Girls - 1975
This is the establishing shot of this video. Just from the very first shot of the band we can already tell it's going to be performance based as the whole band is there with their instruments ready to perform the song. There are parts of the song where the band isn't featured and other female actors are in their place but the majority of the video has the band performing or single close up shots of the lead singer (pictured below.)
There is a particular part of the song where these 3 shots are repeated every time when there is a certain trio of notes played. This is the only repetition in the song and this helps me with planning my music video as it means I can have some parts of my video being repeated and it will still work and not look too repetitive as its only 4 seconds of shots (maximum) actually being shown over and over.
The framing and angles in this video are very much the same. When the band is playing they are the only ones in the frame and the angle is head on. When the lead singer is on screen he is in a close up head on shot and he is also in centre frame. Having him on his own and centre frame makes the audience distinguish and realise he is the lead singer of the band.
The band is the replaced by girls. I think they have done this because the song is about and is called 'Girls.' In my opinion I think this is a very clever link with the visuals to the lyrics/song name.
Near the end of the song there are a few very voyeuristic shots involving the girls being half naked. I think the band have done this to link with Laura Mulvey's theory of 'male gaze' and to attract the male audience as the band sometimes attracts more females than males. I would not use these types of shots in my music video but I think they are very eye catching and keep the consumer interested.
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