Analysis of Music Video

Before we began to choose our own song, we decided to watch other music videos to get an idea of what a music video is like and what song to choose.

Supersonic - Oasis

The genre of this song is Rock/ Brit pop. As a group we didn't enjoy songs from this genre however we thought that it was a good video to analyse. The generic features of Rock/ Brit pop are that the band is shown playing; there is a strong focus on the instruments and the lead singer. There is a particular mise en scene used, with the use of outfits and accessories. Also a technical aspect that's used by this genre regularly is the camera shaking allot and a fast pace.
In this video, intertextuality is used in reference to The Beatles, the song lyric "yellow submarine" and the appearance of Liam Gallagher.
In terms of narrative elements, Oasis uses disjuncture; this could be because of content of the lyrics being 'random'.
In terms of performance elements, there as a high amount of performance in the video. There is a strong focus on the lead singer Liam Gallagher's, with close-ups of his face and extreme close-ups of his mouth.
The stars are represented as having a celebrity status, with the use of a chauffeur driven car and the rock-star image.