Miles Kane Video Analysis

Throughout the video illustration features are shown, this is through he being visibly seen singing every lyric in performance.  The visuals tie into the lyrics in parts also, mainly through the fact he is alone in the video fits ‘first of my kind’ title as there is no other like him. Also his movement links to the lyrics at times, for example when singing “higher ground” he looks upwards. This could be seen as amplification features, along with star motifs that set Miles Kane apart from other artists. The costume seen in the video is similar to what fans would expect him to be wearing when in public or on a television appearance, this fits the generic indie artists as this is regular in most other similar videos I’ve seen. The locations fit the lyrical development throughout the song, these locations are easily identified, London by the red telephone boxes Thames and Paris by the Eiffel Tower. By showing the audience him walking past the three red phone boxes in the opening of the video straight away shows the audience that Miles Kane as an artist and person is old in style, instead of being hung up on mod cons that are often seen in modern videos. This could suggest he is focused on style over substance. The “true romance” fits Paris, as this is seen as a luxurious location visited by people in love; this allows us to have an extra feel of his love for the subject through contextual features of the visuals.  The camera work is more distant at the start and during instrumental periods but mainly close ups when he sings with constant tracking of his walking.