The One (Video Analysis)

From this music video the main representation I see from it is the sexualisation of women. This is a common representation found through the genre. For mise en scene there were many things that contributed to many different areas. For the men, they were all dressed up in nice suites, completely covering their bodies. The suites were bright colours which showed that they were important/big caricatures. All of the men were shown to have long hair to match the rock star image they were trying to achieve. On the other hand, the woman in the video were all shown to be wearing very provocative clothes such as bikinis and other costumes. They were very dulled up and the clothes did not leave much to the imagination. The point in the video was to show that the girls were there to entertain the guys in a bikini contest. This showed them as objects that the men would vote for them dependant on how they looked and their actions. In order to impress the men, there were three rounds in which the woman would have to perform different things. For example in one section, a woman eat a banana provocatively during the talent round. This show not only sexualisation but also that woman can control men as the judges appear gob smacked. The location it is set in is fairly basic as it’s only a room with a judging panel for the guys and the dressing room for the girls. This shows that the girls have to dull up in the dressing room and work for the guys who just have to sit there in the empty room with the stage. There was on show made by a steady cam that focused on to a TV in which the action was happening. This was a reference to modern TV programs, saying that what it showing is the kind of content can that be found on a TV normally. Most of the camera shots were

Rock/metal genre

We are harlot the one-

Steady cam

Fast editing to match the tempo of the video

Close up instruments/woman

Sexualisation of woman- bikinis- provocative outfits- provocative movements- bikini contest

Men viewing them as objects- woman shown as less intelligent and there for guys amusement

Men’s- wide eyed- smiling-judging- long hair (rock stars)

Shown on a TV screen- linked to modern TV shows

Shot reverse shot to show the men’s reactions to the woman being shown- doing certain things to win favours from the judges

Iconography

Rock stars all with long hair- retro mic- woman trying to please them- shown playing their instruments

Dressing room to get dulled up for the men

Girls being sexual with each over- sexualisation.

Aimed at adult men.