Music Video Analysis 3

We chose this music video because it goes vey well with our genre because it has the movie characters that are in Shrek in it.

The editing is on the beat. The music is quite upbeat and happy which matches the mise en scene. It has a clear narrative, which has images that match the lyrics. For example when the chorus starts with 'then I saw her face', three times someone turns their head. The scene, when the lead singer is singing down into the camera, is repeated quite a few times throughout the video.

Using Andrew Goodwin's theory.

There are quite a few shots of the band but there are more sshots of the action, which shows that there is quite a bit of relationship between the lyrics and visuals.
The singer keeps going after this woman to give something back to her. This illustates the choruses lyrics.
Each chorus has a new scene but the message it is trying to put across is the same.
This music video has a narrative with the lead singer telling the story through the lyrics.

Music Video Analysis 2

The editing is on the beat. In the verses the shot lengths are quite slow and are quite long but when it is the chorus the shot lengths get quicker and become shorter because it matches the tempo of the music. There is hardly any use of tracking dollies. The meaning is presented more through visuals. The music is quite upbeat and happy which matches the mise en scene, such as the bright colours of the house. This video is performance based featuring lip syncing. It has a clear narrative which has images that match the lyrics. For example when the child puts an L to his forehead.

Using Andrew Goodwin's theory.

There are of lots of close ups of the band which shows hardly any relationship between the lyrics and visuals.
The singer plays an 'all star' role by saving the dog and saving the girl under bus which illustrates the choruses lyrics.
Each chorus has a new scene for 'you're an all star' and 'you're a rock star'. So although the scenes are different, the messages are the same, which amplifies the message. This music video has a narrative with the lead singer telling the story through the lyrics.
Throughout the video there are key scenes that illustrate points from the lyrics where the band members are involved. For example the L.
Also every chorus has a different little scene to illustrate 'you're an all star' and also a scene to illustrate the line 'you're a rock star'.
There are some intertextual references when there is the limo scenes. Rock stars often go around in stretched limos.