Research and Planning

The Lyrics

The Videos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5dhDn3R0A0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqnkBdExjws

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CW7ipjAmhEY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXFR01b7ej8

All of Tom Walker's recent videos start with his name and the title of the song over an establishing shot, in the font above. All of his videos always follow a narrative that fits with the lyrics in some form. They also show the character they focus on very quickly in to the video, so it is clear who is the main character. The focus seems to be very soft, even if it is not always shallow. Especially in 'Fly Away With Me'.

For Tom Walker's  'Fly Away With me' video there are a large variety of shot types, the majority being close ups to help connect to the character, but they all focus on the main character.

There are also a lot of slow motion shots. 'Fly Away With Me', along with the majority of his other videos, focus he visuals on a narrative. There isn't much cutting to the beat or change of scenario/location with a change of verse (excluding Leave The Light On). The emotion is in the long, slow motion shots that capture the audience's attention. His music videos tend to last around 3.5 to 4 minutes.

For Leave The Light On the location hardly changes but it still tells a narrative. Like Fly Away With Me there are a large variety of shots, many of them quite creative, but the majority would be close ups.

A similarity that can be found between all the music videos above is that the narrative follows someone going through hard times, even if it is over exaggerated for the sense of the video. As this is a running theme it could be because the artist themselves went through a rough life.

The Artist

Tom Walker

Tom Walker appears to wear very casual clothing that is in trend. He also appears this way if he makes an appearance in a music video. In 'Fly Away With Me' he makes very small appearances, I didn't actually realise he was the artist the first time I watched the music video. However in 'Leave A Light On' he has a larger role as he sings alongside the narrative character. But his appearance is still the same. This could be because he wants to just portray himself; be a man that everyone can relate to; or just appear as someone who is down to earth so he is more likable. 

The location of his music videos depends on the lyrics of the music video. If it narratively makes sense for the video to take place in a city that is the location, if it is singing about isolation it takes place in a forest or out at sea.