Music video analysis - 'Wonderwall' Oasis

My first music video is 'Wonderwall' by Oasis.



This is a performance based video. This is clear because all the band members are a part of this video and there are some close ups of the artists, however, there is no audience involved in this video.

I really like this video because i like the idea of filming in black and white, it is very simple and yet it is very effective, there is no fuss or nothing over the top about it.

There is no main setting which is clear in this video but it looks like it is set in a ware house. Along with an unclear setting, there is also an unclear theme. The main characters/performers in this music video is the band which are playing to the camera.

This is a simple narrative video and this comes across in the camerawork and editing. The camera work is still with a range of close ups, mid shots and longs shots. The close ups are used as according to Andrew Goodwin's theory, the label record demand close ups. The camerawork is very simple and doesn't use any fancy camera shots or angles and this is because of the fact it links into the simple narrative of the video. Also linking into the simple narrative of the music video, is the editing. The editing is mainly straight cuts with a few flashes. The straight cuts is to make the video more realistic and the flashes are used to make the video more interesting and it fits into the pace of the music beats. The lighting in this video is light on the performer and then black around the outside so all you can see them. The special effects in this video is the black and white contrast and the flashing on the editing side and it helps keeps the pace of the music. In this video there is also motion of looking and this is also apart of Andrew Goodwin's theory.