The Wombats 'Greek Tragedy' 

Media language 

Alongside other indie pop style music videos, this ones portrays similar aspects to the other ones, it demonstrates the artists using their instruments viewed through the lens of an old camera as if they are being filmed at a concert therefore the perception is through the eyes of the audience.  For the majority of the video the narrative is from the perspective of a fan stalking the band. 

The intensity of the video increases hugely throughout the song, becoming more and more sinister. The start of the video begins with the main character (the fan) embracing the song as she spreads her arms out and admires the music as any normal fan would. However throughout the video, for example at at 00.44 seconds, the fan is stalking the artists in her free time which begins to create a more uncomfortable experience for the audience. 

Editing 
In terms of editing- the main element is that the narrative is of the number one fan filming through her video camera, therefore the quality of the video at times has been diminished especially when watching the band in concert. 

As well as this, the start of the song begins with a graceful and aesthetic rhythm, as the drums begin to come in jump cuts were made to convert to clips on her video camera of the band in concert.

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