Favourite students video.

Favourite Students Video.

 

 

Andrew Goodwin:

• The singer is the main character in the video as well as the narrator.
• Clips are cut back and forth between base tracks.
• Video uses amplification, the singer is singing about disappearing, because she has lost her love. The singer is walking around looking at times lost and confused, implying the idea that she feels like she's disappearing; no one is noticing how upset she is.
• Singer looks directly at the camera throughout the video- breaking the 4th wall.
• The singer is doesn't present herself as an object of male desire; she doesn't dismember herself. However she does dress stylish, and men would want to look at her.
• Here are a few images to illustrate what I mean when I say the singer looks lost and confused:

 

 

Carol Vernallis:

• Edits are obvious and are used to draw attention such as; fast and slow motion, special effects; colour filters.
• Continuity editing is continually broken to draw attention to what is being shown on the screen and keep the viewer intersected.
• The main base track is referred back to throughout the video.

Laura Mulvey:

• The singer is dressed accordingly to appeal to men.
• Although the singer is not dismembered, we still see the singer through the 'male gaze'. The singer is dressed accordingly and is 'glammed up' to appeal to men.
• Here are a few images to illustrate what I mean when is say the singer is not dismembered: you can see the full length of her body throughout the video.

I think that the videos main strengths are their use of edits and special effects. I think they are really effective and help the video to run smoothly.