Analysis Of Music Videos
The conventions, genre and style of music video are important to each other.With most conventions and styles being genre specific. This is important with how audiences get a liking of the music and the genre that the specific band is in for example audiences enjoy the music videos because of their favourite artists through the way they act and the styles they use.
This is the first shot in the video, the lead singer Dave Grohl walks in and picks up his guitar, the shot is a high angle long shot and the lighting is natural bright, and shows a reflection of the strip lighting on the floor. Because the camera is so far away we can't see the singers' face so we are yet to see the identity.
This shot shows a black silhouette walking in, in the background the band are still playing, it turns out that the silhouette is a riot officer, the officer stands behind the black line throughout the performance and watches the band.
The last shot is of Dave Grohl smashing is guitar onto the floor and then he falls to his knees, this is like after fighting and winning the battle against the riot officers he has won. The red could connotate danger,power, determination, desire and war. Therefore the red on this video could represent the power and determination to win against the riot officers. Props are very limited in this video, it's just the instruments that the band use and then the guards and helmets that the riot officers wear, the setting is very basic and because it is so big and white it looks hollow. This music video is a very good example of a performance video because it is simple yet effective and tells a slight story between two people fighting against each other.
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