1. What is this shot from a music video telling you?
The majority of people in this image are young women trying to target audience an who probably listen
to pop music. The mise en scene, however, shows a more country-western genre .
The singer in the middle
Forest background, this
looks like the leader,
location suggests a link
because she is the main
to country western
focus of the image,
themed music.
holding the only
microphone and being
in the centre, also some The women are higher
of the other girls are than the men suggesting
looking at her and most they are more
of them have darker, powerful, could be a girl
shorter hair making her group/band, this usually
stand out. relates to pop
music, their physic’s are
Although the women at strong, they look like
the back is higher than dancers.
the singer she isn’t the
By having men lower
main focus because she
than the women in the
isn’t singing with a
shot, this non-traditional
microphone, also you
representation of women
can only see a mid shot
shows them to be strong
of her and she isn’t as
and independent.
composed as the main
singer.
Cowboy boots suggest country western theme, the main singers boots are different to the other girl's making her stand
out slightly, the costume’s are ripped and dirty yet revealing for the male gaze, not too much flesh is showing because the
artist is trying to target a young audience as well.