EG1: Foster the People - Don't Stop

ACT: Foster the People

TRACK: Don't Stop (Color on the Walls)

YEAR: 2012

DIRECTOR: Rich Costey

GENRE: Indie pop, alternative rock

MAIN AUDIENCE: M 15-24



Music Video:




RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN VISUALS + LYRICS:

Car speeding up

 There isn't any clear indication of a relationship between the lyrics and the visuals, however when the tempo speeds up in the son so does the tempo of the video as the actions start to speed up, for example when the main guy character takes control of the car so the car speeds up with the tempo of the music, so this could be seen as a relationship. Also when the lyrics quote " Don't stop, don't stop, don't stop" the car starts to speed up so there's a relationship here, however there's no lip syncing with the music video to the lyrics as there are in some music videos which show more of a relationship.

Car crash

GENRE CHARACTERISTICS:
 With the rock genre aspect of the video it's quite timid, however it is alternative rock so this understandable as alternative rock is more tame than rock, and with it being a sub genre of the genre rock it still shows some aspects for example the crash with the cars signifying the recklessness.

Two-shot

 PERFORMANCE STYLE:
In this video it tells a story of a wanted criminal trying to get away which results in a car pursuit, so to make this realistic they used verisimilitude well by incorporating various shot types, for example the two-shot which signified the relationship between the two characters. Then also fast-paced editing was used for the chase scene so that it would keep up with the tempo of the song and make the action scenes for realistic.

LINEAR, CLOSED NARRATIVE?:
There's a linear narrative structure in this video as it follows in a way Todorov's 5 part narrative theory, as it starts with a state of equilibrium when the music starts and it gives a sense of calm, but as the tempo starts to speed up there's a disruption when the car speeds up and is on the chase, then there's an obvious recognition of this disruption to the equilibrium as the police start to chase the speeding car, then when the police catch the criminal this acts as the 4th part with the attempt to repair this disruption, and finally when the girl drives away there's a reinstatement of equilibrium. 

Two-shot

 STAR TREATMENT:
There is star treatment involved in this video as the lead singer is playing the lead role and is focused on more as he is screened longer than the other two band members, which are the two police men who are screened for equal lengths showing there equality, however obviously the lead singer is prioritised more than the other two instrumental players in the band.

 REPRESENTATIONS:
There's a gender representation shown at parts where the male try to take over driving from the female in the car signifying his recklessness, which is a stereotype for male drivers that they're more reckless at driving than females. 

 PACE + ANY VARIATION OF PACE:
The pace varies with the sountrack because as the soundtrack starts it's at quite a slow pace, so there's longer takes being used, in comparison to when the soundtrack picks up tempo then the pace in the video builds up, and this is shown with the shorter takes and fast-paced editing that is used.