The mise-en-scene fits with the lyrics of the song. The dead-like dancers and the forest location fits with the lyrics 'You're so quiet but it doesn't faze me' as forests are usually seen as quiet and eerie which is the same with dead things and Ellie seems to be fine walking among them, which illustrates those lyrics. The props fit in with the title of the song and the lyrics 'And let's join forces We've got our guns and horses' which is quite literally illustrated as there is a white horse in the video and while there may not be guns there are swords which are also weapons.
The camerawork is quite simple as there are many mid shots, long shots and close ups in the music promo.
Another part of the editing is the camera spinning part where you see the crew and slight behind the scenes of the video as they are blurred. This is usually a post-production effect but it can be done on camera. This is kind of unconventional as you don't normally see the crew members and other people filming in pop video.
The narrative is illustrative as it has taken a few lyrics of the song and made a narrative that fits with the meaning of the song. This links in with this music promo as the narrative is set in a forest with dead dancers in period soldier uniforms and Ellie in casual clothes. This links in with the lyrics 'You're so quiet but it doesn't faze me' and 'And let's join forces We've got our guns and horses' this fits in with the narrative as forests and the dead are usually seen as quiet and Ellie seems quite comfortable performing there, fitting in with the first lyrics and the dead soldiers fits in with the second lyrics as visual representation as well as the fact that there is a white horse in the narrative as well.
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