Biblical-Biffy Clyro, Rock
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One of the artists wakes up and
goes out of his house causing problems where he goes, he is then hit in the
back and he wakes up again and repeats but this time helping and again ends
up being hit.
Relate to Lyrics “If you could
would you go back to the start? Take any fresh steps or watch it all fall
apart again?”
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USA setting
-Typography of 50 US dollar note
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Around 90
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-Cut
-Jump cuts
-Mostly tracking shots on artist
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Age:
-Lead singer helps boy out of
pool. Presents adults as more powerful than youngsters as they are in need of
adult help.
-Singer pushing and breaking
stuff, non-stereotypical view of adults being immature.
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Joseph
A. Luck -
Narrative
The
song compares a war to an argument with a loved one. It tells us that it is not
worth destroying a relationship over an argument. Sometimes it is better to
“throw your arms to the sky” and surrender to each other for the sake of the
relationship.
The
song is reflected and illustrated by the band members and their instruments, including
drums, bass, guitars and microphones.
The
video consists of two parts – a narrative and a performance part. The video
flashes between the two parts but the audience is able to follow the storyline.
There
are many close ups of each member of the band and some long shots of the whole
band to display the instruments played by each member. The main singer is
typical of the pop / rock genre showing his dark hair, eyeliner and black
clothing.
he
title of the song is 21 Guns, and in the first shot there is a reference to
guns as a man is rolling a bullet between his fingers. The narrative character
uses a TV remote as a gun and begins to shoot things, including the wall around
the girl. Gunshots are coming from all around, the man covers his head with his
hands and glasses explode. These shots relate to the lyrics in the song.
The
words “you and I “are accompanied by shots of two characters walking slowly
towards each other, they meet and kiss.
Setting
The
scene of the band playing takes place within a house. We see writing and
picture frames on the wall. There is a fish tank and some furniture, such as
chairs. Some of the narrative takes place in this room as this is where a girl
is standing and where she meets the male character towards the end of the
video. The whole video takes place in the same room where both characters and
band members are situated.
Number
of Shots
79
shots
Transitions
The
scenes cut from images of the band to images of the couple. These are examples
of jump cuts and cutaways. The first shot is of a man sitting in a chair, it
cuts to a close-up of the bullet which falls t the floor. There are several
cuts to close-ups of the band members and their instruments. As the main chorus
comes in, the cuts become faster and the shot length decreases which gives
connotations of the frenetic energy of the music and the lyrics which
accompanies the chaotic scenes.
Representations
seen
Throughout
the clip there are close-ups of the band member who all have a large amount of
black eyeliner on, this is a stereotypical representation of the punk/rocker.
This is also backed up by the clothing worn by band members and the characters
seen in it. The dark clothing and dim lighting are also stereotypical representations
of the rock genre. In rock we see the image of a rock musician as tough and
uncaring, however in this video the male character is seen to be a sensitive
man who wants to make-up with his girlfriend and doesn't want to fight, this
makes him the voice of reason. Throughout the clip there are numerous
items being broken by the gunfire, this gives a stereotypical representation of
the rock genre as they are stereotypically seen to break things.
Peter Godwin
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Ryan Chapman -
Group findings
When we analysed Joe and Peter’s
chosen music videos we noticed both had similar dominant colours, such as brown
and beige which connotes a melancholy atmosphere, reflecting the mood and tone
of the songs. Similarly, Ryan’s video had a black and white filter throughout,
which collectively suggests that a stereotypical convention of the genre is a
lack of visual vibrancy within the music videos. We will take this on board as
we begin to construct our own music video, as it will help identify our
particular genre being punk rock.
- Ryan Chapman, Joseph A. Luck and Peter Godwin -
In terms of narrative, the
characters/artists within the videos have noticeable destructive tendencies
with various objects being broken to reflect a generic convention of the punk
rock genre being the element of anarchy and rebellion. We will therefore attempt to replicate this element by destroying multiple objects and filming them in slow motion to give us more visual variety in our music video.
- Ryan Chapman -
