'Wake Me Up When September Ends' video has a mixture of band performance and narrative.
The music video begins with a long shot of a teenage couple in a middle of field looking happy and in love.
There is no music during the introduction of the song so the audience can get into depth with the story.The boy and the girl talk about how much they love each other and how they will always be together.This is reinforced by the close-ups which underline their facial expressions and the smoothness of the scene.Their body language shows the strong relationship they have-the way they hug,kiss and deeply look at each other.The ambient sound of the birds singing emphasizes the peaceful moment.
As the opening of the song begins,the camera slowly begins to zoom.It then cuts to an extreme close-up shot of the leader of the band.The hair covering his eye and the low-key lightning suggests he is feeling anger and fear.
The close-ups,mid-shots and low-key lightning underline the main themes of the video-love and war.The predominant dark colours and the scenes which are kind of slacked add up to the realism of the song.
As the song gets to it loudest moment,there is a huge explosion.This is to show the struggles deal with when in the army.The music video sends a clear message to the male audience that they need to take a big step and serve to their country.
This video has 6 374 324 views from all over the world. The Audience map shows that this video is being watched in America the most.Countries like England,Italy,Germany and India have also got a high number views.The video is most popular within teenage males and females aged 13-17 and males aged 18-24.This might mean that teenagers are influenced by Green Day style and attitude.
The second music video I've picked to analyse is 'Last of the American Girls' by Green Day again.It's the 5th single from their 8th studio album '21st Century Breakdown'.Here's a YouTube link to the song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HR8Ia6vyV5Q&ob=av2e
The beginning of the video introduces the audience to a house,with details of the living room and the kitchen.The low-key lightning and the hand-held camera convey an image of a messy place.
It then cuts to leader of the Band singing in a desert and the rest of the band at the background.
The narrative of the video is the story about a girl(also 'the last of the american girls').She wakes up in a bed in the middle of nowhere with all the furniture around her.She's doing her daily things such as brushing her teeth,reading a book,taking a bath,listening to music,etc.However it seems like she is living in another world-one without any hold backs.The two dancers look rather alienated and they are just there to add up to the chaos.This appeals to the audience as they would like to see the kind of girl who doesn't care about anything.Nearer the end she blows up a car with her hands imagining she holds a gun.This suggests that she's a rebel and males like dangerous girls.The video alternates between the band playing and the girl,who also appears in the video for '21 Guns'.
According to YouTube Map for this video,it has been mainly watched in America,part of Canada and Europe countries like England,Italy,France.Some people from Russia and Australia have also seen it but in Africa and parts of Asia almost nobody has seen the video.
It's most popular within teenagers both males and females aged 13-17 which also suggests that they are inspired by Green Day's rebellious style and attitude.Males aged 45-54 have also enjoyed this video.
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