ANALYSING MUSIC VIDEOS USING THE

THEORY OF DEBORAH HOLDSTINE

Just Like A Pill Pink

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDKGWaCglRM&list=RDJDKGWaCglRM

The video focuses on the social issue of drugs.

How the drugs the drugs affect her and shows the audience what taking drugs can do to you.

She is in black which connotes something evil this could represent that the drugs are evil. She says “I think I took too much” this shows the audience what an addiction does to you, she doesn’t know when to stop. This encourages the audience to want to help those with a drug addiction needs to stop. Her hand is on her hurt which could suggest she is in pain.

The camera moves around and it represents what a person can see when they are under the influence of drugs. It moves fast which could show he trill that drug addicts get.

It almost replicates the effect of drug addicts hallucinating.

In this shot she has her hands on her head perhaps this could be the after effect of the drugs. The fact she is looking down could show that she is ashamed of what she has done. It makes the audience feel sympathy for her.

The fact she is in a room surrounded by rabbits could show she is hallucinating.

Here she looks helpless. The other character is standing above her and shows that they have more power than her they are holing a sword and look as if they are about to kill her. That other character could represent the drugs.

The fact she is running could suggest that she is trying to get away and that she doesn’t want to take drugs anymore she wants to become clean.