Saturday, 20 September 2014

Short Analysis Task - 'Numb' By Linkin Park

Numb – Linkin Park

Editing has been used in the music video for ‘Numb’ by Linkin Park in order to show a passing in time. This has been done by the use of time mapping. This makes the audience feel as though the protagonist is portrayed to be lonely and dislike as throughout the sped up scene she is not seen talking or interacting with anyone as the long shot isolates her. This idea is further developed, as mostly all the camera shots of the girl are high angle shots. These shots give the girl very little power as they connote that she is always being looked down upon by society for whatever reason.


The symbolic codes of the video include her costume; she is denoted as wearing dark clothing, which would be stereotypically described as gothic. Stereotypically gothic clothing gives the character a much darker and deeper persona, which she is singled out for. Her feelings about this issue can be connoted through her lack of facial expression, and also the application of her makeup, as she is quite pale. Her pale motionless face leads the audience to believe that she appears dead but furthermore it has the symbolic meaning that she appears dead inside.

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