CATFISH AND THE BOTTLEMEN- HOURGLASS

ANALYSIS Using Andrew Goodwin's music video theory-

Music videos demonstrate genre characteristicsWithin this music video there is a scene

where the character comes home drunk signifying a theme of alcohol. There is also the theme of sex which we gather from the lyrics of the song- ‘Dreams of you f**king me all the time’. The filter is also black and white demonstrating a typical characteristic of the indie/alternative genre. However, this music video is unique to the others that I have analysed, as it is narrative based with no performance from the actual band.

There is a relationship between the lyrics and visuals

There is a link between the visuals and the lyrics as the man is writing the lyrics in the music video, signifying the clear link. However, I found that, that was the only link as many of the lyrics don't link to each other it could be hard to link visuals as well.

There is a relationship between the music and the visualsThere are not many links between

the music and the visuals, as the music isn't continuous throughout the music video. This would make it hard to link the visuals in with the music. Straight cut shots have been used to go with the narrative theme of the music video to make it look normal.

The demands of the record label will include the need for lots of close ups of the artist and the artist may develop motifs which recur across their work

The whole band don’t feature in this music video as it is narrative based. However, the main singer of the group come up in the back ground throughout the video. The audience would notice this and recognise the singer and associate him with the band. This would advertise the band and sell their music.

There are frequent references to the notion of looking and particularly voyeuristic (sexual) treatment of the female bodyEven though the lyrics in this song are

about sex, there are no women in the video. However women are portrayed in a sexual light through the lyrics of this song. Propp’s theory could be applied to this song as we feel sorry for this man as he seems quite sad and low. This means the audience would see him as the Princess of the situation.

There is an often intertextual reference (to films, programmes or other music videos)

Ewan McGregor featured in the music video giving references to actors and the films he has been in. As both the main singer of the band and Ewan McGregor feature in this music video Strauss’s binary opposites can be used to show the difference between old v young.

Whether the video is primarily performance-based, narrative-based or concept-based and how element of each is used in it

This music video is narrative based as don't see the band apart from the front singer who acts in the music video. As the music video is narrative based Todorov's theory can be applied as there was a clear story line showing a beginning, middle and end.

Audience feedbackThis music video received a mixed range of

feedback off the audience. The negative feedback may have effected the bands image however, because there was also a lot of positive feedback as well this may have appealed to a different more niche fan base. The audiences opinion is crucial to every artist, good or bad, this means they know what the fan like and dislike. The mixture of positive and negative feedback would show that this band may not have appealed to everyone but it is still popular and making lots of money.