Street Spirit Evaluation

Narrative
The narrative behind Street Spirit is very mysterious and doesn't portray a story with its simple but unique shots. Rather than a full narrative this video uses very deep and mysterious shots much like many clips of different narratives.

Mise-En-Scene
The lighting in this video is one of the main factors behind creating the mysterious and empty atmosphere in a possible depressive manor. By using bright lights in a dark desert they are able to draw all attention to purely the characters and the caravan as they are the only things that reflect the light. They have also used light movement in order to create moving shadows over the lead singers face which could represent the passing of time and leading up to death when he fades out into the darkness which also reflects back to the song title and the lyrics of fading out to a spirit.

The props in this video being caravans and cars could represent poor lifestyle which could relate back to the passing of time all the way to death with almost nothing to live for and that their is no enjoyment in their life.

This music video was filmed in a Los Angles desert and uses the emptiness of the setting to create a mysterious atmosphere focusing on a few characters and a caravan leaving the interpretation of the song very open to the viewer.

The costumes in this video could relate to the props and aid in representing poor lifestyle through wearing old and worn clothes that are not fashionable.

CameraIn this video mostly mid-shots are used when focusing on the lead singer helping to create emotion within the song from facial expression and hand movements; for the rest of the shots long-shots are used in order to help show the setting and give an outsider view of the performance as a whole. The long shots show the separation between their lives and the audiences making them look alone and miserable with no help. 
Editing
The first noticeable editing technique is the black and white effect throughout the whole video, this makes the video look dull and relates to death helping the audience relate to the video in emotions of sadness and sympathy for the characters. The speed of the clips is also another vital part of the editing that has created good atmosphere in the video by slowing clips down in contrast to others at normal speed; a green screen has been used to enable the lead singer to perform in normal time over the top of a slow motion clip in the background which creates a unique atmosphere. The contrast of the speed could represent how death is the end for both a very fast life and a very short life. The cuts used have been majority straight cuts which is very conventional in a music video, also the feathering of clips has also been used as another editing technique to show the passing of time and create a sense of mystery.