Genre
The genre of Rihanna’s music video ‘Only Girl in the World’ is dance/pop. This is because it is a very upbeat song and it involves a lot of choreographed dancing by the main star Rihanna. This song Only Girl in the World was the first to be completed for her album Loud.
Narrative
The narrative of this music video is of Rihanna saying she wants to be someone's 'Only Girl In The World'. This is why she is the only person in this video and is also acting flirty whilst singing. She is shown as if she is in her own world which is a big field on her own showing she wants someone who will care about her. Towards the end of the music video Rihanna is shown looking really happy jumping around with fireworks in the background. This could show she has found someone who is going to treat her like 'The Only Girl In The World' or it could also show that this would be her reaction when she has found someone. This music video supports Tim O'Sullivan et al's theory about media texts tell us some kind of story because it is telling a story from Rihanna's point of view.
The narrative of this music video is of Rihanna saying she wants to be someone's 'Only Girl In The World'. This is why she is the only person in this video and is also acting flirty whilst singing. She is shown as if she is in her own world which is a big field on her own showing she wants someone who will care about her. Towards the end of the music video Rihanna is shown looking really happy jumping around with fireworks in the background. This could show she has found someone who is going to treat her like 'The Only Girl In The World' or it could also show that this would be her reaction when she has found someone. This music video supports Tim O'Sullivan et al's theory about media texts tell us some kind of story because it is telling a story from Rihanna's point of view.
Representation
This music video shows representation of women who don't have a partner and who want someone who will love them and take care of them.
This music video shows representation of women who don't have a partner and who want someone who will love them and take care of them.
Media Language
There are many different camera shots shown during this music video. A lot of close ups of the main star Rihanna are used which matches Goodwin's theory about 'Star Image'.
There aren't many editing techniques used within this video. Towards the end Rihanna is shown dancing around with lots of fireworks in the background which i think have been edited in as they are really bright and unrealistic because she is shown as if she is jumping in the sky with them.
Thought beats are used during the chorus when it starts to get very upbeat. This works really well with the kind of music used for the song.
There are many different camera shots shown during this music video. A lot of close ups of the main star Rihanna are used which matches Goodwin's theory about 'Star Image'.
There aren't many editing techniques used within this video. Towards the end Rihanna is shown dancing around with lots of fireworks in the background which i think have been edited in as they are really bright and unrealistic because she is shown as if she is jumping in the sky with them.
Thought beats are used during the chorus when it starts to get very upbeat. This works really well with the kind of music used for the song.
Mise en scene has been used a lot during this music video. The clothes that Rihanna wear are to show her 'star image' and attract males. The locations she is shown in are also very random as they make her look like she is the 'Only Girl In The World' shown is some sort of field full of flowers. The digipak which shows the album that this song comes from also uses the same locations as the photographs used which show Rihanna is in the same place as in the video.
Audience
Audience
This music video is aimed more towards the male gender as the title of the song is 'Only Girl In The World' and it only includes the main artist who is Rihanna. This supports Laura Mulvey's 'Gaze theory' as the girl is shown to attract men. This music video could also be aimed towards the female gender as it could show how some women feel about not having someone important to them in their life.
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