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Concept The first music video I have chosen to analyse is ‘walk’ by The Foo Fighters. The concept of this video is the lead singer of the band, Dave
Grohl, portraying a character who seems very fed up with his life as nothing seems to be going his way. He carries only his guitar around with him which he then plays when he meets up with the rest of the band, at the end of the video.
Technical The main camera shot used in this music video is ‘tracking’ of
Dave Grohl walking through the city. Other shots such as medium, close up and shot reverse shot
are also used. The setting of this music video (mise en scene) is various
typical places round within a city in America.
Representation The lead singer, Dave Grohl is perceived as the main
character, who is frustrated with life and is shown lashing out his anger on other members of the public.
These ‘other members of the public’ are played by the rest of the band, as they simply change character to suit each different scenario.
Meanings Created
Within the music video we see many different scenarios. Each of these scenarios show different meanings, obviously varying with each situation.
However each situation shows the frustration within Dave Grohl’s characters life, until he is reunited with the rest of the band to play, where he finally seems happy and content.