2. Album Cover
This is the album cover for
Paolo Nutini’s song New Shoes.
As you can see, there is no view
of his lower body which is odd
because by the title of the
album, you would expect to see
some form of footwear in the
shot to reinforce the fact that it is
related to the song.
Also the picture of him doesn’t
relate to the nature of the mood
and beat of the song. The song
is very upbeat however in this
picture you can see that he is
feeling sad or lonely and the fact
that it is in black and white
reinforces that look. You could
argue that it is because he
hasn’t got his new shoes yet.
3. Technical Aspects
As you can see, this picture shows
a use of CGI to make you think it
is going to be an animated video.
The use of the long shot from low
to high also tells you that the
camera is probably going to zoom
into the bedroom window.
I noticed that the
house at the
beginning of the song
You can now see that it is real is very similar to the
life and not animated. The one which is in the
use of the words to say who Simpson’s TV show,
the artist is gives you the idea it has very similar
colours and a similar
that there is going to be a
shaped house with
story told and the narrative the same sorts of
relates to the video a lot. graphics. They may
Medium-long shot and high have used it as an
to low angle focuses on artist. idea.
4. Technical Aspects
As you can see by this mid
shot you can see straight
away that the artist is
performing the song and it is
telling everyone a real
narrative to it. You can see
him holding his old shoes
and that he is looking at
them gives you the idea that
he is about to throw them
away and go a and buy a
new pair, you can also tell
that something is going to
happen because you here
He looks tired and the beat of the music go up
You can see here that he is holding has messy hair which in tempo slightly and you
his old pair of shoes and that he is reinforces the fact can sense that something is
soon to be getting rid of them and that he would have going to happen about him
wanting to start a fresh life. old shoes. getting his new shoes.
5. Technical Aspects
You can see that he looks refreshed
compared to how he was before
because he has his new shoes on
and it means nothing can make him
feel dull. It follows narrative as well as
he is constantly relating back to the
new shoes which is the same as the
title of the song, the camera tracks
back to give you constant mid-close
up of him.
He is shows to the camera that he
is ‘short on money’ and he is
proving the point that he doesn’t
care because he has his new
shoes on and he doesn’t care
about anything else at the time
because he is so happy with them.
Mid-close up of him showing that
he has no money in his pockets.
6. Technical aspects
You can see him as he wakes up
and the illustration of ‘I’m seeing
stars as I’m rubbing my eyes’ is
very clear to the audience as you
see a close up of him rubbing his
eyes whilst singing the lyrics.
However this time he starts his
day happier and more jolly.
Once again the audience
can see that that he's is
happy and the lights are
reinforcing the fact that he is
in an upbeat mood and the
illustration of this with the
same techniques that
Goodwin uses backs this up
as evidence.
7. Conventions/Genre/
Meaning
This song is of a mixture between blues
and pop. It is a very upbeat song and the
audience member feels happy and
revitalised when they hear it. It also follows
a strong narrative.
8. Goodwin
Amplification
You can see that Paolo Nutini is in almost every shot
to show that he is performing the song at that he is the
one who is telling the audience the story.
Illustration
He says ‘topped it off with a pair of old shoes’ you can
see him showing the audience the old shoes from two
angles, from behind and over his shoulder then using
the mirror to create the effect.
Disjuncture
You can see here that there are people dancing around
in his kitchen however it has no relation to the lyrics
at this point, he is still singing about his new shoes
and how they make him feel happy and refreshed.
