This song is called 'Everytime I see her (Another Chance) - sound of Eden.' For our media project, I think this i an excellent video to look at for inspiration because every shot, setting, characters and costume would fit in to our budget. This is a narrative music video and the lyrics illustrate the image. Howerver, they only illustrate oen characters point of view (the geeky boy with golden curly hair).
Below are the lyrics of the song.
Here's another chance for you to dance for me (4x)
I never thought I could feel this way
about someone like you
And yes she is responsible for everything I do
She's not too easy
She can afford to be a teast
She stands out from the rest, that girl has qualities I've never seen
Every time i see her
Every time i see the girl
Every time i see her
Every time i see the girl
She leaves me breathless
No one could take the place of you
You can look but you can't touch
'cause what I feel for her is true
I might sound possessive but if you see her you'd know why
She looks good everywhere she goes
She could turn your head as she goes by, that's why
Every time i see her
Every time i see the girl
Every time i see her
Every time i see the girl
The openeing shot is of the girl running somewhere in her school uniform. From here we know that she is a young school girl (in year 11 or younger) and therefore we can automatically asume that this music video will be light-hearted. We, as the audience, are then taken into a long shot to see her running into a school. This is then followed by a poster which reads 'School Dance' from there we know what the music video will be based on. From the first few shots in the classroom, the audience are already aware of the love triange. The way in which these shots are editied specify that the main girl is 'in love' with the cool boy with blonde hair.
The close ups and POV shots allow the audience to really empathise with her feelings towards him. At the same time, the shots between these two characters are split with a shot of another boy at the back of the class. His gesture and face expressions shows that he is 'in love' with that girl. The camera tends to focus mostly on the main girl and the cool boy (this mirrors the significance of them two in comparison to the geeky boy)
The cool boy decides to play along and tells the girl he will meet her at the school dance. The audience however, know that this is all a big joke. The long shot of the geeky boy in the playground also makes him look isolated and lonely.
The long shot of the girl walking to the school dance is paired with the lyrics 'She leaves me breathless.' Again, this is in view of the geeky boy who fancies her. The lyrics throughout this song contradict what the cool boy thinks about her.
At the school dance the camera switches between P.OV of the girl and a close up of the geeky boy watching her every movement on the other side of the dance floor. As soona as the girl sees her 'dance partner' and another girl kissing the camera contrast turns poor quality and the sharpness is reduced. This allows the audience to empathise with her depression and confusion; almost as if she can't believe what she is seeing - its like a dream.
As she runs off the dance floor and down the stairs a hand held shot follows her. This creates anxiety. The unstableness of the camera mirrors her unstable self: how insecure she is feeling.
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