Analysing Music Video Genres- Indie Rock- Part 1

As our chosen band, The Jacques, is an indie rock band, we decided to study other similar bands who incorporate similar ideas/concepts into their videos so that we could represent the band's genre as best as possible. 

The Libertines

The Libertines are an indie rock band formed in London in 1997. Their music videos typically had quite a low sound quality making the video come across as more raw and unpolished. Conforming to stereotypes of indie rock bands, a vast majority of the band's music videos are performance based and the band has often been compared to many classic British rock bands. 

An example of one of their songs is 'Don't Look Back Into The Sun'. The video opens with the band walking around somewhere in Britain (which we can tell from the British flags) with some of the band members wearing the uniforms which the grenadier guards wear- a uniform typically associated with Britain. Throughout the video, we see a live performance from the band, as well as seeing the band walking around wearing their uniforms. The camera quality is low, and the shots look as though the brightness has been slightly decreased, giving the video a very amateurish look which is also often associated with indie/alternative bands. As well as this, the shots are often shaky, as if filmed on a low quality/home video camera. This technique is also often used in indie rock videos, to give the video a more rough look.