The music video for 'Stay' show us Rihanna in a bath naked in a vulnerable state. The music video could be seen as a narrative but I also feel that it focuses on the performer(s) as well. The narrative that I understand is that Rihanna and Mikky Ekko are failing to resist each others love and we see this when the camera cuts between the two artists as one another are singing.
There are a range of shots such as close ups to show the emotion on Rihanna's face but also see that she is miming the lyrics to the song. Rihanna being in the bath shows us a different side to her. A more mature side to her as she sits in the bath naked it shows us that she's vulnerable and lost in thought, when she mimes the lyrics they help communicate what she's possible thinking. The video switches between the two artists until it ends with a tear falling from Rihanna's eye.
There are a range of shots such as close ups to show the emotion on Rihanna's face but also see that she is miming the lyrics to the song. Rihanna being in the bath shows us a different side to her. A more mature side to her as she sits in the bath naked it shows us that she's vulnerable and lost in thought, when she mimes the lyrics they help communicate what she's possible thinking. The video switches between the two artists until it ends with a tear falling from Rihanna's eye.
Another technique that is used is the music cutting to beat, after a number of beats the video transitions into another shot. Shots that used are mostly extreme close ups and close ups with some mid shots for Rihanna and for Mikky Ekko there is range of close ups, mid shots and long shots. Using a long shot for Mikky means we see his body language as well as his facial expression.
From her recent album 'Unapologetic' the 'Pour it Up' video was released on 2nd October 2013 and this video focuses on the perfumer who is of course Rihanna. The video often cuts to dancers who are dancing quite explicit and on poles. I feel that the lyrics were her way of trash talking and in the video she wears near to nothing but jewels and a really short shots. Each shot was cut on the beat and you can see that Rihanna is miming to the lyrics. There were as variety of camera angles such as close ups and mid shots of Rihanna but long shots of the dancers so we can see what they're doing.
Many people thought that the video was to explicit for young teens to watch as the dancers were near to naked and Youtube blocked it for a while for anyone under 18. But many argued that Rihanna is a controversial artist and we shouldn't expect anything less.
The video for Rockstar 101 focus on the performer who of course is Rihanna. Most shots have Rihanna in them in various costumes and looks, she looks sexy and strong and thats a representation of how she is as an artist. But also is a interpretative music video as visual it interprets the lyrics of 'Rockstar'. Her image is very grunge and dark like the cliche 'rockstar'. Rihanna is also the main focus in front of a live rock band in the first chorus as she mimes to the song.
From her recent album 'Unapologetic' the 'Pour it Up' video was released on 2nd October 2013 and this video focuses on the perfumer who is of course Rihanna. The video often cuts to dancers who are dancing quite explicit and on poles. I feel that the lyrics were her way of trash talking and in the video she wears near to nothing but jewels and a really short shots. Each shot was cut on the beat and you can see that Rihanna is miming to the lyrics. There were as variety of camera angles such as close ups and mid shots of Rihanna but long shots of the dancers so we can see what they're doing.
Many people thought that the video was to explicit for young teens to watch as the dancers were near to naked and Youtube blocked it for a while for anyone under 18. But many argued that Rihanna is a controversial artist and we shouldn't expect anything less.
