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Textual Analysis Essay

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The video that I have analyzed is “the Script-The man can’t be moved by an Irish rock band. Which was directed by Marc klasfeld and released on 25 July 2008. This textual analysis focuses on the codes and conventions of the man in the video and also the general aspects of a music video recording to genre typicality. Basically, the genre conventions are all the elements from archetypal characters. The genre that I have noticed and identified is pop. In the music video the scenes include narrative and other performance based conventions, the actual narrative part of the video was when the artist wore casual clothes which perfectly matched with the genre.
In the script- The man can’t be moved genre conventions are used in a very typical way to …show more content…

This song is very similar to the earlier video is mainly based on the band performance. The lighting used is natural daylight and some are background spotlights. The band performance is based in the desert. Shots which are being used are: close ups, medium shots, long shots and panning shots.
The Script-We cry: The genre of the song is pop/rock and again it’s a band performance based video. The same natural daylight has been used. It shows the main artist roaming around the city and then it switches to the band performance frequently. The shots used are mainly tracking and close ups.
Foster the people- Pumped up kicks: The genre is indie/rock. The type of shots are close up shots of the instruments and extreme close ups of the band’s faces support the audience to interact with the band. The lighting and flashing lights throughout the video is non-ambient and colorful which forms a sense of enjoyment. The costumes worn are mainly casuals
Ed Sheeran-Small Bumps: the genre is pop/indie. The camera shots used are generally panning close ups shots which helps amplifies the meaning of the song by showing the emotions of the main artist. The video is a concept type. The lighting is mainly the lights used in the clinic and no special effects are used. The song is mainly illustrating Ed Sheeran’s relationship with the lyrics to the

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