Music Video Analysis

Codes/Conventions Video 1: Money for nothing Dire Straits Video 2: Roar - Katy Perry Video 3: The Pretender Foo Fighters

Genre Rock Pop Rock

Camera Shots Close ups Close ups Zoom

Narrative In a warehouse with microwaves and
refrigerators watching MTV
Zoom
Low angles
Getting lost out in the jungle and is very
vulnerable, she becomes a jungle queen
by the end of the video
Riot police lining up, confrontation with
band shows the anarchy that is often
linked with rock, loudness and
aggression.

Representations Voyeurism Voyeurism Katy Perry walks around in Deserted location

little clothing, showing off sexualised body
Anti-establishment
parts.
Katy appears as a weaker woman at the
beginning of the video, however, towards
the end she becomes a powerful and
independent woman.
Technical Performance shots and crowd shots Lots of shots of Katy Perry to show the Performance shots and band shots both
conventions transformation from being a shy girl to a to show off the rock star lifestyle.
confident powerful woman.

Intertextuality Reference to other music videos on MTV Reference is made to both Tarzan and
Indianna Jones throughout the music
video.
Audience Promoting independence to the audience Anti-establishment
in hope that other woman can become in
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control of their lives.

Visuals and lyrics Animation Animation

Pace of editing fast