Exploring a music video

Queen - I Want to Break Free
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hMrY8jysdg

In this video, the director creates quite a humorous atmosphere. This is because it is set in an everyday situation and the characters in the video are all men dressed up in drag. This reflects the genre of glam rock because of their costumes and make up. For example, the leotard that Freddie Mercury wears in parts of the song. This video could also appeal to its audience because earlier on in his career, Freddie Mercury had revealed his homosexuality. The song 'I Want to Break Free' reflects him coming out and it encourages gay people to do the same.

Tenacious D - Tribute
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcJwz7wu8_s&ob=av2e

This video creates quite a lighthearted atmosphere at the beginning, but also becomes quite sinister as it goes on. This atmosphere fits the genre of rock in the mise en scene, as characters such as the Devil are used within it. The target audience of the video is probably teenagers aged about 13 - 19. The video fits that target audience as a lot of people this age aspire to be rock stars, just like Jack Black and Kyle Gass in this video. This is complimented in the mise en scene as they filmed it in a karaoke booth in a shopping mall - pretending it was a professional recording studio.

Robert Palmer - Addicted to Love
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcATvu5f9vE&ob=av3e

This video instantly portrays a very sexual mood. This is shown within the mise en scene as some of the women in the background make provocative movements. It is also shown within the cinematography as there are quite a few shots of the women's legs. The director is giving the message that women are inferior to men because all the women are dressed up in the same costumes with the same makeup, and its only the man who is different. This video is aimed at men probably in their late teens to mid 20's. It fits that audience as the song and video is mostly about sex.

Extreme - More Than Words
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xhqge_extreme-more-than-words_music

This video creates a sense of calmness, and also in places, a sense of irony. The irony is achieved because Extreme are a heavy rock band, and this song is acoustic and the lyrics are quite 'deep', whereas you stereotype rock lyrics to be the complete opposite. The sense of calmness is shown in the editing as it is in black and white and the cutting between shots is quite slow. Also in the cinematography, they use a lot of close ups to show their emotion. This video has a faint storyline: The band have finished rehearsing their rock music and now they are chilling out whilst playing this song.