1. Sam Smith& NaughtyBoy – La La La
Genre – Pop
Characters
Thisscene seemtoportray th cast as the
characters from‘Wizardof Oz.’Thisgivesthe
musicvideoaunique quality,asitseemstogoagainststereotype bypresentingthe artist’sproblems
througha youngchild. The use of childleavingtheirhome suggeststhatthe artistisrunningaway
fromthe problemthatisfacingtemas the don’twishtodeal withit.The other charactersseemto
suggeststhatthe artist isattemptingtodistance himselffromthissupposedproblem, byconvincing
hisfriendstoleave withhim.Thisgoesagainststereotype asmenare usuallyportrayedastough
individualsthatappeartofeel noneedforcompanyor sufferfromnegative events –whereas these
have come togethertohelpthe arist escape fromthese matters.
Narrative
The narrative appearsto be a storyof a childrunningaway.Uponlisteningtothe lyricsIhave
assumedthatthe childisone of the artistsand the other charactersare his friends,whoalsosuffer
fromtheirproblemsaswell.The videoshowsthese characterstravellingthroughthe country,which
suggeststhattheyare attemptingtoescape fromthese issuesinsteadof solvingthem.Thispresents
the male enderinbotha negative andpositive manner–the negative portrayal showsthe male
genderaschildishbyrunningawayfromtheirpersonal problems,yetgivesapositive view by
showingthem asbecominghelpful tothose whowishtobreakawayfrom theirownproblems.
Setting
The original locationforthe Mise enscene isin an urbansetting,presumablyacityfromthe
presentationof buildingsandthe activitythatcan be seenoncamera.
Style
Camerause – Tracking shots,helptoconveythe ideaof a story andapparentquest throughoutthe
videoitself.
Editing– cutaways, jumpcuts give a sense of time progressingthroughoutthe video.Thishelpsto
conveythe journeybeingpresentedandallowsforthe plottobe builtuponwithinthe videoitself.
