Lyric Analysis

Lyrics

Hey, I was doing just fine before I met you

I drink too much and that's an issue but I'm okay

Hey, you tell your friends it was nice to meet them

But I hope I never see them again

I know it breaks your heart

Moved to the city in a broke down car

And four years, no calls

Now you're looking pretty in a hotel bar

And I can't stop

No, I can't stop

So baby pull me closer in the backseat of your Rover

That I know you can't afford

Bite that tattoo on your shoulder

Pull the sheets right off the corner

Of the mattress that you stole

From your roommate back in Boulder

We ain't ever getting older

We ain't ever getting older

We ain't ever getting older

You look as good as the day I met you

I forget just why I left you, I was insane

Stay and play that Blink-182 song

That we beat to death in Tuscon, okay

I know it breaks your heart

Moved to the city in a broke down car

And four years, no call

Now I'm looking pretty in a hotel bar

And I can't stop

No, I can't stop

So baby pull me closer in the backseat of your Rover

That I know you can't afford

Bite that tattoo on your shoulder

Pull the sheets right off the corner

Of the mattress that you stole

From your roommate back in Boulder

We ain't ever getting older

We ain't ever getting older

We ain't ever getting older

So baby pull me closer in the backseat of your Rover

That I know you can't afford

Bite that tattoo on your shoulder

Pull the sheets right off the corner

Of the mattress that you stole

From your roommate back in Boulder

We ain't ever getting older

We ain't ever getting older (we ain't ever getting older)

We ain't ever getting older (we ain't ever getting older)

We ain't ever getting older (we ain't ever getting older)

We ain't ever getting older

We ain't ever getting older

No we ain't ever getting older

Yxng Bane - WMD Textual Analysis

Setting- This video was taken in Custom House, East London, you can tell this by the block of flats behind the main artist, plus in the music videos they include the street which was called "Three Mason Road" they do this because they can let their Rival Gangs know where they are from and for them not to come round their area.
There is controversy in the video as the main artist is in a 2016 Mercedes Benz while in the background is the block of flats where mostly Working Class people live so he is showing he is bringing fame to where he started

Representation
In this video there are no female representations however there is a gender and ethnic representation, in the ethnic part of the video most of the males in the video were black male and this is is following the stereotype of how most gang members are mostly black males and in that representation most of them were dressed as gang members all except the artist who is dressed with a lot of designer clothes such as, Balenciaga, Balmain and also a very expensive Wolf Fur Coat, this is showing how males mostly blacks like to show off.
WMD Yxng Bane 

Lighting and Editing
A lot of lowkey lighting was used in this Music video due to the fact that they want the viewers to see how dark is life sometimes and however you can see when the big cars are in the video or he is in designer the lighting becomes higher to show how life has gone up from him and the scenes move quicker between each other making them putting in a lot of scenes

Gender Reversal (Male Gaze)

The Male Gaze- The Male Gaze is a term from Gaze Theory that describes the tendencies of works to assume straight male point of view even when they do not have a specific narrative point of view and in particular the tendency of works to present female characters as subjects of implicit male visual appreciation.
Examples; Beyonce- If I Were A Boy
Jessie J - Do It Like A Dude
In This you can see Beyonce wearing a Police uniform which is

What Is Narrative

Narrative is the media term for story telling, Narrative is the way the different elements in a story are organised to make a meaningful story. some of these elements can be facts as in a documentary or characters and action as in a drama.
When we look at Narrative we see that stories throughout the media share certain characteristics. This is often linked to genre, different media tell stories in a lot of different ways, Narrative is informed by character, action and location
The characters have functions such as heroes or villains,or as someone who assists the hero or villains as a helper or messenger
The actions determines how the events in the narrative occur and the influence they have.
The location of the film or television programme is an important ingredient in how the story unfolds. A horror film about Dracula MUST have a castle

Timeline Of Music Videos

1970s- In the UK the importance of Tops of the Pops to promote a single created an environment of innovation and competition amongst band bands and record label as the shows producers placed strict limits on the number of videos it would use, therefore a good video would increase a songs sales

1975s- Classical Rhapsody was the first ever music video by the rock band Queen written by Bruce Gower, it was segmented in three different parts, a solo, Ballard and hard rock section. It was the most expensive piece of arts at its time and has the most elaborate music recording in the history of music.

1980-90- Michael Jackson and Madonna introduced the technique of performance based music videos, their videos were often choreographed  and coordinated.

2002-2007- In 2002 Avil made her debut with her album "Lets Go" which earned her a title of best pop punk artist and she earned the reputation of stater punk persona, whereas Rihanna "Umbrella" which featured rap by Jay Z. The song earned them a Grammy award for best Rap.

