Alanis Morissette's music video for "You Oughta Know" effectively tells the story and emotions conveyed in the song. Shots of Morissette alone in remote locations illustrate her feelings of loneliness and anguish after a breakup. Technical aspects like an orange filter and fish bowl lens amplify her emotions of anger and expose her vulnerability. Overall, the video uses Morissette's powerful voice and visuals of her isolated performances to narrate her experience and strengthen her image as an authentic artist sharing a believable personal story.

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Music Video Analysis for ‘You Oughta Know’ by Alanis Morissette
Goodwin’s 5 ways to analyse a music video:
- Thought Beats
- Narrative and Performance
- The Star Image
- Relation of the visuals of the song
- Technical Aspects of a Music Video
Thought Beats:
Alanis Morissette has a very unique voice which helps distinguish her from other artists and
creates her star image. In this song, we can here the anguish at parts which correlates well with
the overall meaning of the song. In the music video, we are shown shots of her by herself for the
majority of the video which can be used as a communication device to tell the story further.
Narrative and Performance:
The music video work well in trying to tell her story. We can see that the artist is the one telling the
story and the video itself helps form an authentic and believable story. The overall style that the
video has also gives the video coherent repeatability through different locations and the
performance of Morissette.
The Star Image:
Alanis Morissette is the main focus of the music video as she tells her story.
Relation of the Visuals of the Song:
‘You Oughta Know’ has used shots of Morissette alone in remote locations to help illustrate the
song. However, the use of a fish bowl lens and an orange filter helps amplify. These features
helped to give the video coherent repeatability and unique style which interests viewers.
Technical Aspects of a Music Video:
The locations used in the video are key factor when telling the story of her past lover and her
feelings for example, how she feels alone and exposed. I think that the orange filter and the use of
close-ups on artist singing helps to shows her emotions and anger. These feelings shown visually,
alongside the music itself, help to tell the story.