Lyric Analysis - Miss Georgiou

It is very important to analyse lyrics within a particular music video as it allows the individuals researching the music video to get more of an understanding towards what the song is really about. Reading through lyrics upon the song allows a more clear meaning towards what the artist is trying to convey and portray towards audiences. This demonstrates effective planning techniques as groups are able to then plan where they thought different scenes would be most effective in. This allows individuals to become more organised as there will be less confusion towards what the song is really about or what type of narrative to include which would benefit and fit well with the song itself. Being able to read through lyrics of the song allows producing the video to be less time consuming as your are organising yourselves to who is in charge of what for one particular thing, without an individual taking part in something and then having to change it and then resulting towards a waste of time. Becoming more clear with what to involve within your music video early on within planning, would result to a more effective piece.

I like how originality of our planned music video as it is very different towards stereotypical music videos which participate within the soul genre. It is almost like there is role reversal involved where the female character is portrayed to be a typical male/boyfriend with her type of behaviour and the male character is shown to be madly in love with her, just like the stereotypical teenage girl is perceived to be. This can have a range of hidden meanings for particular types of audiences. The main interpretation towards this music video is that young girls should not feel the need to copy their idols that are involved in musical entertainment just because they are in a rough situation romantically. Nearly all soul music videos are produced by female artists, which are singing about falling in love with a man who does not love her back and does not care towards how much he has upset her. This can teach young women to revolve themselves around men rather than being independent, and that even the prettiest and nicest of female artists will still get their heart broken.

My music video on the other hand is  to show women do not need a man to make you feel happy and complete, and the fact is they need you more than you need them. This is portrayed through my music video of the female artist living her days as it comes, not over thinking, and just doing whatever makes her happy, which is partying and having fun and the man extremely wanting what he cannot have. As young girls highly appreciate and respect the music industry, (especially soul) can then pick up a few ideas and think it is then acceptable for them to be treated in a certain way by a man, highlighting the inequalities gender is conveyed through soul genre music videos. Including an idea like mine and my groups can be highly effective and overall positive as it is motivating audiences to live her their as they wish, and not to wish for someone else. This type of hidden meaning is going to be used all throughout the music video, which will relate towards lyrics to ensure there is a match between lyrics and videos to create a successful music video (example of Dyer's points.) An example of this being used is "I sleep alone the sun comes up," and "so sorry if I turn my head." This represents her to not be the stereotypical, affectionate young girl female soul artists are portrayed to be.

Me and my group have annotated the lyrics in a very effective way. We decided to section mostly every other verse and then categorise them into different scenes which we have planned for the music video. The scenes will switch at an appropriate time to ensure one scene does not get too boring for the audience and that the music video continues to be interesting. The first scene we decided to the use the bedroom fractions as a meaning of waking up and starting up the music video in an effective manner.

There are a range of genre codes and conventions within the music video and lyrics. An example of this is hair and makeup, this is conventional as it representing character as reckless, which is what my group are ultimately aiming for. We are enabling the main character to wear lots of heavy makeup, such as thick and exaggerated winged eyeliner, and very messy, with a back combed half ponytail. This is an effective way of physically representing the characters persona through her looks and also allows the audience to create an immediate bond with the female artist as they are learning more about who she is and what she will get up to during the duration of the music video.
There are going to be a range of examples of cinematography which will be portrayed throughout the music video. One of which will include a close up, this is conventional towards genre of soul as it allows the audience to clearly see the artists emotions in a great level of detail. This will be portrayed in the performance scene where the artist is in her bedroom, like she has just woken up. Using a close up will show her old, messy make up and parts of her ratty, un-brushed hair. This will be a clear representation of her sloppy and again, careless lifestyle. We will also include panning within our music video as she is walking confidentially around her room. This is going to be used when she says "want the same thing where we lay, otherwise mines a different way." The lyrics and visuals link together as the song is talking about two people where they sleep, and that they do not sleep in the same bed together anymore. This is effective with the artist being shown in a bedroom environment, where she sleeps, gets ready for the day etc.

