Snap Shots

1)

This is the opening image for the video. This image is used to set up the scene of another night on a plane.

2)

This image is the first of the video to show the contrast between the glamorous side of being a musician and how he actually feels, which I believe is the main theme of the video. Notice that this isn’t just some economy class passenger plane. They are riding in a private jet, yet he obviously has something on his mind.

3)

This is the first image of the band playing together. This shot is important because of the emphasis they put on the background. The cold and the snow portray the sadness and depression while the barren railroad tracks express loneliness.

4)

Another image of how he really feels as he flies into another city.

5, 6, and 7

These three images pop up several times in the video and I think they are the most important in regards to the theme. All of the snap shots contain 3 different pictures that express both sides to being a musician on the road. All of them contain at least one image of him singing, which signifies the idea that being a musician means having an exciting life, and an image of him by himself, which shows the contrast between the glamorous life people think he is living and the feelings he actually has.

8 and 9

This image of a lone microphone can only be seen twice in the video and they only appear for a split-second. This subliminal image is powerful because a microphone usually signifies a life of excitement and fascination, but in this instance it has been used to show loneliness and sadness.

10)

The final image of the video is the plane on the ground with all the musicians exiting. The main theme behind this image is the lack of fanfare.  When you think of musicians arriving at a city they are about to perform at, you think of tons of fans screaking, yelling, and trying to get autographs, but this image shows the exact opposite. There are no lines of people, no cameras, not even their own families. This image is the final staple to show that being a musician isn’t as glamorous as it seems.