Music video analysis

Additionally the mis en scene you see an urban area which is common in a indie musicThe genre characteristic of indie video.music is that there is usually a boysband.Plus a commonly used instrument inthe video is the guitar. Their hairstyle is also very indie style.

The relationship between lyrics andvisuals is illustrative but not a lot of it. Another example is him singing “Cos When he says “I love her because she I’m a better man Moving on bettermoves in her own way” and at the things.” You see him throwing awaysame time you see a pair of feet old pair of shows and walking in awalking. new pair.

The relationship between music andvisuals is illustrative as when the Plus there is also a part in the videovideo comes towards its end the where the music is being played at amusic goes slower and quite. fast pace and at the same time you have many jump cuts of the band adding to the effect of the fastness.The video seems to be slower towardsthe end when the music becomesslower.

This will include lots of close up of the artist, and a development of motifs. In this video there have been several different close ups of the singer so this part of Goodwin theory has been applied.A motif used throughout the song is theguitar as it appears at various scenes the ong. So also this part of Goodwins theoryhas been applied.

In this video Goodwin’s theory hasbeen applied as the female is beingshowed with voyeuristic treatment.

Applying Goodwin’s theory: The View, Same Jeans:1) Genre Characteristics:A common characteristic is ainstrument which very often is aguitar, it is used in a lot of thescenes in the song. 2) Relationship between lyrics and visuals:The relationship between lyrics and visuals is illustrative. This can be made known whenhe sings “Everybodys dressing up, I am dressing down” at the same time you see himsitting in public where people around him are dressed up smart in suits however the artisthimself is the opposite. He is in everyday clothing, this clearly demonstrates the lyrics.Plus it could also refer to the mood of the artist. The people in suits are sitting straightand active reading newspaper, yet the artist isn’t sitting straight and looks tired. Thisshows that it could refer as well to his up mood which is going down. Another example is when he sings “Ive had the same jeans on, for four days now” this again fits illustrative way as at the beginning you see him waking up and wearing a jean, later on you see him again waking up and again wearing a jeans this signifies the lyrics.

3) Relationship betweenmusic and visuals:

4)The demands of record label will include This part of Goodwin’sthe need of close ups of the artist and the theory has clearly beenartist may develop motifs which recur across applied as there are many close up’s of the artist’stheir work. face.A motif could be the usual indie hairstyle. As thewhole band has similar hairstyles, it will repeat itselfmany times in the song and make it known to theaudience as indie hairstyle.5) There is frequently reference to notionof looking and particularly voyeuristictreatment of the female body:The treatment of the female bodypossibly is voyeuristic treatment asyou see a boy with lipstick marks At a different scene ofon his face but it’s not clear as both the song again thea seen sleeping, which also gives notion of looking at thethe female a slightly naive female body isn’t so voyeuristic as their arerepresentation. only shown as a part of the big audience.

6) There is often intertextual reference:

7) Whether the video is primarily performancebased, narrative based, or concept based and howeach element is used:

Music video analysis

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