Dance/Pop Genre

LMFAO - Party Rock Anthem ft. Lauren Bennett, GoonRock

Mid shots are used in this music video to show the facial expression of the person plus the clothes that they are wearing, this advertises the dress sense they have. In the mid shots there are usually more than one person in them, this is because it is a dance song and their is a specific dance routine that they are all doing

 

Long shots are another shot used frequently in this music video; this is because it shows the audience what they are wearing, and the dance that they are doing. In this video they are all dressed unusually this is to make the music video stand out from others, it also gets them noticed as they will be recognised for that type of clothing. The long shots are used to show the dance routing they are doing.

There is a tracking shot of when Redfoo is shuffling down the road, this is to show that the shuffle includes moving, the tracking is to show the surroundings of where they are. As he is moving down the road you see everyone else around him shuffling as well. This shows the audience that this is the dance that everyone should do.

The Mise-en-scene in this video consists of abandoned cars in the street; everyone dressed retro/raving clothes. The setting of the video is in the street because everyone went crazy over the shuffling dance. The body language of everyone in the video is energetic, this is because they are all dancing and having a good time. This relates to the dance genre because everyone is doing the same dance routine to an upbeat song and is having a good time.

This task was quite easy as I am familiar with the dance genre and like to watch the videos for entertainment. Dance genre music videos are fun to watch as they include dancing which leads to you trying the dance if you like it.