Music videos

Fall Out Boy – “The Take Over, The Breaks Over” • I really like this video mainly due to the white background I feel it allows the artist to really portray their

image in the way they want to. I would suggest that this video goes as a Narrative type of music video, as

chosen form Paul Watson and Diane Railton four main types of video, due to the music video following , more

or less, the song being sung compared with a staged performance which is usually used by R&B and pop

singers , as it tends to advertise their clothing lines and they try to portray an image for them selves.

• There are many long shots on the band as fans

prefer to see the band together than anyone of them

being singled out. The are medium shots of each of

the singer Patrick Stump and Pete Wentz the most

recognised members of the bands.

I like how unique this video is with the way it has used the

white background to transform the video from a casual band

playing into a narrative storyboard by following the bulldog

and bringing in break dancing postman, sexy cat women and

angry fans turned around by the voice of a talking dog.

• The thing you recognise in this video is

that the dig is dreaming not one of the

band members that is the usual person to

dream. This means the video is focused

on the dog with the band appearing as a

Narrator . I love the faces made by the

dog every time the camera cuts back

from the band to the dog as you go from

Aghhhh to laughing . This video is

focused on the dog dreaming , so when

you see bones raining from the sky to

hot, sexy women dancing in kitty out fits

you watch jaw dropped secretly smiling.

When Patrick stump is dressed in a stake

outfit you hope and pray the dog takes a

bite.

The Mise en scene is very minimum due to a white

background which makes it very light , plus the band in dark

outfits make it really observant and suits really well. The

placement of the raining bones and dancing postman make

you feel that the band are watching which could also be

down to the white background , which gives you the feeling

that it is never ending.

Fall Out Boy – “The Take Over, The Breaks Over”

There is a relationship between the lyrics and the

visuals as told by Andrew Goodwin s music

characteristics . This video is based on fallout boy and

how there changing, it’s away of telling their fans a

message .

The video does represent women in a sexual portrayal,

dressed in cat costumes, like Andrew Goodwin's idea this

video show Voyeurism towards women. There is also

choreographed postman which usually isn't expected in this

type of music but it does make the video even better.

Foo Fighters – The Pretender• This video I really enjoyed due to its simplicity of

a band playing together. In this video they seem to

be playing in a hall which looks really great. This

is a Narrative type of video as told in Ann Kaplan's

book. This relates to Andrew Goodwin's idea

which the words should relate to the song. This

video shows the band in its most open form

compared with other videos which I like and why

the fans like it, it has 39 million hits and 65,000

likes, which means that it must be well liked

video.

• The video is based on Dave Grohl , the singer, taunting riot police with the song which looks fantastic. There are many close ups on Dave Grohl as he is the most popular member of the band. There are lots of short quick shots of each member of the band playing the instruments usually during the chorus when they really play. When the red liquid bursts out the back it looks brilliant because that’s when the riot police charge forward and feels like a real battle between the two.

Foo Fighters – The Pretender

• The Foo fighters the pretender is a classic of

the classics from the rock genre. I love the

video . Because there are a lot of beats in the

song this really helps the video as it can be

edited to the beat. There is a real feel of anger

in this video it starts of calm and gradually

increases until you just explode with anger

which is what the pain t is used to signify. The

police give a real violent feel to the video .

The camera is usually a long shot but does

cut into a close up especially on the police to

give you a feel of there anger.

I really like the continuing movement of the camera when it

pivots over and under the band or closing in or withdrawing

out of the face of the band members. The continuous pivoting

along the faces o f the police. Towards the end when the

whole motion of the video just slows to a point when you

feel a war is going on . The use of many cameras would have

had to be used to catch the moment and the slowing down

would be to prolong the action.

The Foo Fighters a great band with great music but I liked

this video because it was different It starts of plain and then

by the end its crazy and some where from the riot police

charging from the back wall exploding you become

Immerged into the video.

All Time Low – I Feel Like Dancing • Paul Watson and Diane Railton stated there are four main types of video I think this is a staged video, but that its

been staged to take the mick of the usual artists who do staged performance, like Cheryl Cole and Snoop Dog. They do this by going through the stages of how to make a video I found this ironic which is a reason why I chose it. The first stage is about “product placement” the second stage is “sex” and the third is “stealing other artists ideas” this is also ironic because these are the three biggest uses of a music video. This video would come under “the song and dance number” by Joe Gow’s six central genres of music video, because the video focuses on the physical events and the vocal presentation of the song, which is lip synced.

Alexander Gaskarth

All Time Low – I Feel Like Dancing• This video is used to a comic effect, to make us laugh and smile,

which would be another way in which they have managed to make fun of the other staged performances. I it is very rare for a band to do a staged performance as they are unlikely to have there own close line or have anything to advertise abut them selves as they are band not one person. The different shots are used to show the discomfort of the band individually through out the video from guts coming onto them to dressing like Lady Gaga and Katy Perry. The shots are spread out upon where the action is but it mainly shows the singer , Alexander Gaskarth, in a close up as well as the main guitarist Jack Barakat. The shots are mainly long shots to capture the band playing together , or dancing together.

• All time low is one of the all time greatest videos for taking the mick out of a whole music genre. The way they do this is so innocent as well They go from Product placement and getting soaking wet to being charged down by hot women And even some men which is why it such a brilliant video for comedy. They go from innocently playing to dancing and prancing like lady gaga, Half naked and covered with sweets like Katy Perry.

Jack Barakat

Rian Dawson

All Time Low – I Feel Like Dancing• One of my major likes about this video

is the fact that you feel like the band

have no control and that there puppets

of a major record brand. The camera is

always moving but not to a large extent

it makes you feel like the band don’t

want to do anything but when the

chorus comes up it speeds up and

constantly switching between the band

mates so you can see their discomfort.

There is the constant use of pivoting

through the band so you feel your

walking through them. The are 3 mise en scene uses in this video the first is the band playing in

a large recording studio which ,makes it seem real as if it is a real record

label. The band are raised from the floor to seem closer and higher than

everyone else. They set up with lots of Rock star banners and drinks as

use of a unbearably noticeable product placement which makes you

almost cringe. The second is when the use of men and women in their

underwear the room has been given more artificial light to emphasis the

sexiness of them. And the 3rd is use of a green screen to show the

v=band stealing other peoples performances which is really quite funny.