Mise en Sense
The video is set in a working class surrounding to show us that the people in this video are going to be normal
The people who rob the man are wearing track suit bottoms and sports coats, this shows to us a negative stereotype of the youth being portrayed in the video
Lily Allens bedroom is red to show us that she has conotations of the devil
Use of Camera
Close ups and extreme close ups of Lily Allens face to show us the sad looks she has
Editing
Match on action between Lily and the guy to show the differents in feelings, Lily is happy and smug and the guy is angry and down
Faster paced editing is used when the guy is caught up in bad situations to show us how that the situations are bad
There are no special effects used in the video because it is ment to be identical to normal life.
The genre is pop music and we can tell through the steady beat and the catchy rhythm
Monday 28 September 2009
Tuesday 22 September 2009
Prodigy - Hey Boys Hey Girls
Mise en Sense
The opening scene is a school bus and has kids jumping around, showing the stereotype that kids are very hyperactive. They are also wearing school uniform, witch shows them all blending in and no one stands out as different
Another setting is in a club at night, this shows the girl trying gto fit in and trying to be normal
Everyone in the club blends in including the girl to show that she doesnt stand out in any way
The skeletons are a holusination from what we think are drugs when she is in the club but we don't know for shore because she sees them when she is little
Use of Camera
Close ups of the girls face to show her obsession with skeletons
Tracking shot of kids on school bus to show them enjoying themselves and then to girl at the back to show that she is a misfit
low angled shot of the blonde kid who bullies the girl to show he is more powerfull
panning shot of dinosaur skeletons to enthesise her obsession with skeletons
High angled shot is used on school bus to show the girls a looking vunerable
Editing
Slow paced cutting
eliptical editing from when she is little to when she is grown up to highlight that we only see the important parts of her journey
slow motion to make the some of the scenes more tense
the editing matches the beat of the music
Special Effects
Strobe lighting to go with the music
Xray vision to show the girls love of skeletons
Representation
The girls has ginger hair, plays on the stereotype of what isn't considered to be cool. We see this when she is sat at the back of the bus on her own
The girls gets bullied by kid with blonde hair, shows that he is considered a cool kid trying to gain popularity by bullying someone else
The video is indirectly promoting dance culture but also exposes the negativity of the drug abuse and show it to be neither good or bad
The girl seeing everyone as skeletons shows that she sees everyone as equal and the same
She may not be on drugs because she sees skeletons when she is little
The opening scene is a school bus and has kids jumping around, showing the stereotype that kids are very hyperactive. They are also wearing school uniform, witch shows them all blending in and no one stands out as different
Another setting is in a club at night, this shows the girl trying gto fit in and trying to be normal
Everyone in the club blends in including the girl to show that she doesnt stand out in any way
The skeletons are a holusination from what we think are drugs when she is in the club but we don't know for shore because she sees them when she is little
Use of Camera
Close ups of the girls face to show her obsession with skeletons
Tracking shot of kids on school bus to show them enjoying themselves and then to girl at the back to show that she is a misfit
low angled shot of the blonde kid who bullies the girl to show he is more powerfull
panning shot of dinosaur skeletons to enthesise her obsession with skeletons
High angled shot is used on school bus to show the girls a looking vunerable
Editing
Slow paced cutting
eliptical editing from when she is little to when she is grown up to highlight that we only see the important parts of her journey
slow motion to make the some of the scenes more tense
the editing matches the beat of the music
Special Effects
Strobe lighting to go with the music
Xray vision to show the girls love of skeletons
Representation
The girls has ginger hair, plays on the stereotype of what isn't considered to be cool. We see this when she is sat at the back of the bus on her own
The girls gets bullied by kid with blonde hair, shows that he is considered a cool kid trying to gain popularity by bullying someone else
The video is indirectly promoting dance culture but also exposes the negativity of the drug abuse and show it to be neither good or bad
The girl seeing everyone as skeletons shows that she sees everyone as equal and the same
She may not be on drugs because she sees skeletons when she is little
Thursday 17 September 2009
Lighthouse Family - I Wish
Mise en Sense
Set in the london underground, public transport is something everyone can relate to, this shows that the people in the video are normal
The man wears a hat to show that he is an artist (or singer)
Everyone wears similar cloths, everyone blends in to diggy settings, everyone is normal
Light at the end shows positive
The esculator shows how people are going up from darkness in to light
Use of Camera
Close up of people to show expressions of people
tracking shot of the singer on the train to show him helping the people
extreme close up of womans body to show how she is seen as an object
Editing
Flashbacks in dissolve to show that they are the individuals own problems
match on action between singer and the girls
eyeline match to show we can associate with the characters
Representation
Singer is helping people into the light but he stays in the darkness to carry on helping people
Everyone looks working class because they are all wearing normal and basic clothing
The girls has blonde hair, shows stereotype of what socialty thinks is attractive
The singer gives us a Jesus like feeling with him helping others and not himself, shows that there is a religious theme going on
The narative is non linear because it uses flashbacks to tell the story. There is also a direct mode of address meaning the singer is talking to the audience, and he is also looking into the lives of th e other characters. Also the music is the story and the performance, rather than using a dance routine. The song is amplified, saying that everyone has problems and we need to do more oppening up to each other.
