Deconstructing two music videos to identify characteristics of the music video genre

Daniel Powter - Bad Day

The music video in which has been incorporated for the music is mainly a narrative based, in which the two people, the male and female, starting out in the morning, in which it shows their daily life, within the three day period, as it mainly starts with them waking up, and then preparing to go to work, in which is shown that they are not happy with their workplace, as the main link to the video with the lyrics is the phrase "You've had a bad day, in which that is what they are having, the term may be a little bit of a depressing quote, as they are both having bad days, in which they have to wake up early and go to work. Then one of the scenes incorporate a form of foreboding, in which the man and the women doodle on the poster, in which ends with a heart from the question mark, and then it ends with the male holding an umbrella for the female as she is waiting for a taxi, and then, it stops for them. The cinematography in which is being used has a lot of contrasts, such as the beginning segment in which has the two clocks, in which start at two different times, to show the contrast between the two individuals, starting their day at different time points, and at later points, they are seen doodling in which it is split into 4 panels, it all consists of different timings, especially with both of them doodling, in which shows that even though they are two different people, they in some cases, think alike, as they doodle because they, to some degree, are bored of their work, and may not like to work there.







The next video in which I am going to deconstruct/analyse is of Rihanna's Shut Up and Drive from

2007, The music is mainly based on cars, but the video is contrasting to the way how the camera is showing everything, as it prioritizes on Rihanna's body, even though in some elements, there are cars shown, such as the Ford Mustang Boss, the Ferrari 360 and a unknown modified car. Especially with the way how she is dressed can contrast the key elements in which are incorporated, as she is not dressed as if she in doing car maintenance, but rather, as if she is going to a nightclub, and the camera prioritizing her body as eye candy.