2. Indie pop music generally has an establishing shot
outdoors. The lighting in certain videos create a
different mood. In the music video ‘Summertime
Sadness’ we imagine freedom by just looking at the
establishing shot. The picturesque establishing shots
are a conventions followed in most Indie pop videos.
However, in the music video ‘Blue
Jeans’ the video is more abstract. As
well as having a narrative the video has
a lot of symbolism and concept. The
very first image makes is blurry which
suggests there being confusion within
the relationship. Moreover, the whole
video is in monochrome which
connotes sadness and heartbreak. The
target audience for this video would be
teenage girls as they are likely to
experience these feelings.
Lana Del Reys music videos
are very abstract and it fulfils
the conventions of an Indie
Pop Music Video.
3. In this music video there are many
close ups which allow us to see the
facial expressions of the singer. In
this image we can establish that she
is upset and the low/mid length
angle shot allows the audience to
see a little bit of her clothes and the
background. Her hair and make up
is natural and through Lana Del Reys
videos we have taken inspiration
from this.
In the music Video ‘Blue Jeans’
we get a side shot of the male
actors. This image allows the
audience to see his earring,
tattoos and the cigarette. He is
portrayed as a ‘bad guy’
through the mis en scene and
immediately expect this video
and song to be about love and a
corrupt relationship.
4. In this video most of the music video we see two girls.
The actress is depressed and we assume that they have
broken up or are going through a rough patch. The whole
video is blurred and there is a lot of smoke which makes
the audience imagine that the actress is a lesbian and
has lost her lover after consulting her feelings towards
her. Moreover, we get a lot of cross cuts between the
actress and Lana and flashbacks randomly with
repetition suggests they are in a relationship. There is
not a specific narrative however, through the actions and
lyrics we can make assumptions.
In the music video ‘Blue Jeans
we get this powerful image of
the couple which suggests
that they are both bad for
each other however, they
cannot let go. The image
allows us to identify Lana’s
facial expression which tells
us she is afraid. The fact that
his hand is round her neck
tells us that is the predator of
thier relationship and he has
control.
5. In both videos we get a clear shot
of their facial expressions. In the
video ‘Summertime Sadness’ we
see a tear and smudged eye make
up which explicitly tells us she is
going through heartbreak. In ‘Blue
Jeans’ she is shuffled to the right.
This is significant because
everything else is blurred. This
could represent her thoughts
about her relationship.The indie pop genre tend to focus
a lot on facial expressions because
through this we are able to
identify the actresses emotions.
Indie pop music videos are dark
and depressing. In different shots
we get different thought as
concepts of love. For example, in
the top left image she is wearing
red lipstick which shows the
glamorous side. Whereas, in ‘blue
jeans’ it is more neutral. Through
these trend are created on social
media.
6. This image (top left) shows that the
actress is trying to commit suicide.
This is important in genres like this
as they focus on dull and
depressing things. The lyrics also
says “I know if I go, I’ll die happy
tonight”.
Moreover, we are able to relate the
visuals with the lyrics as the singer
say ‘Got my red dress on tonight’
and in this image we see the red
dress.
The image on the bottom
right could also suggests that
she is committing suicide. Part
of the lyrics says ‘I know love
is mean and love hurts’. This
specifically relates to sorrow
which the audience of this
genre favour. This image could
also symbolise that she is over
thinking and wants to give up
on life.
7. In both music videos the
director uses abstract objects
which have no relation to the
actual lyrics but are symbols
which fit in with the theme. In
the video ‘Summertime
Sadness’ the glass object
breaks at the bridge of the
song which implies that their
relationship is officially over.
In ‘Blue Jeans’ the crocodiles
in the water symbolise danger.
This could relate to the
couples relationship, the idea
that both of them are
dangerous for each other. This
specific image looks gruesome
which the target audience
would like.
