Music Video Analysis





Pop: Shakira - Can't Remember To Forget You

This music video proves a lot of both Vernallis' and Goodwin's theories correct.

  • Voyeurism: Is persistent throughout the video with numerous shots of Shakira and Rihanna 
  • Jump Cuts: Are used to make the video match the tempo of the song
  • The demand on the record company to have lots of close-ups is obvious to see as many are used throughout the whole video
  • At the beginning there are shots of a beach and exotic plants to match the exotic sound at the start of the track 
  • There is no real narrative the directors have tried to make a visual interpretation of the lyrics






Rock: Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds - In The Heat Of The Moment

This music video also has no narrative and is just an extension of the lyrics as Goodwin suggests.
  • The shots are used are dark but have ambient colours edited in which gives the video its own individual style as Vernallis suggests
  • There are also many close up shots of the artist, Noel Gallagher, to enforce the artist as the brand
  • The video is heavily linked to the music, for example when you can hear the piano being played there is a jump-cut to a shot of the piano being played
  • There are lots of jump cuts and many different shots at a fast pace which match the beat








Country: Taylor Swift - You Belong With Me

  • This music video is an extension of the lyrics as what is happening in the video is exactly what is being sung about at that time
  • it does have a narrative but it is incomplete as Goodwin suggests 
  • There are many close-ups of Taylor Swift, who plays both characters in the video, this is to reinforce her as a recognisable brand 
  • The pace of the video matches the pace of the song