The genre of this song is Rock. We can tell that this song is from the Rock genre as soon as the music begins as we hear electric guitars being played and this is an instrument that is normally heard in rock songs. The music plays a big importance to this music video as the instruments being used are important in making the 'rock' feel to the song.
At the beginning we see a man with long hair walking out of a building, again having long hair is very stereotypical of the rock genre. Other visuals that tell us that this song is in the rock genre is the rock concert being held and the quirky mise-en-scene. For example the clothing that the band and the crowd are wearing is very stereotypical to the 'rock 'n' roll' culture, this being big/long hair, leather trousers and vest tops. The other clips that are being shown within the music video could also be seen as very common and stereotypical to the rock genre. The snappy cutting of the scenes reflects the fast, loud music as well.
Chloe your analysis clearly identifies the signifiers of the rock genre. Could you identify these elements as rock music iconography?
ReplyDeleteWhat was the intention of the director in their choices of editing combined with mise-en-scene? What was the intended effect for the audience?