Analysis of Rock Video 3

Nickelback- Rockstar.

Cinematography:
This music video is made up of lots of mid shots of people all singing various lines in the song, for each lines of the song a different person sings a line. Some of the people in it are famous and other just normal people. This intrigues the viewer into wanting to see who is in the video. Some high angle shots are also used to give certain people more authority over others in the music video, for example the police officer so it puts the viewer in a smaller position. This promotes the video because it shows how important the police force are and how important they are.

Sound:
The sound in the music video is very important because all of the lyrics are sung by different people, the lip syncing in this music video had to be exact so that the next line went smoothly into the next. You dont see the band performing only members of the public and well known people. This promotes the band as a commercial rock band that even celebrities have heard of. Also by having members of the public singing it shyows them as interested in thier fans and the public.

Mise En Scene:
The Mise En Scene of the music video varies alot and lots of different locations and costumes are used. There is an old man who is sitting in his chair singing the lyrics and he looks like he either used to be a rockstar or still is one. This relates diretly to the genre of rock by having someone in the video who looks like they enjoy rock music. Secondly all of the characters in the musiv video all look like they are having a good time and are enjoying the music. By showing the public in normal clothing and not dressing them up or having the band in the video like a stereotypical rock video it makes you want to watch it and your intrigues into who else is in the video.

Editing:
The editing in this music video is quite simple and has logic, For each new line of the song a different character lip syncs in time to the music the next line. It jump cuts between each location and person to show that its a different line of the song.