The music video for "Kickapoo" by Tenacious D uses basic techniques that appeal to teenagers. It has a simple storyline about rebelling against strict parents told through concept-based scenes and performance shots of the band singing. The rock genre and humorous but explicit lyrics about not following rules would interest teenagers. While the tempo changes throughout to match the song, the camera work and editing are straightforward without complex shots or effects beyond bringing a poster to life. Overall it aims to entertain younger audiences who can relate to the message through mostly low-budget, conventional means for a rock video.

1. Music VideoAnalysis
Commenton the followingaspectsinrelation to your music videochoice.
How will these techniquesappeal to the target audienceneeds?
Target Audience &
Needs
Kickapooisbyduo act TenaciousD. the majorityof the musicvideoisconceptbased,asthere isa simple storylinebutalso
conceptbasedscenes.Itisn’tjusta narrative video,there isalittle
storyline butit stillsfallsintoconcept.The genre of the musicisrock
music,whichistypicallylistenedtobyall agesand ethnicitiesinmost
countries.Rockmusicmaybe listenedtomore bythe likesof
teenagersandadults,ratherthanyoungchildrenasthere tendstobe
quite badlanguage,especially inTenaciousDsongs.The songis
probablymostpopularinthe UK and USA rather thanothercountries
as theyaren’tso well known.There issome humourwithinthisvideo
howeveritisn’tfamilyhumour,itisquite rude andmature.There isa
lotof explicitlanguage withinthe song,whichwouldmake it
unsuitable foryoungerpeople.The videoalsohassome performance
basedsceneswithinitasthe camera showshimsingingtohisparents.
The main character isalsoholdingaguitar whilstsinging.The whole
musicvideoisbasicand wouldinterestabiggroup of people.The lyricsare quite humorous,butasI said,explicittoo.Thissong
may appeal toteenagersif theyare fedupwiththeirparentsnotlettingthemdowhattheywant or beingtoostrict.
Lyrics (Meaning
Implied?)
Lyrically,the songisaboutrebellingfromhisparentsanddoingwhathe
reallywantstodo. He isreallyinterestedinrockmusic,howeverhe is
beingbroughtupintoa Christianfamilywhoobviouslydon’tagree with
it.They don’tlike himswearingandtalkingaboutdrugs/alcohol.A lyric
saying“Hisname was youngJB and he refusedtostepinline”.This
explainsthatthere wasone memberof the familywhodidn’tabide by
the rulesand dowhat hisparentswantedhimtodo. There isalsoa line
of the songwhichsays“But yesthere wasa blacksheepandhe knew
justwhat to do”.This means,he isdifferentfromthe rest of the family
and he knowswhathe wantsto doto rebel.All of these lyricsare
centredonthe maincharacter notbeingable todo what he lovesbecause hisfamilydon’tagree withit.He wantstoleave the
house andmake hisown waythroughlife.There are alsolyricsfromwhenthe fathersingswhichsay“You become amindless
puppet,Beelzebubwillpull the strings”.Thismeansif he carriesonlisteningtorockmusicand followingthatpath,thenhe will
lose hismindandgo to hell,beingthe devilspuppet.Thisshowshowmuchthe familyhe liveswithdon’taccepthischoices. These
are some examplesof the lyricsusedwithinthissong.

2. Music VideoAnalysis
Tempo The tempoof thissongchangesnumeroustimesthroughoutthe video,
dependingonwhatishappeningonscreen.Forexample,the startof the song
isfast pacedand upbeatandbecomesevenquickerwhenhe createshis own
song. Once he realiseshisparentsare angrywithhim,the tempoof the song
alters,especiallyafterhe’sbeentoldoff andissittingalone inhisbedroom.The
tempoof the song thengoesdownto slowtotry and create a sadatmosphere.
Howeverafterthat,the tempoquicklybecomeshighpacedagain.The tempo
oftendictatesthe rate of editing.
Genre The genre of Kickapooisrock music.Youcan see the genre reflectingonthe musicvideowiththe styleandperformance the
characters make.They wearbaggyjeansand baggytops,alsoholdinga guitarwithmessyhair.Thisisthe stereotype of arocker.
The song ismostlyupbeat,withsome humouralsoaddedwhichmakesitlessseriousthanthe majorityof rocksongs.Duringpart
of the musicvideothe maincharactertalksto a posterhe has of a famousrock star calledRonnie JamesDio.The poster‘comesto
life’andrespondstothe maincharacter,givinghimadvice onwhatto do. Thiscouldbe seenasa treat and alsoquite funny tothe
audience. There isn’tmuchchoreographywithinthe musicvideoasyouwouldexpectwitharocksong.
CameraTechnique The camera technique forthismusicvideoisquite basicandthere isn’tanythingunique used. Mostof the camera anglesare used
overand overand justshowthe room where the charactersare.There are a fewclose upsand longshotsinclude too,butnothing
out of the ordinary.Asthere is nochoreographyused,there isn’tanythingdifficulttodofor the characters or the camera crew.
Overall,there isn’tanythingspectacularusedinthismusicvideo,whichtobe honestyou’dprobablyexpectwithinarocksong.
Editing The editingisn’ttoodifficulteitherasthere isn’tmuchusedwithinthe
actual shots.All of the scenesare joinedtogether byjuststraightcuts.There
issome editingtobe done thoughas there are thingsaddedinwhicharen’t
real.For example whenthe postercomesalive,thatisCGI,as obviouslywe
knowit isn’treal.Thiswill be createdonthe computerandthenadded
afterwards.Thisisthe mosteditinginvolvedwithinthe musicvideothough,
as the rest of it doesn’tinvolve much. The editingmatchesthe tempoof the
song,so obviouslythe editingisquite fastpacedasthe music isupbeat.

3. Music VideoAnalysis
Use of Digital Effects There aren’tloadsof digital effectsusedwithinthe musicvideo,butthere are some.Forexample,whenthe posterof Diocomes
to life,thatisa digital effectthathasbeenaddedinafterthe videowasshot.Thisisthe main use of digital effectswithinthe video.
There are nosoundsaddedinafterthe videowasshotapart fromthe actual musicfor the lyrics.There are no extranoisesusedfor
anything.There isuse of a greenscreenfora shortpart of the video,butapart fromthese thingsthere is nootheruse of digital
effects.The videoisrelyingonthe lyricsof the songto tell the story,whichitdoes. There aren’tmanybrightcolourseither,just
the traditional redandblackcoloursyou expecttosee inrock videos.