Overall the band are represented as cool and mellow like we tend to see in a pop band, but they also are represented as a band that are more about making a difference rather than just about the music.
Set in the london underground, public transport is something everyone can relate to, this shows that the people in the video are normal
The man wears a hat to show that he is an artist (or singer)
Everyone wears similar cloths, everyone blends in to diggy settings, everyone is normal
Light at the end shows positive
The esculator shows how people are going up from darkness in to light
Use of Camera
Close up of people to show expressions of people
tracking shot of the singer on the train to show him helping the people
extreme close up of womans body to show how she is seen as an object
Editing
Flashbacks in dissolve to show that they are the individuals own problems
match on action between singer and the girls
eyeline match to show we can associate with the characters
Representation
Singer is helping people into the light but he stays in the darkness to carry on helping people
Everyone looks working class because they are all wearing normal and basic clothing
The girls has blonde hair, shows stereotype of what socialty thinks is attractive
The singer gives us a Jesus like feeling with him helping others and not himself, shows that there is a religious theme going on
The narative is non linear because it uses flashbacks to tell the story. There is also a direct mode of address meaning the singer is talking to the audience, and he is also looking into the lives of th e other characters. Also the music is the story and the performance, rather than using a dance routine. The song is amplified, saying that everyone has problems and we need to do more oppening up to each other.
Overall the band are represented as cool and mellow like we tend to see in a pop band, but they also are represented as a band that are more about making a difference rather than just about the music.
Music Video Notes
Music videos are a marketing device used by record companies aimed to make sales and to make the song popular. They have been popular sins the 1980s but been around sins the 60s. In 1964, the film "A Hard Days Night" contained songs by The Beatles and some atempt at narative. This therefore made the film a musical sequence, witch meant that The Beatles had a big influence on the misic video.
In 1965, The beatles began to use film inserts as a promotional tool, other bands began to follow suit, and the beatles lead the way with"Strawberry Fields Forever" and "Penny Lane." Both of these were described as avendgard, they used slow motion and unusual camera work, therefore through experimentation they were more sofisticated than previous musical sequences.
In 1981, music videos became mainstream with the launch of MTV with the first song beamed "Video Killed The Radio Star." Music videos became the standard practice for bands as they could be cheaply produced by high tech equipment and effects like the croma key.
Censorship
Products need to be censored, music videos are regulated by the British Broadcast Film Censor. Music videos are mini films thats why the BBFC regulate them, censorship should be considered when making a music videos. In 1991, the Michael Jackson video "Black or White" was censored as he was said to have touched himself inapropriatley, and other videos have been censored such as "Smack My Bitch Up" by Prodigy
Music Theory
Some would argue that music videos have made pop songs purly based on image. Are pop songs enough on there own to make meaning and pleasure to the audience
"A good music video is a clip that responds to the pleasure of music, in which the music is made visual, either in new ways or in a way that accentuates existing asociation."- Andrew Goodwin
1. Music videos demonstrate genre characteristics such as dance in Boy/Girl Bands
2. The relationship between lyrics and visuals either contradict or illustrate the lyrics
3. The relationship between music and visuals either illustrate, amplify or contradict what is happening on screen
4. The demands of the record label will include close ups of the artist may develop motifiers that re-occur across the style and video
5. Frequent reference to the notion of looking at the female body
6. Intertexual references, refering to a film that may be very well known
In 1965, The beatles began to use film inserts as a promotional tool, other bands began to follow suit, and the beatles lead the way with"Strawberry Fields Forever" and "Penny Lane." Both of these were described as avendgard, they used slow motion and unusual camera work, therefore through experimentation they were more sofisticated than previous musical sequences.
In 1981, music videos became mainstream with the launch of MTV with the first song beamed "Video Killed The Radio Star." Music videos became the standard practice for bands as they could be cheaply produced by high tech equipment and effects like the croma key.
Censorship
Products need to be censored, music videos are regulated by the British Broadcast Film Censor. Music videos are mini films thats why the BBFC regulate them, censorship should be considered when making a music videos. In 1991, the Michael Jackson video "Black or White" was censored as he was said to have touched himself inapropriatley, and other videos have been censored such as "Smack My Bitch Up" by Prodigy
Music Theory
Some would argue that music videos have made pop songs purly based on image. Are pop songs enough on there own to make meaning and pleasure to the audience
"A good music video is a clip that responds to the pleasure of music, in which the music is made visual, either in new ways or in a way that accentuates existing asociation."- Andrew Goodwin
1. Music videos demonstrate genre characteristics such as dance in Boy/Girl Bands
2. The relationship between lyrics and visuals either contradict or illustrate the lyrics
3. The relationship between music and visuals either illustrate, amplify or contradict what is happening on screen
4. The demands of the record label will include close ups of the artist may develop motifiers that re-occur across the style and video
5. Frequent reference to the notion of looking at the female body
6. Intertexual references, refering to a film that may be very well known
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