Paramore - 'Decode'

This is the official sound track for the first film in the twilight saga by the band Paramore, their music fits within the punk, indie rock genres.

This video is a performance video, set in the middle of a forest with no audience. The location is obscure but using intertextual references from the film it ties quite well, as many parts of the film are set in a forest which looks very similar to the one the band are located in.

As the video is the official sound track for the film, the producers have legal access to clips of the film, and these are used throughout the video.

An unconventional aspect on this video is that the lead singer, and therefore front (woman) of the band, is shot from a high angle instead of a low one, creating the opposite affect to what is typically seen in performance video. She is made to look small and vulnerable.

We see a lot of rotating panning, this could signify that there's something unusual happening, as this would fit with the theme of the film and also the video.

Aspects of the film are mimicked by the band members, such as vampires ability to run at high speeds, through the use of shaky camera work and sped up clips the other band members are made to appear as though they're also vampires.

The lead singer Hayley Williams is in many shots alone, thought other shots of the band members are not two shots which she is also in, this shows that there is less focus on the font woman and more equality between the band members

When the beat picks up there is some very fast paced editing, with the shots cut to each beat of the drum.