Rihanna here is being represented in a dark and horrible place, the audience is able to distinguish this by the camera angles showing Rihanna running her fingers along the keys going down and the dark mise en scene. The non-diegetic sound of the scene as the camera shows the audience the mise en scene. Rihanna has the representations of being strong and doesn’t fear what is there. The name of the song being Disturbia has the connotation of something not right and the music video showing the things that aren’t right to the audience. The different effects on the camera, the quick shots of others the people within the frame also show that there isn’t something quite right about this scene.
Media Language and Forms:
Within the music video there are a number of things that relate back to the name of the name of the track being Disturbia, so within the music video the audiences expectations would be something that would be Disturbing to watch.
The distortion effect of the cinematography shows that there isn’t something quite right about the scene, this could be showing that the video isn’t quite clear about the fears in the video and it would project this on the audience making them wonder what could be there and instead; putting their fears within this.
There is the position of which Rihanna is sitting at the beginning of the video which suggests that she is her own woman and that she is powerful, the cinematography showing the dominance of this character, along with the dominant coloured red lipstick.
We can also tell that something is very wrong with Rihanna when she is behind bars with the zombie look in her eyes and the blond hair and she is trying to pull the bars apart, trying to reach out but she is trapped, also the light in the back flickering too representing a broken person or something wrong with them.
We see various shots of Rihanna rotating in a seat which could represent that her head feels like it is spinning. There is the dominance of the red lips which is seen throughout the black scenery. Throughout the music video there are different ways showing how Rihanna is being trapped where she is by being tied down or vertical and horizontal lines and even being physically being stuck somewhere. She even sings about being stuck and struggling to leave as she is sat and chained up in a very confined space.
At the end of the music video we can hear the sound of the piano being played and Rihanna rotating on her chair again suggesting that this head spinning experience hasn’t stopped and won’t stop.
The dominant camera angle within this music video is a close up to show the emotions but also there is a medium long shot to show the scene as well as the artist within the music video. By the use of these shots we get to see what is in the back ground and what is in the music video.
There are a number of prime colours within this music video. There is the black of the wall and also the clothing that Rihanna is wearing. There is the red lipstick which is very dominant within the frame where everything else blends in with the background. It makes it stand out from the background also it connotes danger or even passion. The scene has black and grey colour that connotes evil or the saying black sheep meaning an outcast. The people within the scene do seem a little odd to the world so it could connotation that they are outcasts.
The narrative of this music video is very abstract just like most music videos as it doesn’t really mean anything too much. The storyline here is an out of the box thinking as it does have hidden meanings.
This music video is about Rihanna going through her music career and that she has gone through so much and it also refers to a nightmare like past and as it is nightmare like she does make the music video a little dreamlike with the spiders and her arms stuck in the walls. The scene is underground, where the devil is and that connotes that she is the female devil. The narrative of the video as a whole is narrative as it doesn’t show instruments being played; it is Rihanna showing us a story line via a music video.
The genre of this music video is pop. From the conventions used within the music video there is the narrative and not really any instruments within the music video, only a piano but that isn’t used for performance, more like a prop.
The music video is mainly aimed at Rihanna fans and also fans of the genre Pop. I would say that this music video is aimed at people over the age of 15 as it does have an element of horror within it.
Media Language and Forms:
Within the music video there are a number of things that relate back to the name of the name of the track being Disturbia, so within the music video the audiences expectations would be something that would be Disturbing to watch.
The distortion effect of the cinematography shows that there isn’t something quite right about the scene, this could be showing that the video isn’t quite clear about the fears in the video and it would project this on the audience making them wonder what could be there and instead; putting their fears within this.
There is the position of which Rihanna is sitting at the beginning of the video which suggests that she is her own woman and that she is powerful, the cinematography showing the dominance of this character, along with the dominant coloured red lipstick.
We can also tell that something is very wrong with Rihanna when she is behind bars with the zombie look in her eyes and the blond hair and she is trying to pull the bars apart, trying to reach out but she is trapped, also the light in the back flickering too representing a broken person or something wrong with them.
We see various shots of Rihanna rotating in a seat which could represent that her head feels like it is spinning. There is the dominance of the red lips which is seen throughout the black scenery. Throughout the music video there are different ways showing how Rihanna is being trapped where she is by being tied down or vertical and horizontal lines and even being physically being stuck somewhere. She even sings about being stuck and struggling to leave as she is sat and chained up in a very confined space.
At the end of the music video we can hear the sound of the piano being played and Rihanna rotating on her chair again suggesting that this head spinning experience hasn’t stopped and won’t stop.
The dominant camera angle within this music video is a close up to show the emotions but also there is a medium long shot to show the scene as well as the artist within the music video. By the use of these shots we get to see what is in the back ground and what is in the music video.
There are a number of prime colours within this music video. There is the black of the wall and also the clothing that Rihanna is wearing. There is the red lipstick which is very dominant within the frame where everything else blends in with the background. It makes it stand out from the background also it connotes danger or even passion. The scene has black and grey colour that connotes evil or the saying black sheep meaning an outcast. The people within the scene do seem a little odd to the world so it could connotation that they are outcasts.
The narrative of this music video is very abstract just like most music videos as it doesn’t really mean anything too much. The storyline here is an out of the box thinking as it does have hidden meanings.
This music video is about Rihanna going through her music career and that she has gone through so much and it also refers to a nightmare like past and as it is nightmare like she does make the music video a little dreamlike with the spiders and her arms stuck in the walls. The scene is underground, where the devil is and that connotes that she is the female devil. The narrative of the video as a whole is narrative as it doesn’t show instruments being played; it is Rihanna showing us a story line via a music video.
The genre of this music video is pop. From the conventions used within the music video there is the narrative and not really any instruments within the music video, only a piano but that isn’t used for performance, more like a prop.
The music video is mainly aimed at Rihanna fans and also fans of the genre Pop. I would say that this music video is aimed at people over the age of 15 as it does have an element of horror within it.
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