Blink 182 - First Date
And then the second music video I chose to analysis is 'First Date', by 'Blink 182'.
Blink 182 are an american rock band from California. I chose this video, because I am very familiar with it, and I also think it fits well with Goodwin's conventions of a music video.
The video features the band with long hair (wigs), and clothes from the mid-1970's, and has the band members Mark, Travis and Tom, parodying bands such as the Bee Gees.
Like any typical rock video, the video involved a lot of shots of the band actually playing and singing the song, and individual shots of each band member.
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But as well as that, the video sort of has a slight narrative. Each member of the band is not playing themselves, is playing a character, and the setting of the video, is also in a completely different time (1974).
We see the band driving round their town, hanging out, going to a water park, and go-karting.
As for intertextuality, towards the end of the video we see the band dressed up in wigs, white pants and white un-buttoned shirts, walking through fields and preforming in front of the green screen. This whole scene, and look, links back to the Bee Gees, as their look, and own iconography, involved white clothing, and big hair.There are also alot of close ups of each band member, which would probably at the time, have been in demand by their record company, and also their fan base, or particularly girls.
Also throughout the song, there are a few links between the lyrics and the visuals. For example, the lyric "In the car, I just can't wait, to pick you up on our very first date", is at the same time as the band are driving round in a car. And then during the lyric "I dread the thought of our very first kiss, a target that i'm probably gonna miss", they are playing baseball, a sport where the player could 'miss'.
As for editing and shots being cut to the beat, there isn't much of it. Only a handful of transitions.
But they do, during the Bee Gees parody scene, use some green screen.
As for editing and shots being cut to the beat, there isn't much of it. Only a handful of transitions.
But they do, during the Bee Gees parody scene, use some green screen.
Some nice analysis, again - maybe needs a bit more finishing off at the end? I'm sure the visuals cut to the beat even if it doesn't use a lot of fancy transitions.
ReplyDeleteWhat do you think intertextuality adds to a video - what extra pleasure does it cater for?
Maybe end with a reflection of what it has taught you about the conventions of music videos and any useful techniques you could use.