Papa Roach - Scars

This song, "Scars" by Papa Roach, was released on the Album "Getting Away with Murder" in 2004, which is also the title of another song by this band. The video tells the story of the singer's girlfriend who constantly gets drunk, on her way out she accidentally knocks over a candle which sets a mat on fire. This causes the house to burn down, which she finally returns to and realises what she's done. This story unfolds throughout the video, the setting for the band playing in a burnt out shell of a house.

There are only three very simple settings included in the entirety of the video. The lead singer's supposed home, a party and a
baron, burnt wreckage. This keeps the video very easy to follow, which is a good thing, it also enables it to, with the lyrics, tell a story of sorts.

The party is very busy, as any party would be, until the main female shows up in a red dress. the colour itself is very striking, and with all the other colours on screen having been dulled down, making the red the main focus. The same is done with the baron wasteland. The red guitar, an item in the background, as well as a piece on the singer's jacket, all in red, are distinctly picked out, drawing the attention of the audience. I think that this technique is very good and I would like to use it in my own work.

The background where the band are playing, is mainly black and grey, making the whole scene very bleak, almost depressing, which reflects the lyrics. It gives the idea of hopelessness and pain, both emotions that are shown on the singer's face when there are close ups as well as his strong, broad hand movements. The band is shown playing in the burnt wreckage, as well as showing the audience the setting in a clear manner, giving a 'bird's eye veiw' of the area, it also reminds the audience that they should be focusing on the music rather than the onscreen action, highlighting the use of instruments and vocals, taking their attention away from the story line of this particular video and reminding them of the music itself.