Music Video Analysis 2 // Wilkinson- Afterglow

At the beginning of the music video we are introduced to the 'actors' in the music video 'Paul & Dana' standing against a white background. Subtitles in white read 'they've been dating for 5 years... which means' and therefore prepares the viewer to understand the music video better.

The following shot is titled '1 flat' which is an establishing shot of their terraced home which looks to be fairly modern connoting that they're a middle class couple with strong, good income jobs especially to live in London as the average price for a 1 bedroom flat in the area is around £500,000 to buy or £1,300 pcm to rent.
The following clip is a map of all the places they have travelled entitled '16 trips' and include: Bangkok; Dubai; Moscow and New Delhi which would be fairly expensive to travel to as they are big tourist attractions, further supporting their middle class status.
The goldfish and the cat shows that they started to develop their family by introducing pets.
The next few shots are of their mutual interest and music and being the biggest two as they have been to 58 gigs together and have 353 records that they share. They have also seen 128 movies together and a large pile of popcorn is in view.

Another common interest may be their love for drinking or partying as the statistics in the video shows 299 bottles of wine, 416 morning after (alcaseltser being dropped into a cup), 708 parties, 47 after-parties, 658 hours dancing and 857 pints of beer were shared between them. This shows that they are an outgoing, fun couple and are enjoying life.
There is a shot of their corresponding tattoos of 'X' and 'O' which is the symbol for hugs and kisses and is a way to show affection to the other person. The fact that they have tattoos shows true commitment to the relationship.

Overall the purpose of this music video is to document the countable moments that the couple have shared and allow the viewer to see the journey they've been on.