Mystery Jets:
I have chosen to analyse this video because it is very similar to the kind of video we want to create in that they make it look very retro and they also use the green screen effect. I will also analyse this video using the points of Goodwin's theory.
This video is quite simple in the way that the lyrics are very complimentary to the visuals. The first of these is when we hear the lyrics "I hear her playing the drums late at night", we see a girl playing drums. This is shortly followed by the lyrics "maybe i should call her up", we see the main singer picking up a phone. As the song is called "two doors down" throughout the music video we see a lot of doors, mainly surrounding the band as they do their preformance.
The song is about a boy who is 'in love' with a girl who lives in his street, but who has never spoken too. This video creates a strong sense of voyerism in the fact that the girl may not know he is looking at her. Through points in the video we see the band standing behind a window looking at the girl, while this created the notion of looking it also shows the objectification of women as being nice to look at.
The use of green screen in this video does not directly relate to the lyrics in anyway, however it amplifies the 'retro' feel of the video. The greenscreen effects we see are usually bright colours in some form of pattern, such as leapord print. The retro feel is also emphasised by the artist's clothing, hair and general apperance.
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