Analysis of music video - Motley Crue

Motley Crue - Kickstart My Heart



Camera:
The opening shows hand held camera footage of the band in a car travelling to a gig and the outside crowd of fans waiting for the band to arrive. This denotes their huge fan base and success. A montage of footage has been used including cars, fans, the band and various action related activities which connotes their busy lives and their fun, as well as matching the tempo and lyrics of the song. The action events such as the drag cars, relates to the lyrics and title of the song as it is a way of feeling adrenaline which is meant by kick starting your heart to feel alive and having fun. ECUs have been used to show the band members playing their instruments and the singer singing. The music video includes the camera zooming in and out to show the band playing and the crowd they are performing to. It can also connote a sense of disorientation for the audience like they were drunk which relates to the rock and roll stereotypes of being drunk, partying etc. Tracking shots are used to follow the lead singer as he performs on stage. Low angled shots are used to look up at the lead singer which connotes his power and significance on stage. It also allows the viewer of the music video to have a sense of being in the crowd at the gig. Over the shoulder shots are used to show the drummer of the band performing to allow the audience to see his drums as he plays them. The closure of the video includes a zoom past the band member to fade into black, which connotes the end of the song and the end of the video

Mise-en-scene:
The band arrive in an classic hot rod style of car which connotes they're wealth as well as showing they personalities as being loud, fun,stylish and adrenaline junkies. All band members are wearing leather, have long hair, tattoos and head bands which relates to the rock and roll style and is stereotypically associated with rock bands. On stage and in the gig, is all the bands instruments, equipment and the vast crowd in front of them.


Sound:
The opening diegetic sound is from the recorded footage of the band on their way to the gig and the screaming fans. The sound is the song played from the band and their instruments which has been edited over the top of the visuals which have been muted to allow the audience to listen to the song clearly with no background noises. Rock genre. 

Editing:
Jump cuts are used throughout this music video to connote the pace and tempo of the song and the pace of the band lifestyle. A montage of action-packed, footage is used to jump cut in-between the band playing, as the footage relates to the lyrics and connotes the bands fast paced lifestyles. The music video is a mixture of back and white and colour. the band are shown in black and white and the action footage is shown in colour. This helps the audience understand the visuals and difference between them. It also connotes the band are old fashioned and the action footage is coloured because of the bright reds, oranges and yellows associated with danger and flames which links with the lyrics of the song and to denote the bands adrenaline packed lifestyles as a rock and roll band. The video includes fades of both the band and the action footage showing both at the same time which helps the visuals relate to each other.