9 Frame Analysis - The Libertines

1. Shot 1 is a long shot of all the band members stood in the middle of what appears to be a crowded town square.They are purposely seperated from the other people which may be cryptic of them being rejected by modern society. They are also singled out by the outfits they're wearing. They are wearing royal guards jackets which may reflect a passion and pride for the english monarchy, however they are unbottoned which may mean that although they are proud of their roots, or maybe their achievements but the fact they are unbuttoned may represent that they don't want to 'follow the crowd' British flags are visible, hanging from the lampposts, this gives off connotations that the band are very proud of their British roots.
2. The camera then cuts to the band playing at a live gig. This shows there are two different parts to the narrative in the video so far and this adds an element of entertainment. Spotlighting effect is used to beam light onto Pete Doherty and Carl Barat to focus on their performance. This is a mid-long shot used to capture both of the musicians physical performance and adds realism to the video. The shot is drained of colour as the gig is quite dark and this is done to effectively frame the band as they play and put the whole focus on them.
3. The third shot is a mid-close up of shot of Pete Doherty. The houses seen behind him shows he's in a shabby estate, which may portray he's not high class and proud of his english roots- which is again symbolised by the flags of St George strewn across the houses. However his costume juxtaposes the setting as he's wearing a royal guards jacket, which is a very high class job and seen of high importance.
4. The fourth shot is a mid shot as we have a shot of Pete Doherty. He's wearing shades and framed by darkness, which may show the narrative and visuals are reflecting his troubled personal life as he struggled with drugs and that he hides behind the substances. He points at the camera which adds the visual hook use to drag the audience in, quite literally.
5. Shot 5 cuts back to the bands performance. This shows the two narratives keep interchanging even though they have no relevance to each other and contradict each other. The narrative of Pete and Carl in royal suits is more of the amplification and metaphorical of the lyrics meanings whereas the band performance just adds authenticity and aids audiences expectations of generic conventions.
6. This is a mid long shot of Pete Doherty and Carl Barat. They are shown top carry on and have fun, which represents the pair have an 'off screen' relationship as well as being band-mates. There's evidence of deep focus as we see their environment and the narrow streets with tall buildings.
7. Shot 7 cuts to a mid shot of all four band members. Only Pete and Carl are wearing the royal suits which may signify that they are the 'meat' and selling point of the video as they are the two vocalists and are given majority of the screen time. Their costumes contrast with the plain and boring background which may be a representation of their bright and bubbly personalities clashing with the rest of society which is painted out to be boring and dull.
8. The camera cuts back to the band performance. We are shown the performance through a long shot. The video has been edited to include a majority of mid shots and long shots. This may reflect the overall meaning behind the lyrics that echoes Pete's social life and how he begins to be pushed away by the rest of the band because of his drug troubles, the mid shots and long shots mean he is shown further away which may reflect that.
9. The last screenshot i took was off Pete and Carl walking through a busy crowd. There's cutaways to people giving them peculiar looks but then the camera cuts back to the pair of them having a laugh through amid close-ups. This may be representing that although they may not be everybodys preference, they still remain friends and stay true to the genre of garage rock revival regardless of peoples opinions on the matter.