Editing styles will be shown through a diverse range throughout the music video. Some of which will include strobe effects. This will be used in party scene, to represent a hectic, very fun party. We have divided the party scene into lots of different sections, so the audience will be able to get lots of clear understanding in some activities which will be taking place within this particular scenario. An example of the lyrics which will be represented in within the party scene will include "your still clinging to that notion." Showing movement within the lyrics (notion) and physically seeing lots of people dancing about in the video. Another editing style will be changing certain scenes colour to black and white. This is going to be used to show a past related time within the flashbacks of the dates the couples endured before their break up. This is conventional as it relates towards the genre of soul by showing a better time, which juxtaposes a more negative time presently. Showing forms of emotion the ex boyfriend is experiencing, which the audience are able to sympathise for. An example of the audience witnessing this will be in the flashback scenes, which will be presented throughout the video in various forms. "Recognise my every sound, there is nothing new to learn." This is an effective use of showing the female artist expressing her emotions in the form of singing, showing that they are growing apart, and are not entertaining each other in the way a romantic couple stereotypically would. Lyrics and visuals link together as the audience are able to see the artists inner emotions by her physically telling them and her having to deal with a suffocating relationship before it all became too much for her. The audience are able to create a bond with the artist as they are able to experience with the artist almost, things she has gone through which she found to be very negative and overall very unhappy. The audience are also able to see her in a much more positive light, one she has broken up with him. This shows different characters she portrays when in different situations, making the music video effective as the audience are able to see particular personalities she conveys.

There will be a range of evidence of mise-en-scene throughout the music video. Some of which will include the artists body language and facial expression, this will represent her as very confident, to highlight her careless character. This  Juxtaposes a stereotypical break up where the girl is constantly upset, insecure, and not up for going to things like parties. Shows her selfish lifestyle, which can be seen as amusing for audiences, and beneficial when trying to create a relationship between character and fans/audience.

The artist is able to create a strong relationship with the audience due to the audience feeling like they actually know the artist. This is due to them being able to witness particular life events the artist has experienced. This makes the audience feel like they have a real life relationship with the artist, the same bond as audiences would have with their peers and close friends. This gradually develops more and more by the audience learning more about artists persona. The audience are able to see the artist in different chapters in her life, which have positively or negatively impacted her life. This includes break up with her boyfriends, things she likes to do in her free time, such as partying and getting drunk and also the people she likes the hang around with, which can say a lot about what kind of person she is by the people she enjoys hanging around with. These people are going to be represented as very dodgy, such as doing drugs and getting too drunk for their own good. The target audience are mainly teens to young adults (15-25 year olds). This is a relatable type of age as it will be similar towards the age we are trying to represent the female character as. These ages can also be more successful when trying to relate towards particular settings, such as house parties and types of emotions, such as being rejected by someone they really liked. Teenagers are also seen as the time of rebellion, which is mainly what is going to be pursued throughout the music video, which the target audience may be able to see as amusing and entertaining.

After firstly planning the lyrics with my group. We soon after decided of more ideas to include within the music video. The narrative slightly changed by including more scenes within the video to ensure the audience are more aware upon the genre characteristics and what type of character we are trying to convey of the artist. We decided to include a party scene, where both female and male (ex boyfriend) characters are at, showing the female artist to have a careless attitude towards the break up situation. She is going to be surrounded by her friends, maybe flirting with a few boys at the house party, whilst camera shots will also show the boy in the background, watching her and looking very envious and jealous. Another performance scene is also going to be included, to show more use of performance base rather than just all narrative based. She is going to be shown in a 60's setting, almost like a jazz band. This also links with the type of music that the song portrays. She is going to be conveyed as a typical 60's singer, with big back combed hair, nice long dress, exaggerated makeup, use of spotlight upon important character and characters in the background playing the drums, guitar etc.

By annotating our story board allowed me to get a more clear understanding towards the idea of the music video and song. I was able to see which of the different types of scenes fit to which particular line and to also see if it was going to work effective and efficiently. All of the ideas fit well for the storyline and the lyrics of the song. This made it easier to plan and visualise the storyboard and I am more clear towards what I want to be involved within the music video and how it will be included.