2010-2011- The song "Love the way you lie" is a mid tempo romantic ballad by Eminem with Eminem rapping the verse while the chorus is done by Rihanna

Todorov Theory

Todorovs narrative theory basically states that most stories or plot lines follow the same pattern or path

1. Equilibrium.
The first part of the story will display a happy start, where the majority of characters are content and everything is as it should be. So in the Simpsons Movie, in the first part, everything is normal and Homer is doing chores.

2. A Disruption
The second part of the story will feature a problem or some thing will disrupt the happiness. In the Simpsons, it begins when Homer saves the Pig

3. Realisation
This part of the plot is when everyone realises the problem and it is chaos. So, the Simpsons are kicked out of Springfield and forced to move to Alaska.

4. Restored Order
 This part of the plot is when the characters attempt to repair the damage and restore the problem, so the Simpsons go back and save Springfield.

5. Equilibrium..
This is the final part of the plot where the problem is resolved and normality can resume again, so the dome is blown up and everyone is free

Codes And Conventions

The Purpose Of Music Video.
Promotes a single or usually an album people will be find interest in, promotes the artist or the band, it creates, adapts or feeds into a star image the main thing for me is that a music video is to audience the audience, sets the meaning of a song by the use of images.

Music Video Representation Girls

In the picture above you can see how far the difference in fashion and how women have changed their dress sense in the Music videos and this is because of the fact the way Lady Gaga is dressed seems to attracts more viewers and it attracts both men and women as men are attracted by her nudeness while some young girls and mid 20s women might see her as a role model because she dresses different and because she stands out so people will want to follow her footsteps.

Another representation is how girls are dressed in male artist videos, this attracts a lot of viewers as they like to see the sexual side of the music videos making them come back to watch it again and you can see how some girls really do not care about if they are dressed half naked in the 90s they would try to hide their face and if they do show their face it would cost the artist a lot more because of the embarrassment and morale they might go through but now they do not care they will do it for cheaper as long as they are on a famous persons music video their popularity will increase

Performance Based Music Video

Performance based music video features the band/artist performing either to the camera or an audience, this is a popular technique rock bands use as there concerts are usually high energy and there is more interest for a viewer to watch the band perform as a whole rather than an artist on their own.
30 Seconds To Mars- Closer To The Edge, is a good example of this the video footage of the band playing different venues of their tour cut together to make one big music video

Concept Music Videos

Concept music videos usually have no story line and have no relation with the lyrical content of the song. The video usually has no concept, no plot to follow. It is interpretative and could have no Polysomic ending therefore leaving up to the audience to decide. It is usually the most remembered by the audience due to its uniqueness and creativity. Concept music videos are often symbolic, there is often lots of symbols to build up a meaning, lots of montage of clips and images, lighten is often used to suggest a mood, pace to represent emotions meaning, pictures often support and contradict lyrical meanings.

However the biggest disadvantages of such music videos could be that sometimes as being too random  they could not simply be understood by the audience moreover by not featuring the artist in it, however the artist would not able to promote he`s identity. 

Take Care By Rihanna is a very good example of this in the music video you can see a dancer, a fish, and a bird flying, a bull dodging arrows, trees on fire and Drakes body disintegrating 

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Setting- This music video was set in foreign country as you can see the trees and the waterfall however it contradicts because he has an american accent, the video sets the song already as it is in a calm place and you can hear the breeze of the trees already before the beat and melody kicks in, you can also see favelas in the background on the opening of the music video so the audience will know this is a foreign country.

Representation- The video is trying to display activities that go on in a night club but they are not in a night club, activities such as smoking weed, drinking expensive drinks and getting half naked girls to come and give the guests their drink.

Types Of Music Videos

Narrative Music Videos- Narratives videos are when there is a story playing i`m the music video. Within the narrative genre of music videos there are three types of narratives:

Illustration- this is where the narrative in the music video very closely reflects the lyrical content of the song for example "Love Story" by Taylor Swift

Amplification- The narrative might be slightly influenced by the lyrical content however it uses different themes to compliment the songs true feelings, Fr example "Don`t Kill The Feeling" by Magic

Disjuncture- this where the narrative holds very little relationship to the song and it is quite arbitrary meaning random "Someone That I Used To Know" by Gotya

What To Consider While Making A Music Video

Visual Styles
Camera Work
Mise En Scene
Editing

Equipment List

Digital Video Cameras
This is for when me and my group are going to record our music videos it will most likely be a iPhone 6 simply because of the quality.
 Camcorder and Spare Batteries for our Camcorder
A Tripod for balancing so our music video does not look in anyway shaky.
We will also need a camera case to avoid any damages to the camera as it will be the schools one so just for safety reasons.
External microphone so if it is a windy day you do not hear it however we will be lip syncing so that will not be needed
and extra storage memory to avoid our work deleting.