The narrative in this video is very basic. A boy is waiting for a train, and there is a girl on that train and although we do not see it, we can assume that that is where they meet. We then follow snippets of their relationship seeing them spend a lot of time together, as they have a romantic time at the beach, at the arcades, dog walking and just hanging out.
This does not support Todrov's narrative theory.
Editing:
The editing in this music video fits the theme of a typical romance themed music video. The editing is quite slow which works as there is an absence of action, and the song is quite calm too. Fade transitions are used between clips which is also common for a music video of this theme.
Sound:
As expected a lot of non-diegetic sound is used which is the sound track for the video, there are no other sounds overlaying the track as that is what the audience wants to hear.
However there is diegetic sound at the beginning of the video. We can hear the train arriving at the stop he is waiting. This is effective as essentially that train arriving is the girl who will later become an important part of his life arriving and so the sound is effective in drawing attention to that.
It is also noticeable that in quite a few popular music videos there is often some diegetic sound before the track begins, sometimes just to set the scene of the story which is the purpose of it in this particular video.
There is also one more piece of diegetic sound at the beginning whilst the train is arriving. The boy is listening to the track through earphones which is a popular technique other music videos tend to have although it might not have a huge purpose.
Mise-en-scene:
All of the elements in the mise-en-scene suggest the boy and girl are in a relationship. There always appears to be bright lighting throughout the video which connotes the happiness. The audience can witness the strong connection between the two due to the consistent physical contact in the video. They are always holding hands, and through this their silhouette becomes a connected figure which connotes their connection with each other suggesting their relationship is strong.
The scenery of the beach is very stereotypical for music videos in this genre. The everlasting ocean could connote their everlasting relationship.
The constant use of hearts throughout the video strengthens the idea that these two individuals are in love and are having a romantic time together.
Camera shots & angles:
The most frequent type of shot in this video is a two shot which supports the idea of these two individuals being in a relationship. However, close ups and establishing shots are also used in the video to create the romance. Close ups of hearts as seen in the picture above set the romantic mood to the video.
Titles:
There are no titles used in this video which I think can be seen as a positive or negative thing. I am still unaware as to what the name of this song is and who it is by, some recognition would be beneficial maybe at the very beginning of the video. Maybe instead of just listening to the song on headphones, we could see him select the song on his device and at the same time have a close up of the song title and the artists' name.
However, titles can be a negative thing as they can make the video appear too much like a film, and can disrupt the flow of the video.
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