The music video for "Arabella" by Arctic Monkeys depicts the titular woman as a promiscuous character from an older era through shots of her clothing and actions. Scenes show her outgoing and wild nature along with the band's enthusiastic music. The black and white film style, fast cuts, and shaky camerawork help set a nostalgic tone and immerse the viewer, making it seem like amateur footage. Close ups on the lead singer show his passion for the character and music.

1. Media Task: Music Video Analysis
Arabella: Arctic Monkeys
Overall the videolikemostof the albumisa "Motif of passion'sincessantpull,bothforbetterand
for worse,withthe titularwoman'sunavoidableappeal".
The videobegins andshowsaclipfroma filmreal that someone islookingatthat showsa
promiscuouswomanof whomwe presume isArabella inaseriesof shotsrangingfromclose upsto
mediumlongshotsof heractions,the close upsare to show herexpensive clothessowe getan idea
of the character she is.The song thenstarts witha simple drumbeatanda rhythmguitar whichsets
the calm rhythmbefore asharp note fromanotherguitarcuts overthe topwhichis repeated
throughoutthe musictrack alongwitha riff whichisa collectionof notesthatare playedtogether to
make a tune.The riffsandsharpnotescouldbe usedto show how differentArabellaistoothers.
The main twoor three actressesall portraythe character of Arabellawhoisamix of the leadsingers
girlfriend/fiancé andthe characterfromthe filmBarbarella,referencesare usedthroughoutwhich
linkthe songwith the filmsuchas "She'sgot a Barbarellasilverswimsuit" .The videoshowsthe
characters outgoingand wildnature aswell asthe bands enthusiasticandenergeticapproachto
makingthe musictheylove.
A Lyric usedis“My days endbestwhenthe sunsetgetsitself behind,Thatladysittingonthe
passengerside”The factthat she ridesinthe passengerseatcouldbe hintingthatThe lead singer
Alex likestoremaindominant inthe relationship,he likesto‘drive’itforward.
The mise-en-sceneinthe musicvideoisverydifferenttomostmoderndaymusicvideosasitis
tellingthe storyof andwomanfrom an oldereratherefore issetinthe pastwhere the clothes
where verysophisticated;clothessuchassuits,blackdresses,shirtsandleopardskincoats.The
costume all togetherportrays anupperclass,sophisticatedselectionof people.The actinginthe
videoiswhatcatchesthe eye more thananythingbecause the peopleare actingina way that you
wouldn'tnormallyexpectfromupperclasspeopleastheyare acting childishandrowdyinmostof
the scenesexcludingthe firstone.Throughoutthe full videoitisonlythe femaleswhoare actingina
rowdymore sexual wayandthismay be because inthose daysit wasthe femalesjobtodoas the
male saysand to almostbe a housewife whilethe manworksandrelaxes. The makeupandhairof
the characters showthe maleswithslickback,well groomedhairandthe femaleswithlongcurled
hair andlarge amountsof make up mainlylipstick,thisagaincouldbe linkedtothembeingwealthy
and self indulgent.
The full videoisinblackand white thataddsto the old fashioned,setinthe past,feel thatthe video
isshowing. Thismaybe alsotodivertmostof the attentiontowhatis goingonin the clipratherthat
some of it beinglostinall the colours. The blackand white or greyscale filterisusuallyusedonindie
rock videossoitshowstheyare stickingtothe conventionsof theirgenre.Throughoutthe videofast
jumpcuts are made andthe videoisspedupandre-windedquicklythiscouldbe toshow the
characters fastpacedlifestyle. Aneffectisusedthroughoutmakesvideolooklike itisona filmreel
as yousee the black linesasthe footage scrollsthisisa goodeffectthat makesthe videomore
immersive andaddsthe oldfashionedfeel thatthe videohas.

2. Throughoutthe full clipthe camerais neversteadyandalmostfeelsasif someoneisfilmingitwitha
handheldcamcorder,thismakesus feel likethe whole productionwasmade bythemasthere isno
professionalismaboutthe waythe camerais usedor positionedspecifically.italsomakesusfeel like
we are there inthe scene because we ashumansdon't have steady visionaswe tendtomove about
and glance aroundquite frequently.Thisimmersivetechnique aswell asmakingusfeel like we are
withinthe scene alsoconnectsusmore withthe lyricsandthe productionas a whole.Duringthe
videothere isamultitude of close upsonthe leadsingerwhichcapture hisfacial expressionsin
great detail sowe can see hispassionformusicandthe character who isbeingdescribed.