inspirational genre videos

            

Features: 

• The video focuses on the main singer
• The music video follows a narrative which matches up with the lyrics - follows someone dying (time-bomb) metaphorically shown.
• The narrative is fast paced with the song 
• The narrative interacts with the video.

Characters:

• All the band members are shown as confident and have a great deal of stage presence even without a physical stage. 
• It is clear that the band members has a connecting to the characters acting in the narrative through them showing their rebellious side. The band do this through performing on top of a roof, while in the narrative it shows a young guy as a thief who is chased by a gun and doesn't seem to care to much. They both link up at the end of the song as both appear in the same shot in the same location - hinting a connection between the narrative and the band.

Mise-en-scene:

• They follow the format of guitarist at the front, two bass guitarist in the middle, and drummer at the back
• Not only the band but the characters in the narrative bar the women, are all seen wearing black. The black stands for power, death and mystery. Whereas we see a women who is presented in white and portrayed as innocent due to connotations with the colour.
• There is quite clearly a negative atmosphere. While the music may be fast paced and upbeat giving a happy thrill, the lyrics and narrative help present this negative atmosphere.
• The band have tattoos which is commonly associated with the genre

Lighting:

• The lighting is bright when on the band, but dark during the narrative. This could be trying to insinuate the negative atmosphere they're wanting to create by the lyrics but using the visuals.

            

Features: 

• There is no clear narrative through this video making it a fragmented storyline.
• The video follows the band "Guns 'N' Roses" as a typical music video by using just a performance of the band in front of a live audience. These kinds of videos are common within the rock genre. This feature helps creates a sense of realism and allow the audience to engage with the band as they see the band performance the lyrics to show a deeper meaning compared to a visual narrative.

Characters:

• All the band members are shown as confident and have a great deal of stage presence even without a physical stage.
• The members of the band are wearing typical clothing for the genre, this being 
• the band show a representation of being rebellious through there performance. As they were a band in the 1985s, it was around the time in which rock was still seen as part of the "devils music". The fact they were gaining such a widespread aucidence and having them join in with the song suggests this rebellious side. Furthermore, there is parts of the video in which the band are seen doing what society considered to be wrong but still socially acceptable such as smoking. 

Mise-en-scene:

• They follow the format of guitarist at the front, two bass guitarist in the middle, and drummer at the back
• All members of the band are wearing the stereotypical dark colours such as black, they all have the typical rock hair style back at the start of the rock genre, and express themselves through tattoos and piercings. 

Iconography:

• The band are seen using the rock symbol multiple times alongside some audience members. This shows a clear connection thye band are able to make with their fan/audience. 

Lighting:

• The lighting changes from dark to light. The luight side being when the band are actually playing their song in front of an audience, and the dark being when seeing what appears to be a slight narrative. The narrative shows the progression of the band and what they do when off stage. This can be seen as a negative atmosphere through it possibly being rough times for the band. 

I can reflect on these two videos when it comers to my work as i will be able to decide whether or not i want a narrative or fragmented storyline to my project. Furthermore, I will be able to link some effects into my work such as black and white, or how ther use of the lighting effects the story. 

One thing i will have to make sure sticks is the mise-en-scene used in both vuideos. This is because it links to the codes and conventions of a rock videos and as im doing a rock production it should be clear when the audience see certain features that they are watching a rock band.