Kate Nash 'Foundations' Video Analysis

• Playing the game sets up the narrative that they are together but they don’t look happy to suggest the relationship isn’t working
• The bright happy colours contradict/juxtapose with the unhappy relationship
• She is half out of the shot sometimes which suggests she is close to leaving the relationship
• The lyrics have a deep relationship to the mise-en-scene, as the lyrics are portrayed through images for example “wind you up” a wind up toy is shown “let go” hands let go”
• Flowers in a beer bottle, reflects the idea of trying to make the best out of the relationship
• Her style is shown through the costume and the mise-en-scene
• Objects used to symbolize their relationship e.g. toothbrush and socks
• Happy colours build expectations of happy relationship which brings a contrast with the lyrics and real message of the song and also brings out light heartedness of the song
• Socks moving away from each other and back reflects their relationship making up and breaking up
• Shot on stairs to symbolize her inability to leave and that she can’t go back
• Competition between them shown through arm wrestling, again following the idea of  their relationship as a game
• Cake- symbolizes happy families and warms but they obviously aren’t. the idea that it’s a façade trying to be happy but it’s not working
• Boxing gloves the shadow the camera angle and the long shot suggests the idea she is fighting with herself, as to the decision of whether to stay or whether to go
• The camera is quite shaky and moves quite a lot, which suggests the realism of not only the relationship but also of Kate Nash as an artist showing she is not a glamorous, glossy artist she is more indie
• Changing colours represent the changing of her mind, torn as whether to leave or whether to stay
• Teddy represents comfort she is not getting from him
• Positive lyrics to angry lyrics after second chorus
• Anger building as the video shows couple annoying each other
• Contrast between them shown through healthy and unhealthy food
• Photograph shows how things used to be and bringing a contrast as to how they are now as a couple
• Objects separate e.g. watches and socks to show the couple separating
• Props seem to be from a different era reflects Kate Nash’s style and also the idea that the couple is stuck in the past
• Cassette their story together
• Camera low angle shot of suitcase to emphasize that she is leaving
• Finally leaving she looks back for the last time
• She walks out of the door and the frame showing her leaving for good
• Bright colours trying to be happy but it’s a façade
• Evokes sympathy from the audience
• Literal images of lyrics brings out humor which is represented in the lyrics e.g. “you said I must eat so many lemons cause I am so bitter”