ANALYSIS OF

ARCTIC MONKEYS I
BET YOU LOOK GOOD ON
THE DANCE FLOOR

AND

50 CENT WINDOW
SHOPPER

I Bet You Look Good on the Dance Fl oor, I a song wri tten and
performed by i ndi e rock band The Arcti c Monkeys. It was
rel sed on there debut studio al bum Whatever People Say I Am,
That' s What I' m Not (2006). It got to number one on the UK
Si ngl es Chart on 23 October 2005.

On 23 February 2006, the track won Best Track at the 2006
NME Awards - one of three awards won by Arctic Monkeys.

THE ARCTIC MONKEYS
IBYLGOTDF
Through the vi deo they use a l ot of di f ferent camera angl es a
shots to rei nforce the genre and fi t to the conventions. They
make a bi g poi nt to have i ndi vidual CU shots of the band
pl aying they i nstruments to show that they actually can and to
fi t i nto the convention of i ndi e rock bands.
They al so do a l ot of pan shots of the whol e band. Thi s gi ves
the vi ewer an i dea of how the band performs l i ve. It rei nforces
the styl e of the band and they musi c.
The camera shots are qui te basi c and not vey professional to
represent a l i ve gi g, you constantl y see securi ty i n the
background and smal l gl i mpses of the other cameras fi l ming.
The vi deo i s al so qui te granny and casual l i ghti ng.
CAMERA WORK
There are not any vi suals that rel ate to the l yri cs thi s i s
common i n i ndi e rock vi deos. Al so thi s i s a l i ve performance
vi deo.
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE LYRICS
AND THE VISUALS
There are some rel ationship between musi c and vi sual s. The
vi deo occasi onally cuts to the beat of the musi c. It al so cuts
every ti me the si nging comes back i n or the gui tar. They al so
pul l focus between the mai n si ngi ng and the backing.


RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MUSIC AND
VISUALS
The record company i s try to sel l the band as a i ndi e band
whol e are al l about the musi c and that s al l . They do thi s by
meeting some typi cal conventions. The styl e of cl othi ng i s
very casual and scruf fy. They are al l pl ay there own
i nstruments. The vi deo i s qui te dark l i ghting wi th purples and
yel lows. These are al l conventi ons that meet the genre.

Thi s i s the fi rst mai n vi deo from the band so they are tryi ng to
set the styl e and al most promote and sel l themselves to an
audience.
ARE THERE CLOSE-UPS OF THE ARTIST
AND STAR IMAGE MOTIFS?
There i s no narrative because the vi deo fi ts the styl e of l i ve
performance.
In the vi deo they are tryi ng to represent themselves as a new
up and comi ng band who pl ay there own musi c and l ove i t.
The vi deo consi sts of the band pl aying on a stage i n dark
l i ghting. They are wearing casual cl othi ng, ski nny j eans and T-
shi rts.
The edi ting i n the vi deo i s standard wi th nothi ng to speci al. It
cuts between panni ng shots, wi de shots and cl ose ups of the
band.
NARRATIVE


Wi ndow Shopper i s wri tten and performed by American rapper
50 cent.


It was rel eased i n November 2005 as the second si ngl e (i n the
U. S. ) and fi rst si ngl e (i n the UK and Australia) from the Get
Ri ch or Di e Tryin' soundtrack rel eased i n 2005
50 CENT WINDOW SHOPPER
Wi ndow shopper meets i ts conventions very wel l i n terms of
camera work. Ii ke most rap vi deo i t contai ns a l ot of l ow
camera angl es. It al so contai ns a l ot of sl owed down shots to
gi ve a chi l led vi be.
It al so contai ns probably one of the most used shots i n rap
vi deos a l ow camera angl ed shot l ooki ng up at the rapper
rapping. Thi s i s done to make the rapper appear bi g and
powerful.
It al so contai ns a l ot of crossfades.
CAMERA WORK
There are a l ot of vi deo representati ons i n the vi deo of the
l yri cs:

The song i s cal l ed wi ndow shopper and 50 i s constantl y
shopping and spending money

5o al so tal ks about peopl e bei ng mad at hi m because he has
l ots of money, thi s i s shown wi th people i n the vi deo
constantl y get annoyed and 50 al ways bei ng one step above

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE LYRICS
AND THE VISUALS
It fi ts i n wi th the speed of the song, sl ow transi tions and
vi suals.

Its al so cut to the bet of the musi c
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MUSIC AND
VISUALS

The recording l abel are tryi ng to sal e 50 Cent as a hi gh fl yi ng
gangster wi th l ots of money and fame.

He' s al so sol d as a man who gets what he wants when he
wants because of hi s fame and reputati on.
They do thi s wi th the cl othing, cars and woman he has and
can get

They are try to sel l hi s l i fe styl e
ARE THERE CLOSE-UPS OF THE ARTIST
AND STAR IMAGE MOTIFS?


The narrative i s qui te si mple i t j ust consi sts of 50 goi ng
through the ci ty spending money and l i vi ng the hi gh l i fe

He bei ng represented as ri ch gangster who gets what he
wants




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