Inspiration

Here are some pictures we have for ideas of shots to use in our video, we are going to try to film some of these things and add the in our music video.

Music Video Analysis-Eyes Shut

Years and Years-Eyes Shut analysis

The editing in this video consists of one shot; it is of the lead singer walking through what looks like a post-apocalyptic place. This sequence shot allows for realistic or dramatically significant background activity, which is going on in this video.

The video starts with natural lighting, exposing only one half of the characters face. This could suggest that he has something to hide. Also the background is dark which demonstrates that the place he is in could be dangerous.

He then leaves a door and the lighting is now unnatural, with a blue tinge, which suggests melancholy and sadness. He then goes outside where the lighting is natural but still has a blue tinge and there is fire in the background which conveys a sense of danger and destruction.

The character is wearing a casual outfit, although it is a little rough around the edges which could suggest that he has been affected by the post-apocalyptic world. The props in the video such as the old computers show that the building is abandoned and run down and people have just dumped their belongings

This mid-shot is effective as you can see the run down building. There is graffiti on the wall showing that the building is abandoned, also down the corridor you can see rubble and ore abandoned computers implying that no one has been there for a long time. This mid shot is of two women praying to a man. The high key backlighting of the man portrays him to be a godlike being and the women praying to him emphasises this. The shot suggests the characters are seeking hope in a time of need. This long shot shows a variety of characters to portray the desperation of them. There is a man praying on rubble, a person hitting objects, a man with a dog and women marching. This range of character sis used to convey a manic world and possibly the end of the world. Overall, the song is quite slow which matches the slow shots although, the visual are manic and portray destruction which opposes the slow beat. The video opposes Goodwin’s theory as the music does not match the visuals.

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Music Video Analysis- Thinking Of You- Goodwin's Theory

Katy Perry- ‘Thinking Of You’-Goodwin’s theory

Goodwin's theory suggests that there is a visual relationship between the lyrics and the visuals on the screen. This is true in thinking of you’ as Katy Perry is missing her partner who died in war. One of the lyrics is ‘he kissed my lips’ and as the lyrics occur the visuals are mirroring this.

Also as Goodwin suggests there is a relationship between the music and the visuals, as the music is quite slow which matches the slow editing and fading in and out.

As Goodwin suggests, there is also a number of close-ups on Perry as this will make her ore well known and recognisable.

There is also voyeurism in the

video as there are personal shots of the couple in the bedroom and Perry wearing minimal clothing. Also, Perry is shown vulnerable and crying, which we would not normally see as well as lots of framing shots where we see her through mirrors and in doorways which makes it look as though she is being spied on.

There is also some intertextuality in the video such as it being set in 1940’s wold war 2.  Also there are similarities between the video and a film called ‘dear john’ as they have a similar narrative.  There are also similarities between flashback shots and the film ‘the notebook’.

The video has a clear narrative as it is clearly about Perry missing her old boyfriend, the video being narrative also show Perry’s stage in her career as she is big as a pop star enough not to do performative videos.

Although, the music video does not fit into all categories of Goodwin’s theory as it is not stereotypical of its genre as it is a narrative this isn’t conventional of a pop ballad.