Similar video analysis. Stan

Similar video analysis

Artist/Artists: Tyler The Creator, featuring Frank Ocean

Song Title: “She”

Introduction: This entire music video is clearly identified to be a narrative video, meaning that, within the footage it tells a story, which gives the full continuity of the music video a storyline. However, there are some abstract/random elements also participating within the narrative video. This I believe really adds to the music video and gives it more depth. All these aspects to the “She” video are highly relevant and link in with the music video “Stan” by Eminem featuring Dido, this is because they both share the same stalker element. That is the aim for our own group, to be able to portray the same stalker element both music videos have in common.

Examples of intertexuality (if appropiate): Like the majority of group’s within my class, our group also used the Internet browser, to analyze the a few music videos. We used “Youtube.com” as our main source, to get the information we need for the music video. During the video, our group managed to detect a use of intertextuality established in the music video. The part we highlighted is in the clip, when the old man and young girl are in a scene together, where he is seen telling her off and there is a sound clip of a audience perhaps located in a auditorium in a show of some sort, laughing and clapping, which then portray this specific clip to be very comical. So therefore with this added element, the footage is made to look like a sitcom. In addition in the early stages of the video, there is a divided split screen moment between Frank Ocean and the police officer during the scene of the phone call. In many television sitcoms I have seen this element a variety of times, this tool is used to create a better, comical, observational affect, i.e. on one side of the split screen one person may be doing something funny. Overall we have come to the conclusion that the examples of intertexuality during the continuity of the music video, was used for humorous purposes and effects.

Camera use (including types of shots): At the opening scene, there is a downwards tilt shot from the “Nilbob” sign to the gang of males gambling on the drive way. Our group believes that this was used as the opening establishing shot. Also it has come to our attention that majority, if not all the video is filmed by hand-held, we believe this was used to create suspense and a great atmospheric feeling towards the characters in the music video. However there is a great use of the hand-held’s presence during the chorus of the song, whilst Tyler is rapidly, rushing down the hill, accompanied with his friends, all on bikes. The shot this scene by using shaky cam, again this was used in a different way to try and create the same sort of atmosphere, as if the audience was experiencing the thrilling bike ride as well as Tyler and his friends. The most common shot our group has witnessed in this video is the close-up shot; we have established this to be the most used shot, due to its superiority. It brings a great focusing presence to the video, and being mainly facial close-ups there is a purpose to watch this, as the reactions of the characters in the music video has importance.

Lighting: Throughout the entire video, there is low-key lighting going on all through the continuity of the video. We believe that this indicates a link between the lyrics and visual footage, due to most of the lyrics being quite sexual. However only very few of them have sinister, perverted elements, which adds to the song. Also the majority of the music video is filmed at night, this is another factor to the sexual meaning, this cinematography was included because of sexual, dark interpretation many people may have on the video and lyrics. An example of this is located within the scene of the girl and Frank on the bed about to have sexual intercourse before they heard, which I presume to be her father, come in through the door.

Locations: There are a very few establishing locations in the video, such as the main setting, which is in the girl’s house, and neighborhood. Also other locations are useful to mention such as, the park where the girl and her friends are riding their bicycles through, the big field where Tyler and his friends are found riding down it fast etc.