First Frame
This first frame shows a close up shot of a wedding book and feather quill which is obviously meant to represent the fact the theme of this video will be of a wedding, which also suggests the setting might also be at a wedding. The shot is a close up which makes it easy to see the elaborate nature of the wedding book, (does this suggest a material criticism?)
Second Frame
The second shot is then when the camera zooms out to show a medium long shot of a bride groom and vicar, this is very thematic towards a wedding and evidently shows these two are about to be betrothed. Also it is very stereotypical to what genre convention would believe a wedding to look like, with a very rustic theme; religious elements are also brought in because it looks very proper and religious as there is a priest there.
Third Frame
The third frame is then of the lead singer of the band (or at least we are led to believe this as he is singing the words) bursting in with a bunch of odd looking people completely at a binary opposite to the wedding scene and the people who were already here, the nature of them bursting in suggests chaos and disorder which again is at a binary opposite of the calm environment a person wants for their wedding. The shot is a medium long shot which I believed is used to show the diversity of the people who have burst in and that a long shot has not been used because the cameraman also wanted to keep the focus on the lead singer (this is star icon).
Fourth Frame
This is a close up (meat shot) of the lead singer and the groom. You may notice the groom has eyeliner on as does the lead singer, this suggests a theme that perhaps the two are similar. Furthermore the way the lead singer is leaning over the shoulder of the groom seems to suggest he is almost trying to tempt him; whilst the groom is leaning in a little (but keeping his eyes on the camera) suggesting that perhaps he is listening.
Fifth Frame
The fifth frame is a wide-long shot which shows the multitude of people who have burst in and disturbed the calmer atmosphere that there was before, this shot actually pans to show the complete difference from what the video looked and scene looked before and I believe this is done to reinforce the binary opposite nature of the two scenes. Furthermore this shot shows how the people who bursted in have settled down in the grooms side of the isle, suggesting that they are related to him and this sitting down also shows that they do not intend to leave.
Sixth Frame
This next frame is a blocking shot of the lead singer moving through the hustle and bustle of the (rather odd) crowd. I believe a blocking shot is used to show how busy the scene has suddenly become as everybody has started getting up and dancing, the concentration of the singers face as he moves through the crowd suggests difficulty which might show that perhaps the experience of being within this crowd is not pleasant. Furthermore we can see from the fact the singer is moving through the crowd and not dancing like the rest of them, he is different.
Seventh Frame
The theme of binary opposites is shown again by a similar shot to the second (a mid length shot of the bride and groom about to be betrothed) however it is a binary opposite as the scene is no longer calm and happy to couple are obviously arguing, the male is shouting and in the next shot the woman actually throws the flowers down and leaves. Perhaps this is done to show the discord spread by a simple interruption, or perhaps it is to be interpreted as the couple were not happy in the first place.
Frame Eight
This penultimate shot is after the bride has run out, the lead singer is shown at an over the shoulder shot (typical for conversation) talking to the groom, the serious look on the grooms face is almost somber and perhaps suggests something bad is happening. This is also a medium close up and I believe that is used to portray the depth of the grooms expression. The lead singer is also holding onto the grooms tie and almost pulling him, suggesting a dominance out of the two.
Frame Nine
This final frame shows a medium shot of the groom which pans as he dances. He is wearing the attire the lead singer had on before and the lead singer is nowhere to be seen (in fact the groom is on his own). However this change of clothing is meant to represent more than that in that perhaps the groom has become whatever the lead singer was. The fact he is alone represents isolation but the manic/happy expression he is wearing suggests a disregard for this. I believe the medium long shot was used to emphasise the clothing change but retain focus on his expression, an effect best achieved with this type of shot.
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