Music Video Inspiration: Emily's Army: Ammonia and Bleach*

We were discussing how we could give the impression that the couple we are showing in our video aren't right for each other, either with them arguing or some visual metaphors (the clock). When looking at videos that have similar themes as ours, I came across Emily's Army's Ammonia and Bleach music video.

Whilst, overall, the music video defies convention and is not something we can emulate (only has narrative, takes are too long etc.), there is an interesting section from 2.25- 3.05.

There are some really cool shots, and the inserts/cutaways of other people staring at the couple as they have an argument really suggests to the audience that this couple is having a lot of problems. I feel that this is something that we can emulate in our own footage, hopefully in a similar setting like a library or a cafe.