Nightcall By London Grammar

London Grammar are a British trio formed by Hannah Reid, Dan Rothman and Dominic 'Dot' Major. Their debut EP Metal & Dust was released in February 2013 by Metal & Dust Recordings Ltd, while their debut album If You Wait was released on 9 September 2013. If You Wait has been certified platinum in Australia and the UK, selling over 70,000 and 300,000 copies respectively.

London Grammar are currently signed to Minisrty of sound. Ministry of Sound is a British record label that started out as a nightclub in London, but has since diversified into a multimedia entertainment business. In addition to the nightclub, it is an independent record label and worldwide events brand with a radio station and other media outlets.

'Nightcall'

Lyrics:

Excuse me for a while

While I'm wide-eyed

And I'm so damn caught in the middle

I've excused you for a while

While I'm wide-eyed

And I'm so damn caught in the middle

And a lion, a lion roars would you not listen?

If a child, a child cries would you not forgive them?

Yeah, I might seem so strong

Yeah, I might speak so long

I've never been so wrong

Yeah, I might seem so strong

Yeah, I might speak so long

I've never been so wrong

Excuse me for a while,

Turn a blind eye

With a stare caught right in the middle

Have you wondered for a while

I have a feeling deep down

You're caught in the middle?

If a lion, a lion roars would you not listen?

If a child, a child cries would you not forgive them?

Yeah, I might seem so strong

Yeah, I might speak so long

Might never been so wrong

Yeah, I might seem so strong

Yeah, I might speak so long

Might never been so wrong

Excuse me for a while

While I'm wide-eyed

And I'm so damn caught in the middle

Have you wondered for a while

I have a feeling deep down?

You're caught in the middle

Yeah, I might seem so strong

Yeah, I might speak so long

Might never been so wrong

Yeah, I might seem so strong

Yeah, I might speak so long

Might never been so wrong

Synopsis:
This music promo would be best described as a concept video, as the message behind the video is obscure. Throughout the video a continuous pan between location establishes the next scene.

Camera work:

The video begins with an extreme long shot of the 3 artist. They appear to be stood in a field at night with a beam of light shinning down on them. This shot then begins to zoom closer before the shot quickly pans to the left to show a young girl sat solitude on a swing. The shot then continues to pan past the girl and across to an old looking red car with its lights left on. As the shot zooms out slightly a silhouette of a man is shown stood frozen in front of the car. It then becomes clear that all the shots are stills because the people are all frozen still. The video then pans quickly across to a close up of the lead singer, Hannah Reid. It then zooms out to move the focus onto the other two performers, Dan Rothman and Dominic 'Dot' Major. As the music builds the shot pans right to reveal a caravan with a woman sat inside with all the lights on.
The video then moves to a shot of a group of people standing around a fire, it pans slowly across than quickly back past the caravan and back to the performers. The songs than slows as it pans past the band to a group of grey and white horse.

As the songs begins to build back up again a horse from the group escapes and starts to run, then the others follow. The shot tracks the horses until they get to the caravan, but this time the caravan appears to be on fire, as smoke it coming out of the windows.

The video then pans back to the band an slowly zooms in as the song fades.

Mise-en-scene:

Setting
It is uncertain where the video is filmed. The video is continuously moving from a girl on a swing to an outside shot of a caravan. This unclear setting helps to create the concept music video. Also the video's mystery helps to communicate the band's genre being indie/ alternative.

Costume

The only clear costume is the artist themselves. They appear to be wearing ordinary clothes, they all appear to be wearing either grey or black. This could been a deliberate decision by the record label to help communicate the dark mystery of the music promo.

Lighting

The video is very dark throughout, which helps to communicate that the song is a sad song.

Editing:
The video is very cleverly edited, as there is no cuts in the entire video. The video is one continuous pan.