Media language and how it differs in ‘skater boy’ and ‘teenage
dirt bag’
These two music videos are both shot and filmed to represent
two very different locations. In Avril Lavigne’s ‘skater boy’, it is shot almost
entirely in the streets. We also see a few different locations in this music video,
such as what appears to be a skate parks graffitied walls. The locations chosen
are a representation of living free, as the characters run free amongst the
streets, and this tells the audience that the characters featured run free and
are perhaps rebellious people. The colours in these locations are extremely moody,
and the colours of the locations chosen happen to be very cold and harsh. This is
demonstrated in the charcoal grey pavement and concrete walls of the skate
park. This could also inform us of the characters dark personality as they
match their surroundings.
However, in teenage dirt bag, the music is filmed to entirely
represent school life. The locations included in this video are representations
of a school locker room, a school prom, and a school playground. By choosing
these locations, the directors aim to tell the audience that this is a controlled
environment, and make the audience make associations to school, and the restricted
rules that schools upheld. The colours of the school are quite bright, and chirpy.
This is a huge difference to skater boy. The colours included in the prom scene
are especially bright and sparkly, such as deep blues and reds. This informs us
of the characters happiness, and could resemble the school pupils almost breaking
free and celebrating as the end of their restricting school days are at a near
end.
To conclude, the locations these two music videos are set in
are very different. Whilst one represents running free and rebelliousness, the
other represents being in a restricted environment, as school makes you feel
like you have to be placed in a category, in comparison to the teenagers
running free in skater boy.
Mark 4/4
ReplyDeleteYou clearly understand that 'media language' in terms of music video can refer to mise-en-scene, narrative treatment, camerawork and representation.
Q: Explain one way in which music videos use media language to differ from each other. Refer to one example of contrasting media language in two music videos you have studied to support your answer.