Laura Marling

Rambling Man
 This is the opening shot and
we assume it is Laura Marling
as they are playing a guitar
but because of the extreme
Throughout the video for close up we do not know for
‘Rambling Man’ extreme sure.
close ups are used
frequently. This is to
portray vulnerability and
insecurity. When this shot is on screen,
The focus is mainly on the lyrics are talking about
hands, faces and feet. vulnerability and the shot
emphasizes this as the eyes
Eyes are particularly a
are very expressive.
prominent focus as they
show emotion
expressively.

This shot is a close up and we

get to see more of the main
actor. While we can see more
of his face, part of it is
obscured which backs up the
feeling of being vulnerable.
 At 1 minute 55 the song
amplifies and we see a change
The song has a in the wind speed as it gets
calm acoustic faster and more wild in time
sound through with the song.
out it but
amplifies half
way through.
This is
The sound starts to soften
unexpected as again once the man is in the
the song is set up water, relating to the calming
as if it is a soft sound of the waves
gentle song.

It then goes even calmer, and

our first prominent wide shot
is used, to again portray the
vulnerability of the man as he
is alone, and looks lost in the
sea.
 This shot was used at the very
beginning, portraying an on-
going cycle and bringing
At the end of the song back the feelings of
the calm atmosphere vulnerability
is back, and it links
with the beginning of
the song. The lighting is very dark and
his eyes are downcast,
showing the end of another
day and also re-enforcing the
issue of insecurity and
vulnerability as these are the
main themes throughout the
video
Before the video fades out a
quick cut of Laura Marling is
used, showing her whole
face, this is unusual as she
only shows parts of her face
throughout the video, this is
a clever marketing and
promotion technique as
people will remember and
recognise her as it is the last
thing they see.
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This video is relevant to my research because Laura

Marling is an alternative rock/ Indie singer. I wanted to
look at how she portrays this in her music video. I found
she used dark lighting to achieve a grungy feel and she
also uses a lot of extreme close ups to create an intimate
connection with the audience.
Although this video has aspects that will work for our
construction, not all of it is relevant as Laura Marling is a
solo artist who plays acoustic music. This makes it quite
easy for performance footage where as we are going to
have to consider how we portray that.