2. This video uses a
variety of conventions
which are commonly
found in indie music
videos.
Firstly indie videos
commonly feature the
band who are playing,
and a trend which is
shared in most of this
particular bands music
videos is that the band
actually play a role
within a mainly
narrative driven video.

3. The song is of course called ‘Dance Dance’ which certainly correlates
with what is going on within the video, with the narrative following the
story of an American high school prom. Many of the lyrics also sing
about being sad ect which in some ways does correlate with the
actions on screen with many of the teenagers being rejected by each
other for example.

4. The video could be considered to be illustrative as it is sung in the
context of being within the world of the music video. In this way the
lyrics which are sung are essentially linked to the actions on screen, but
the other way in which it is illustrative is that the music is actually a
part of the video itself because it is sung within the music videos world.

5. This is certainly present within Fallout Boy videos as they commonly
feature the band in an acting role within the video but also as the band
themselves. This is something which has become recognized
throughout all of their videos. The close ups within the videos generally
focus upon the band themselves, especially at important parts of the
song.

6. This isn't especially true for most of the video although one scene is
present towards the end which shows a woman dancing in a way which
would be considered sexual and it is certainly represented in that way
by other characters on screen.

7. There is no exact reference to other media products but instead focuses
on popular pop culture in terms of the school prom setting. This kind of
setting is especially common in American music as it is a setting which
can work with completely different music genres.

8. The video is partially performance based and partially narrative based,
the performance section is in the form of the actual band playing at the
prom which is the centre of the narrative. The band members are
present within the narrative as actual characters and are also of course
the band on stage.