1. Josh Whipday Music Video: I want to break free, Queen - NARRATIVE
Narrative: Mise-en-scene:
A narrative style video that tells the story of a housewife Vibrant clothes at the start, household items such as hoover,
performing daily routine cleaning tasks and gives the impression duster. Set in a house with other family members. The middle
that she doesn’t want to be there. The video fits the lyrics and of the video has dancers on a stage that suggest she has broken
how she wants to break free. The story seems to be saying that free from her housework.
she wants to leave as she has fallen in love again. In the middle
of the video there is a dance sequence that appears to be a
dream of her being free.
Setting:
A house at the start and the end. The middle dance sequence
Target Audience:
seems to be on a stage.
Possibly aimed at people who like pop music and older
Characters:
teenagers upwards.
Housewife and other members of the household (children,
husband)
Professional dancers
Editing:
Camera shots: It is edited to show the houses at the start of the video that
identifies it as a residential area. It cuts to the interior of the
The video uses different types of camera shots to add house and show normal life inside. Lighting effects give ‘flashes’
emphasise and effect. inbetween the cuts.
Long shots – across the top of rows of houses to show that it is
an urban residential area. Music Video Style:
Mid shots – around the house showing the activity that is going It is a narrative based video that tells a story of a housewife who
on in the house.Mid shots of the dancers to show the dance dreams of breaking free from her dull life. She thinks that she
sequence. has fallen in love again and dreams of breaking away.
Close ups – of some of the characters in the video to show their There is also some concept to it as the lead singer of the band
facial expressions (male) plays the housewife