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Similar video analysis. She

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.

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.

Similar video analysis. Mockingbird

Similar video analysis

Artist/Artists: Eminem

Song Title: “Mockingbird”

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, is a great element of montage during video, this is seen whilst the home video footage is being played. This I believe really adds to the music video and gives it more depth and meaning. We used this video to analyze due to it being a different record by the same artist Eminem who our group is currently being inspired by his music video “Stan” to create our own similar music video to his, using the same lyrics and some established material from the music video.

Examples of intertexuality: The only indication of intertexuality, is the repetitive home made footage clips of Eminem’s younger days with his daughter. This is a great link between the lyrics of this song, ad the visual footage of what is going on in the footage.

Camera use (including types of shots): Linking back to what was mentioned in the examples of textuality sector, being mainly filmed by an old video camera (home footage) the music video is filmed by hand-held. However in the opening stages of the home footages into, there are a few close-up shots on Eminem’s face whilst he is focused on watching the footage in his own home cinema. This indicates the importance of the footage and also the historical depth and emotions involved in his life.

Locations: There are a few locations of this music video, most of them being in home made footage, but where Eminem is watching the footage, it’s in his own home, within the cinema area. Most of the homemade footage is filmed outside in the park with his daughter and ex-wife, or on tour with Dr Dre and his former music band “D12”.

Lighting: All of the music video is filmed in low-key lighting to show an cinema atmosphere.

Video Analysis: Mariah Carey-Obsessed

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Artist/Artists: Mariah Carey

Song Title: “Obsessed”

Introduction: This video is unusual as a it has a number of different Narrative types all in one video. For example the Video contains cut a way’s to Mariah lip syncing at times yet still has a clear narrative in the form of a Story about a Stalker following Mariah. This therefore makes it ideal to compare to our video as both contain stalkers. However Unlike this video ours contains little if any comedic elements.

Examples of intertexuality: This video contains numerous Intertextual references, which mostly center around the film mean Girls which Mariah Carey was a fan of, Example of this can be scene towards the end of the video were the Stalker Is Run over by a Bus. Another possible Intertexual reference could be to the rapper Eminem who is parodied in the video as the stalker

Camera use (including types of shots): Due to the Video being very much focused on promoting Mariah as a Star the camera use mainly uses Close ups of Mariah as she lip syncs to the lyrics.

Lighting: The lighting in this video is fairly lit to once again enhance the feeling of Mariah as a figure to be both admired and as the title suggests “Obsessed” over

Completed music video

Locations

We have used a number of locations of numerous reasons, for example Alexandra Park in particular has been used mostly because of its pond which fits well with our narrative, but also the surroundings being very much natural creates the feeling that the bully is very much surrounded in his environment and places the control very much in the stalkers hand who in comparison knows the area well, it also presents the slow switching of power that takes place throughout the video with the Stalker at this point being in control

G-mex was chosen primary because we wanted to include the visual of an MET passing the two characters has also been used because of the clear separations that occur between the two as a result of both being on opposite platforms, this creates the image of both being two separate people and further enhances the clear divisions between both characters. A possible effect we are hoping to create is the sudden disappearance of

the stalker when the tram passes

The college/ Manchester university is almost certainly vital if we wish to

create our story as the vital parts of the story (i.e. flashbacks) must be set in a class room like setting, this creates a conflict for us as to whether or not to shoot in College which is not usually suggested or use the university setting that while would be better in some aspects isn’t in others