Looking into existing pop punk media
- 1. Looking into existing media- Blink 182 and A Day To Remember
- 2. Blink 182- all the small things The shots begins with an image of the typical boy band in white suits and tanned skin. This is shows the video will be mocking other music genres straight away. There is a long focus pull to link into the next shot- a panning shot of screaming girls (no doubt their adoring fans). There is then a shot of one of the band members mocking his fans as he dances in the centre of them in small underwear- these are also white to follow the theme. It cuts away to another shot further mocking the pop culture as one of the band members is practicing a dance routine in provocative clothing and dancing sexually. This is common in women's music videos.
- 3. There’s then a sense of pop punk normality as there’s a panning shot of the band in their normal skater baggy clothes playing the song. It’s a long angle connoting that pop punk is better than the other genres they were mocking. The mixture of the characters and then shots of the band looking “normal” continues until the chorus in reached, in which new characters are added. After this there’s a shot of the band with bad teeth and bright clothes. As they rub their nipples and pull strange faces it shows that everyone in the industry feels they need to be sexualised to be noticed. The video further mocks the boy band imagery as shots of the band trying to look emotional and seductive are added on the beach and edited into black and white. This is them mocking other boy bands trying to look “deep” and intelligent when in reality they are not.
- 4. Throughout the video- what evidence is there that it’s a parody? • Being attacked by a dog • Sucking off a telescope (mocking seductive videos) • Silly costumes • Dancing in underwear • Sexual showering is actually a man pouring a bucket over the band members head • Trying to look sexual whilst on the toilet • Mocking tattoos and people acting tough (mocking rock music) • Banana costume • Girl saying she’s pregnant to get boy bands attention • Dance routines • Dressing up as a woman • Running naked on a beach
- 5. Conventions found Overall, it was clear the video was aiming to mock other music videos, especially the most common and popular videos. Not only did it mock previous videos it also mocked other music genres. It was fun, and didn’t take itself too seriously. it’s a memorable video with bright colours and bright lighting.
- 6. A day to remember- all I want The video begins with an extreme close up focus pull of a number of news articles with the bands name on and a microphone. A shot reveals a hand writing song lyrics. A jump cut reveals the whole body of the man, and a panning shot reveals the rest of the band surrounded by the news paper clippings. There’s certain close ups on band members and instruments for effect. The lighting is low key creating shadows. Lyrics appear on screen with pictures linked to the lyrics. This is linked to the man writing at the beginning like he’s imagining this as he writes in his journal almost. Some drawings simply over dramatize the bands movements as they play.
- 7. It then cuts to individual shots of different people not linked to the bandbut from the same genre of music requiring an active audience. They’re in different locations, but the writing and drawings continue. This continues and the cuts to a very unstereotyplicaly looking man in a fur coat pulling funny faces. This contrasts with the next band wearing the typical baggy clothes but smashing up their surroundings and looking like they’re having fun. Throughout the video this continues but with constantly changing artists. The fast pace editing keeps the audience interested, and if they’re familiar with the genre they want to continue watching in order to see if they can spot a band they particularly enjoy.
- 8. All I want- link to Goodwin? Goodwin demonstrated that music was edited to fit the music- edited on beat to make it look neat and effective- however this was only seen in the first few seconds of the video. As soon as the other bands are edited into the song there is no real order to the way it has been edited. This creates a pop punk feel to the video as it goes against the rules and is almost mocking other videos that need to follow the theory. It considers itself better as it doesn’t follow the rules making it seem more fun and light.
- 9. Conventions found This video was fun and entertaining, as well as different through the use of the writing and doubling. It required an active audience to watch the video and understand who the other artists are, making it have a niche target audience. There was no real narrative, just a collection of random and fun shots which fitted the music and style effectivly.