Inspirational Videos

Here are a variety of existing songs that have have given my inspiration for my music video. Although not all of them are specifically about break ups, they are however, about losing someone they once loved. Even though some of the music videos (such as "Here Comes Goodbye" and "Best Thing I Never Had") may not be a typical break up song or illustrate exactly what I am exactly aiming for, the lyrics and the message they portray are along the lines on what I want my music video to convey.

Representations: I believe this is a typical and true representation of a break up song, as it shows the man who has been left alone breaking down. One of the main stereotypes you expect from a couple breaking up is to have a scene of them arguing, which is displayed in this music video. Another common scene you expect from a typical break up song (which is conveyed again in this video), is to switch from the past to present, to represent him reminiscing about the memories they once had.

Representations: Before watching the actual music video for this song and discovering the true meaning of the lyrics, I had interpreted it extremely different. It turns out this song follows on from "What Hurts The Most" by Rascal Flatts and how the woman has been been away for so long since she has lost her son and her father but now she come back to say goodbye. I thought before watching the official video that it was about a break up and how he now has to now come to terms with saying goodbye. The idea of saying goodbye to someone and the memories they once had its an inspirational idea, which I will take on board when deciding what to include in my music video. After watching the music video the main representation and ideology represented was the women breaking down at the lost of her loved ones. Due to the fact women are commonly stereotyped as emotional, this is conveyed in the end of the video when she has to say goodbye.

Representations: To me this is an interesting music video, as it has quite a meaningful message about the ideas of fate and destiny. At the beginning of the video, his girlfriend gets hit by a car and throughout the rest of the song he is trying to convey that "what if we hadn't met then maybe this wouldn't have happened". The title also represents the idea that you can't predict the future and how one decision can shape the rest of your life. One of the key ideologies represented in this music video, is when Jason Derulo runs out to try and save his girlfriend from being hit by the car. Men are typically stereotypes as "macho" and have no fear, so by him sacrificing his life for the woman he loves sticks to these usual conventions. Overall, I like the message this music video conveys and would like to recreate one similar in my music video.

Representations: Again this is another one of the typical break up music videos you will seen which is Hybrid performance + narrative. Throughout the song it switches from the happy memories to were they argue and where he is left alone to show what life was like before and after the break up. This is a typical convention I will aim to stick to as you see these type of scenes throughout typical break up music videos.

Representations: Although this song isn't necessarily about breaking up with someone, there is a part of this music video (1.47-2.02 minutes) which I believe is rather inspirational. I like the idea of looking back on the memories they once shared and how she decided to leave as she wasn't happy with him and this is a scene, which I would like to recreate in my music video. One of the unconventional stereotypes this music video includes though is how a woman is represented as strong, rather than weak and emotional after a bad relationship. This music video seems to convey the message "what doesn't kill you makes you stronger" as one of her lyrics in this songs reads "I've finally found the good in goodbye". This heightens the fact that not all woman are weak and emotional like they are typically perceived.