Eg1 TopLoader- Dancing in the Moonlight

ACT: TopLoader

TRACK: Dancing in the Moonlight

Year: 1972

Director: 

Genre: Pop Rock

Main Audience: 17-30

Music Video:




Narative/Performance
The Narrative for this music video shows the band playing in a studio which looks to be in a house which gives the audience an idea that the video and music are a touch laid back, Also the performance is intercut with scenes of what looks to be a house party which shows the sort of life the rock stars live which shows intertextuality with some of the older performance music videos as ways of showing the viewers what life is like to be part of the band.

Relationship between visuals and lyrics
The lyrics are mostly sang with lip syncing going on where by when there isnt any singing the video cuts to the party scenes however when the lyrics are sung they are in time to the video which enhances the reality of the performance and the whole video, Also another thing to note is that when the video's chorus is sung of 'Dancing in the Moonlight' people on the screen at the time are either dancing in the house or under a moon light setting weather it be under a disco ball or under the moon light which has a good effect on the performance of the actual video itself as it provides more continuity

Location and Mise en Scene
The location for this music video is in a house with a music recording studio and in various different rooms within the house hold, for example bedrooms and the odd living room and balcony this adds a better effect to the video rather than having it all staged in one setting as we found out in our AS film opening due to it not being as effective as it could have been. The Mise en Scene for this video works really well due to the amount of lighting shot in the key frames which adds to the effect of the 'Moonlight' by this i mean for example the lights which are hanging from rooms and are situated in different places with the dimmed light of the background light.

Pace and Variation
The pace is fairly consistent throughout the music video where by the music fits with the shots on screen and as the song isnt a fast song its sort of a slow moving jazzy pop rock song which tends to not speed up or slow down however it does at the start where the intro ends it builds up into the main part of the song where the band are getting ready in the home made studio. But apart from that then the pace is fairly consistent.

Elements linked to my idea
This video has various elements of which i would like to take forward and put into a music video of my own due to its specific details which some i have already picked up on, These are the way the lyrics fit with some of the images on screen and are shown though different feelings and expressions on the characters faces on the video. Also the way things in the video are set out, the mise en scene plays a big part in most music videos today and this is one thing i would have to really consider when planning and producing my own music video