Daft Punk - Around The World
This is a piece of electronic music which Daft Punk are known for. This music video was directed by Blanca Li in 1997. The music video is very abstract but also goes along with the music as the five groups of four people represent the different instruments used to create the song. They act as a visual representation of the music.
Daft Punk are not using star image in this song as they are not in this music video. This could be because of the genre as most electronic music videos like to use visuals as they allow the viewer to see the sound. Electronic music videos also tend to be abstract but also go with the beat of the music.
There are a lot of colours used in the music video both in the background and the costumes of the dancers. It should also be noticed that women are not being sexualised which is a common problem in music videos. The costumes that are worn do not seem to have anything to do with the song and are rather strange. The costumes include mummies, swimmers, robots, tall men and skeletons. Each group stay together and do not mix.
The audience get a variety of shots of each group and all of the groups working simultaneously. The music video starts with an establishing shot of all the groups. The music only links to the visuals in the way that the performers dance but not what they are wearing or their location. The setting is quite dark with many colours which could be a reference to a club which is where this song will mainly be played due to the genre.
Arctic Monkeys - Do I Wanna Know?
This is a piece of indie rock which has a very strange music video which starts of very simple and minimalist but then evolves into confusing images. The music was directed by David Wilson. This music video is entirely animation and focuses on the visual effects that go in time with the music. The music video also doesn't use any star power as it doesn't feature any of the band members.
At the beginning of the music video the animation is very simplistic as it is only a single line moving in time with the music. Later in the music video it gets more complex with more lines and different colours. It then becomes even more complex when the lines transform into women which have been sexualised as they aren't wearing much when they appear. Nearing the end of the video the music video transforms into strange images of different things. Nothing seems to link to the music but the animation looks very good and clever. The music video flows very well and flows like the song.
The video is mostly black and white and features more colour as the video progresses. More colour and imagery appears as the songs pace increases. The video also doesn't seem to have a story but it is all related to cars and women. This could mean the video is targeted at men as men stereotypically like car and women.
Green Day - Basket Case
This is a piece of punk rock music and the video was directed by Mark Kohr. The music video uses star power by featuring all members of the band as they play in an asylum. The video fits together well with the music and Green Day are a famous band in this genre. The video is very focused on the members of the band and their instruments.
The setting fits together with the song very well as the band are acting and being treated like mental patients. The setting also conflicts with the genre as it is very bright and colourful. This has been done on purpose to show how the band is out of place. There are many camera angles which reflects the paranoia that some mental patients feel and also looks like they are being watched.
The lyrics also fit very well with the music video as they talk about being crazy and talking to shrinks. There isn't a story in the video however. There is no sexualisation of women which may encourage girls to watch and may suggest that is a large portion of their audience.
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