2:42)

You left me in the da-ark. (2:42 – 2:48)

No dawn, no day, I'm always in this twilight, (2:49 – 2:56)

In the shadow of your he-art. (2:59 – 3:02)

(At Museum)
Hayley returns to the Museum, stumbling upon her old painting. Realising how much she's missed it, she lip-syncs the chorus melancholically.

The stars (the stars), the moon (the moon), they have all been blown out, (3:02 – 3:09)

You left me in the da-ark (you left me in the dark). (3:09 – 3:16)

No dawn, no day, I'm always in this twilight, (3:16 – 3:23)

In the shadow of your he-art (shadow of your heart). (3:24 – 3:30)

(In studio)
Hayley steps back into the painting as the other characters inside lipsync behind her. She sits back down and resumes her pose.

Ou-oh (ou-oh), Ou-oh (ou-oh), Ou-oh, Ou-oh, Ou-oh (ou-oh), Ou-oh (ou-oh), Ou-oooh. (3:31 – 3:43)

Instrumental (3:43 - 4:19) 

(At Museum)

The scene fades, and zooms out, fading back in to show various parts of the Museum as the instrumental plays and the song finishes.

 

Written by Abbie Smith with amendments by Georgia Johnson.

Lyrics Breakdown

Cosmic Love (Album Version)

Duration: 4:19

Verse

A falling star fell from your heart, (0:03 – 0:09)

And landed in my eyes.  (0:10 – 0:14)

I screamed aloud, as it tore through them, (0:17 – (0:23)

And now it's left me blind. (0:23 – 0:28)

Chorus

The stars, the moon, they have all been blown out, (0:30 – 0:37)

You left me in the dark. (0:37 – 0:41)

No dawn, no day, I'm always in this twilight, (0:44 – 0:51)

In the shadow of your heart. (0:51 – 0:55)

Verse

And in the dark, I can hear your heartbeat, (0:58 – 1:04)

I tried to find the sound. (1:05 – 1:08)

But then it stopped and I was in the darkness, (1:12 – 1:18)

So darkness I became. (1:18 – 1:25)

Chorus

The stars, the moon, they have all been blown out, (1:25 – 1:32)

You left me in the dark. (1:32 – 1:36)

No dawn, no day, I'm always in this twilight, (1:39 – 1:46)

In the shadow of your heart. (1:47 – 1:50)

Ou-oh (ou-oh), Ou-oh (ou-oh), Ou-oh, Ou-oh, Ou-oh (ou-oh), Ou-oh (ou-oh), Ou-oooh. (1:53 – 2:06)

Bridge

I took the stars from my eyes and then I made a map, (2:06 – 2:12)

And knew that somehow I could find my way back. (2:13 – 2:19)

Then I heard your heart beating, you were in the darkness too, (2:20 – 2:26)

So I stayed in the darkness with you. (2:27 – 2:31)

Chorus

The stars, the moon, they have all been blown out, (2:35 – 2:42)

You left me in the da-ark. (2:42 – 2:48)

No dawn, no day, I'm always in this twilight, (2:49 – 2:56)

In the shadow of your he-art. (2:59 – 3:02)

The stars (the stars), the moon (the moon), they have all been blown out, (3:02 – 3:09)

You left me in the da-ark (you left me in the dark). (3:09 – 3:16)

No dawn, no day, I'm always in this twilight, (3:16 – 3:23)

In the shadow of your he-art (shadow of your heart). (3:24 – 3:30)

Ou-oh (ou-oh), Ou-oh (ou-oh), Ou-oh, Ou-oh, Ou-oh (ou-oh), Ou-oh (ou-oh), Ou-oooh. (3:31 – 3:43)

Instrumental (3:43 - 4:19)

Permission Letter

Digipak Analysis

All three digipaks are five page images (including discs). The cover image tends to feature the band and album name, the second panel is usually a picture of the band along with the track listings, while the third contains copyrights and the fourth a filler image of some sort. The discs are mostly simple and show the band name/ album name, with the exception of The Killers disc. All of the digipaks fall under the indie rock genre.

The Killers digipak lacks colour (much like the three other examples) except for a few choice words including the album title ‘Sam’s Town’. The band name and album title are both centred in the middle of the image on the front panel, with what seems to be a ‘Miss World’ winner taking up the right hand side, and a ram taking up the bottom left. The Killers logo is made up out of a pointillism style, that gives it the effect of a light up sign (with the dots being lightbulbs) and is a sharp contrast against the aged building behind it.

Sam’s Town is the Killers second studio album, and was produced under the Island and Vertigo record labels. These two companies are fairly mainstream, both of these companies are over 40 years old. Island Records has had such names as Mariah Carey, Dizzee Rascal, Def Leppard and Florence and the Machine signed to them, while Vertigo includes big names such as Black Sabbath and Metallica in their retinue.

9 Frame Analysis

Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out

Run Time: 3:57

0:06: This shot shows the lead singer (Alex Kapranos) as a head with the lyrics of the song around him. This fits typical indie rock conventions, by showing both a band member and something related to the song.
0:07: This shot is a close up shot of Alex's guitar, again with some lyrics on the scene. The black and white theme tends to be a recurring theme throughout indie rock videos (see digipak analysis).
0:10: This is a long shot of the band (presumably greenscreened) on an almost cartoony background. It fits indie rock conventions as it shows the whole band playing, it keeps with the monochrome theme and the geometric shapes that are used throughout the music video.
0:21: A long shot of the band again with the background and angle of the shot changing.
1:05: Another long shot of the band, except this time with robotic bodies and a different angle.
1:30: A close up of Alex's head again, but only his mouth with the head made out of robotic parts. The red and the yellow colours are ones that are used throughout the video along with the black and white shades.
1:38: Some of the artwork featured in the music video (a robotic leg made out of unusual objets while wearing a shoe, fitting the theme of robotic items made out of everyday items that is used throughout the video.)
1:59: A shot of the interposed 'story' that is shown throughout the video, it doesn't necessarily make sense or fit the lyrics of the music video.
2:24: Another such scene.

Most of the scenes in the video seem to follow the same, almost 'blueprint-ish' look. This fits indie rock conventions, as indie bands tend to do videos that tell stories or feature an unusual concept. They also show at least the lead singer of the band during the video, but most often (particularly with an all male band) they will show the whole group at points.