Exploring Music Videos

Music Video: Paradiso Girls featuring Lil' John and Eve- Patron Tequila
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FhEKAzSprE&ob=av2e

This music video is by a new girl group called The Paradiso Girls, the genre of the song "Patron Tequila" is Hip Hop with Electro influences during the song particularly at the beginning, the genre is shown through the music video as the video is set in a club and is quite urban, which Hip Hop is about. The video is represented mainly in a club as the song is 'Patron Tequila' which is about drinking alcohol, so they represent this by dancing in a club. The video also represents the five girls individually as very attractive and sexy as the male in this video has fantasy thoughts about them for example at 1 minute 29 seconds into the music video the male thinks about the singer in quite a sexual way which represents the female as attractive. The narrative consists of both non-fictional and fictional events in this video, the non-fictional events is the males fantasy of each individual girl being interested in him, when they are actually behaving in a normal way. The fictional narrative event in this video is when the girls are in the club with other members of the public dancing to the song, which connects with the song as the lyrics are about going out and drinking tequila. The audience for this would be both males and females who are ages of approximately 18-25 as this age group are the one's who are most likely to go out clubbing and will relate to the song more then people under eighteen as you can't drink or purchase alcohol and over 25 as they are more likely to have a family and they are less likely to go out clubbing as they are getting older. The meaning of the video is to have fun and let go of yourself, the music video also communicates with the lyrics of the song as they are going out and having fun, like they sing in the song.

Music Video: The Script- The Man Who Can't Be Moved
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16nOViwmSJ4&ob=av2n
The music video is by the alternative rock group called The Script, the genre of the song 'The man who can't be moved' is alternative rock. This genre is shown in various clips where the group is playing the instruments and singing, which all rock groups do, they use live instruments during performances. The video is mainly representing the main singer and his journey to the corner where he first met his ex-girlfriend, and it represents his desire to get his girlfriend to fall in love with him again. The narrative of this music video is all realistic as the lead singer is going back to the corner and is walking in a natural environment. The target audience would be mainly teenage females 13-19 as the main attraction in this music video is the lead singer, who females may find attractive, the majority will most probably be teenagers as they are experiencing love and break ups for the first time, which means they can relate to the music. The meaning behind this video is hope, the male hopes that his ex-girlfriend will come back to him and they can fall in love, where they did for the first time.

Music video: Cheryl Cole- Fight for this love
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4umc87T5UMs&ob=av2e
The genre to 'Fight for this love' is pop/R&B, the music is pop/R&B because of it's pop melody and it's R&B beat. The music video is represented into five parts one part has Cheryl with her backing dancers and the other four are of Cheryl on her own in various outfits for example Cheryl in a red and black soldier outift, these parts represents different aspects to the video, there is Cheryl Cole dancing with her backing dancers, this could represent her passion for the love she has for a male and it's being shown by her dance routine, another representation is Cheryl in the soldier outfit, which could represent her battling through relationship problems to make things better. The target audience is teenagers, majority of them being females as the lyrics are about love, which is quite a feminine subject and teenage females look up to Cheryl Cole as a role model so the music video will appeal to them more. The meaning behind this video is showing Cheryl's passion for the male and she's showing this with her passion for dancing and singing, so all three passions are combined.

Music Video: Nirvana- Smells like team spirit
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTWKbfoikeg&ob=av2e
The genre to this music video is rock/grunge, this genre represents Nirvana as quite rebellious as it's shown in the music video. The music video is represented as being rebellious, as the band Nirvana and the fans are trashing up the place, which connects the music video to the music as it's showing rebellion. The narrative is realistic as the music video is set at a concert, which everybody goes to. The target audience is aimed at teenagers as the music is about teenage rebellion, which teenagers can relate to as many teenagers are rebellious. The majority of the audience will be males as the band is all males. This music video can also target adults who remember what it's like to be a teenager. The meaning behind this video is too have fun and be rebellious and not to worry about the consequences.