Textual Analysis's

Paramore-Monster

Redundant features

The key redundant feature of this music video was that the band was seen performing for the majority of the video as well as us seeing the instruments they are using.

Entropic features

I thought that the setting for this video was entropic as I didn't think it has any relevance to the lyrics, also I know that the song was made for the transformers film therefore I expected it to relate more to that. The introduction was also surprising, the shot of the band in the water is very unrealistic and you don't expect to see them fully clothed.

Shots

Close up shots are used quite a lot in this video especially when the camera is focusing on the lead singer (Haley Williams). There are many long shots of the performances in the music video, I think this is done to show the band as a whole and to capture what's going on around them. There are a few establishing shots to set the scene of what appears to be an abandoned hospital.

Editing

There are a lot of jump cuts in this video, a lot of which go with the beat of the music. They also seem to go along with all the explosions, the band members playing guitar and the sparks coming off the lights.

Mis-en-scene

The band members wear a casual, punk styled clothing, which is redundant of the band as well of the genre of music. The way they are styled in smart clothes in the water can be seen as a entropic feature.

Foo Fighters-All My Life

Redundant Features

What is redundant of this video is the close ups of the bands and their instruments, what is more redundant of the band itself is that it is a performance based video and its shot to look like a live show.

Entropic Features

What we see at the start of the music video is a cinema styled introduction to the video and that there is no music at the start of the video, which I thought was an entropic feature. At the end of the video we see that the Foo Fighters are not performing to anyone which was unpredictable.

Shots

There was a lot of close ups of the band and the lead singer of the band which I have found to be   redundant as in a lot of the Foo Fighters videos there are close ups continuously of lead singer. Also there are a few long shots of the band as a whole, I think this is to capture the performance element and to get that feel of a live show. There is quite a lot of variation in angles and camera movement in this music video, looking at the band from low angles as well as high. Also at the end the camera zooms out and away from the band (reverse zoom).

Editing

From what I can see most if not all of the cuts are quick cuts, and each time there is a cut it goes from each of the different members of the band.

Mis-en-scene

A common and redundant trait of the Foo Fighters is incorporating their logo within their music videos, we see their logo at the end of the video. The drummer isn't wearing a top and there is this hot and sweaty atmosphere, which makes it seem more like a live gig. Near the end there is a use of red lights behind the band which have a really good affect and go with the beat of the music.