Eleanor's Media Blog

Comparative textual analysis Symphony by clean bandit ft. Zara Larson I encountered this mix of performance and narrative illustration pop music video through YouTube’s recommended feed. The narrative is simple and follows a theme of lost love which appeals to the audience as they can easily relate to it. Due to me watching this through YouTube I wasn’t surprised that I interpreted it this way – music videos are designed to interest the audience and be memorable enough that they watch it repeatedly (which is achieved as the audience can relate to the protagonist). Furthermore, the 16 – 25-year-old audience is attracted to this video as it follows the typical conventions of a pop music video – during the chorus the setting changed to the performance where the setting is grander (in a performance hall) and the lighting is more high key. During the verses the setting changes to the city where natural light is used (daytime in flashbacks and night time in present – reflecting th...

The Vamps ‘Somebody to You’ music video analysis   Narrative and performance This pop music video is 70% performance and 30% narrative. The linear narrative is shown through the boys having a crush on a group of girls which they hang out with and eventually impress with their singing at the end – this narrative is useful in establishing and appealing to a target audience in the demographic 12-17 year olds as they can relate to the singers. Furthermore, this music video is mostly performance based – shown through the repeated scenes of the band playing their instruments on a stage. Which is later emphasised at the end of the video when they are singing to a crowd – also highlighting the pop music genre. Locations In total there are 9 different locations in this music video, all of which are in close proximity to each other: beach, stage, volley ball, tennis, swimming pool, football, seating area, demi Lovato on car, demi Lovato on stage. These locations all connote...