>Limited sources of lighting is used for the entirety of the video. The opening scene is illuminated with a streetlight, followed by a room dimly lit with a lamp and "natural lighting" from the moon coming in from the windows
>The moon creates an almost unnatural shade of blue which softly illuminates select furniture and people in the room. This could suggest that the highlighted subjects could hold some sentimental value/significance.
>The contrast in the colour themes is introduced to the viewers as the woman is first portrayed in a warm yellow, contradicting the cold blue hue the man is set in. It shows the polar opposites of their personalities, the colours and tones clash. The blue connotes depression, its unnatural shade could suggest confusion, representative of the state their relationship is in.
>The lighting creates a gloomy atmosphere, a visual reflection of the music
Editing
>The sharp cuts interrupt the flow of the video, occasionally cutting away to a shot of the band, Daughter, playing on the TV showing elements of a performance music video within a narrative.
>The video is slow paced but doesn't appear to be manipulated post-filming and rather the subjects appear to be moving with weight, suggesting that they could be heavy with guilt and/or sadness.
Camera
>Close ups on the woman's face is frequent throughout the video, showing subtle changes to her expression as she enters the house.
>Extreme close ups lingered and sustained shots on the desirable parts of the woman's body as she undresses. This suggests that the video could be tailored for the male gaze. This supports Mulvey's theory
>CU shot on the picture frame of the couple, defocuses after a second possibly representing the way their relationship abruptly went downhill
Sound
>Diegetic and non-diegetic sounds: the diegetic sounds that overlaps with the music directly involves the audience (music plays over sound of keys in door), allowing them to also relate to the characters
>The video begins with the singular sound of the woman's footsteps on the stairs, suggests that she could be lonely. This idea is later enforced when the man is introduced
>The pace of the video remains consistently slow, matching the song's tempo.
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