The video for the song 'Wonderwall' by Oasis has reached over 30 million hits on YouTube, the song was released on 30th October 1995 and is probably the bands most famous song.
The start of the
video shows an empty, almost derelict room with a record player situated in the centre of the shot. The Long shot used allows the audience to see the setting and possible trend the video will connote. The shot also shows a clown walking from right to left towards the record player, the diegetic sound of his footsteps shows a slow pace which is used to build the pace of the song up gradually. The clown then goes on to turn the record player on and an LP with 'Oasis' begins spinning, the close up used to show the LP is effective as it boldly promotes the band as the name of it takes up the whole shot which makes it easy to see the video is for an Oasis song. The desaturated effect may have been used to evoke a retro style is popular for the typical Alt Rock genre. It could also have been used to 
make the video more simplistic as the video is supposed to be about an "imaginary friend who's gonna come and save you from yourself", this quote from Noel Gallagher could show the video is trying to show someones imagination, if so the black and white effect works well as it's often used for a nostalgic theme or shots involved with people's memory.
The next stage of the video begins with the song starting, and the next scene is of Noel Gallagher playing an acoustic guitar. This is broke up into many shots which chronologically get closer to Noel with cuts to each shot as the song continues, it starts with a long shot which shows him isolated in the same room the clown was in before hand. This could continue the idea of an imaginary friend as when Noel is on screen the clown isn't, this could show he is within Noel's mind. The way in which each cut gets closer to Noel is effective as it could portray a sense of closeness between Noel and the audience, or the series of close ups could build a sense of voyeurism, which according to Andrew Goodwins's theory is a typical convention of music videos as the close up promotes the artist. The notion of looking is effective as it illustrates people watching the band which emphasizes its popularity within the Alt Rock genre.
The video also uses a range of narrative and performance shots, this is an ideal way of shooting a music video as it allows the audience to see the band playing the instruments and singing which actually makes the song, as well as a story which can be illustrated by the lyrics. The story in this video is about the clown being an imaginary friend to Noel Gallagher, and the clown is there to save Noel from himself. This idea was shown on Wikipedia (click for link) which Noel told to NME in 1996 about it being based on imaginary friends helping people overcome certain problems they face in life. Below is a short video which shows some of the performance and narrative shots within the music video.
The narrative shots above create the theme of the video, which is everyone needs an imaginary friend or place to go when they need saving from the pressures they face in reality. The shots of the clown reference the idea of the video and as they appear it may evoke a sense of imagination by Noel. The person juggling could create an idea that Noel's favourite imaginary place is to do with a circus, as a clown and juggling is often associated with a circus, these shots illustrate a subtle theme of imagination and possible nostalgia for Noel as the circus could play an important part of his life.
These shots are part of a continuous clip from the video, it shows Liam Gallagher singing part of the song with the rest of Oasis being faded in and out. This could show how Liam is the lead singer but it could also portray a sense of more importance, as he is in the shot through-out where the other band members are only in them for a few seconds each. The use of fades is seen many times within this video as it evokes a sense of imagination, the shots shown with the fades may have been used to add to the sense of nostalgia or imagination and to show the main singer in the band which is Liam Gallagher.
The start of the
video shows an empty, almost derelict room with a record player situated in the centre of the shot. The Long shot used allows the audience to see the setting and possible trend the video will connote. The shot also shows a clown walking from right to left towards the record player, the diegetic sound of his footsteps shows a slow pace which is used to build the pace of the song up gradually. The clown then goes on to turn the record player on and an LP with 'Oasis' begins spinning, the close up used to show the LP is effective as it boldly promotes the band as the name of it takes up the whole shot which makes it easy to see the video is for an Oasis song. The desaturated effect may have been used to evoke a retro style is popular for the typical Alt Rock genre. It could also have been used to 
make the video more simplistic as the video is supposed to be about an "imaginary friend who's gonna come and save you from yourself", this quote from Noel Gallagher could show the video is trying to show someones imagination, if so the black and white effect works well as it's often used for a nostalgic theme or shots involved with people's memory.The next stage of the video begins with the song starting, and the next scene is of Noel Gallagher playing an acoustic guitar. This is broke up into many shots which chronologically get closer to Noel with cuts to each shot as the song continues, it starts with a long shot which shows him isolated in the same room the clown was in before hand. This could continue the idea of an imaginary friend as when Noel is on screen the clown isn't, this could show he is within Noel's mind. The way in which each cut gets closer to Noel is effective as it could portray a sense of closeness between Noel and the audience, or the series of close ups could build a sense of voyeurism, which according to Andrew Goodwins's theory is a typical convention of music videos as the close up promotes the artist. The notion of looking is effective as it illustrates people watching the band which emphasizes its popularity within the Alt Rock genre.
The video also uses a range of narrative and performance shots, this is an ideal way of shooting a music video as it allows the audience to see the band playing the instruments and singing which actually makes the song, as well as a story which can be illustrated by the lyrics. The story in this video is about the clown being an imaginary friend to Noel Gallagher, and the clown is there to save Noel from himself. This idea was shown on Wikipedia (click for link) which Noel told to NME in 1996 about it being based on imaginary friends helping people overcome certain problems they face in life. Below is a short video which shows some of the performance and narrative shots within the music video.
The narrative shots above create the theme of the video, which is everyone needs an imaginary friend or place to go when they need saving from the pressures they face in reality. The shots of the clown reference the idea of the video and as they appear it may evoke a sense of imagination by Noel. The person juggling could create an idea that Noel's favourite imaginary place is to do with a circus, as a clown and juggling is often associated with a circus, these shots illustrate a subtle theme of imagination and possible nostalgia for Noel as the circus could play an important part of his life.
These shots are part of a continuous clip from the video, it shows Liam Gallagher singing part of the song with the rest of Oasis being faded in and out. This could show how Liam is the lead singer but it could also portray a sense of more importance, as he is in the shot through-out where the other band members are only in them for a few seconds each. The use of fades is seen many times within this video as it evokes a sense of imagination, the shots shown with the fades may have been used to add to the sense of nostalgia or imagination and to show the main singer in the band which is Liam Gallagher.
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