Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Examples of Similar Media Texts: The Ting Tings - Shut Up and Let Me Go

Website Link: http://www.muzu.tv/thetingtings/shut-up-and-let-me-go-music-video/27160?country=gb

This video for 'Shut up and Let me go' by The Ting Tings is relatively simple, and simply features the two members of the band in a number of of different short scenes. The scene changes are marked by a simple hand gesture, framing one scene move to the next. The video doesn't seem to have any real storyline, nor a live performance, preferring to focus on a more artistic representation of the song. There appears to be a very lose storyline that is difficult to follow, however, the main focus of the video is not the storyline. This video doesn't follow the conventions of a normal music video, as the video features no live performance, and not real narrative structure. The editing of the video is often used to match the pace and feeling of the song, particularly in the chorus, the editing is quick, and the shots are very short, this quick pace matches that of the song. This video is memorable as it is different and quirky, and the video is synonomous with the song.

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