Goodwin Theory-Video Analysis

Lil Wayne-Prom Queen

1.Lil Wayne-Prom Queen. Rap/hip-hop

2. The song is mainly illustrated, in the first verse where it shows the 'prom queen' and 'she's popular with all the guys', it shows the character doing these things. The song becomes amplification in the second and third verses where it gives new meanings to the lyrics by sticking to the lyrics of how 'everything can turn around' but it shows how its changed. It illustrates the main point of the song though but not every word.

3. The video cuts to the beat in a lot of places like at 2:50 where the drums get a bit crazier it starts editing a lot more in time with the music. The guitar solos are shown by having Lil Wayne perform them in a room on his own rather then in the performance at the end. The drums are also shown close up for fills and when it gets more lively and rocky. The video does change pace with the song e.g. it holds on the first shot for quite a while and then when the song kicks in there are a lot of quick cuts and then it slows down again with the music.

4. The company is selling this song by showing a spin off, of typical lil wayne by showing him having a more rock music interest. They also show a side of him saying that he wasn't that cool in high school and couln't get the girls but then his life took off which would be aspirational to many young men. They also have Lil Wayne playing the guitar which they've shown in other videos such as Mrs Officer and Lollipop. This broadens his target audience as it now shows him having musical talent and maybe appealing to guitar players and other musicians. They also have carried on Lil Wayne's image from Lolipop of a black tux unbuttoned and very messy. This gives the audience familiarity and creates his image. They use a beauty shot of him playing the guitar a lot as this is the important shot.

5. I think it isn't that much of a sexual thing but more of a statement as him getting back at these girls that treated him bad at school. He is meant to be attractive to the femal[e audience but he isn't making effort to sexualise himself. The girl is attractive but she isn't dancing seductively and is wearing normal clothes which is unusual for rap videos. However, it does sexualise at the end with a kiss, to attract the female audience more but also as part of the narrative. It doe sshow voyeuristic pleasures as in the first few scenes he watches her from behind and stares at her fancy underwear as it is illustrative of the lyriccs, 'I loved her fancy underwear, I sat behind her every year'

6. From 1:35 it goes through showing high points of Lil Wayne's career such as 'Lil Wayne's Tha Carter 3 Goes multi-platinum'. This shows how he is an acclomplished successful artist, which illustrates the songs meaning of how he changed after time.

7. The video has performance and narrative. The performance is made relevant to the narrative so the narrative seems to be the most important.