Arctic monkeys- Teddy Picker - music video analysis

Shot type and movement:  Movement of the camera is swift and aggressive, which matches the style of the music.  Shot type mainly focuses on lead member, ECU.  Small studio- long shots are cannot be achieved in the confined space. 

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 This close up shows the band members suggesting that this is a performance music video.  The instruments are also shown implying that this video is of the rock/pop genre.  Lighting and shot type is simple, possibly a hand held camera.  Purely about the music, not the effects.  
 

Music/Lyrics:  No lyrics at this point, random dialogue.

Edit & angles:  Cuts are very quick, no more than a few seconds.  In keeping with the style of music.  Aggressive.  Represents a stereotypical view on the younger generation.  Many different angles used, achieved by use of hand-held camera most likely.  Again, typical of the age group that the video is aimed at.  The band leader is given more importance- he is often viewed from a low angle, whilst other members, from a high angle, giving the leader more power than the others.  The quick cuts and wide range of angles combined is again, stereotypical of the age, a bit mad and energetic.  Mise-en-scene:  Analysis file:///Users/jpurkis/Desktop/Picture%202.png Clothes worn are smart/casual, stereotypical of the younger generation- reflects attitude of them and their music.  Also linked with the set and video, no fuss, no fancy special effects, the video is purely about the music.  No make-up, character’s because there isn’t a storyline.  Just the band performing.  Lead singer/band member usually the main focus in frames.

Music/Lyrics:  “Another variation on a theme

A tangle on the television and the magazine

D’You reckon that they do it for a joke?

D’You reckon that they make ‘em take an oath that says:”

Sound:	Analysis:
	Dialogue for the first thirty seconds of the video as they prepare for a recording session.  Laid-back attitude backs a stereotypical view of the younger generation.  Instruments used are also representational of the age group of which this video is aimed at- 16-30 year olds.

Entropic & Redundant features of music videos

The redundant and entropic features of a selected music video – Jon Lajoie WTF Collective 2

·      Both predictable and unpredictable representation of rappers.  For example, the likes of “MC Confusing” wear typical rapper-style clothing.  However, other MC’s such as “MC Historical inaccuracy” have a smarter look.  This smarter look is predictable of academic men.  This adds a comic element to the video. 

·      Redundant- Predictable in terms of set.  Streets of working class, rough areas. 

·      Redundant in terms of video structure, the lyrics begin within the first few seconds of the video.  There isn’t a strong storyline, like most rap music videos.

·      Redundant- The camera angles are predictable in terms of a rap video- a wide and random variety of them.

·      Redundant- In terms of editing, a lot of straight cuts, quite fast. 

Jon Lajoie- Everyday Normal Guy   

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·      Redundant- Predictable costume- typical of the genre being portrayed, Setting is stereotypical of music genre- deprived, working class areas

·      Entropic in terms of structure- cuts to a random clip of him complaining about his back half-way through.

·      Again, predictable in terms of lyrics starting position, within the first few seconds of the video. 

Arctic Monkeys - Fluorescent Adolescent

·      Entopic; set, costumes, no performance based scenes or artists featured, some dialogue shows up on screen backing storyline and meaning

·      Redundancy;

·      Lyrics start/stop point is predictable of the majority of pop/rock music videos, start music/lyrics within the first few seconds, end music/lyrics at the end of the video. 

·      Bit of a storyline/meaning to the music video, typical of pop/rock genres.

The Verve – Bittersweet Symphony

·      Entropic;

·      Video action- just one of the artists walking down a long street with no change in camera angle.

·      There isn’t much in the way of lyrics, making this video unpredictable- main focus is on the video and the music- which is adapted from a classic piece. 

·      Redundancy;

·      Like most music videos it questions or carries a message- this video questions life “What’s the point?”

·      In terms of setting, it is fairly predictable of the type of artists that they are.  Rock/pop band- typical use of working class areas. 

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Hello fellow bloggers!

My name is Jack Purkis and this is my new blog for A2 Media.  I shall keep you all updated with the progress of my coursework, which involves creating promotional materials for the release of a new album.  The materials include a music video, a digi-pack and a double-sided magazine article.

We have emailed our selected artist - George Barnett - asking for permission to use his song 'Sierra Planes', and I am pleased to say he has given us permission.