Music Videos of the 70's

Bee Gees - Stayin alive 1977

 

 

 

This video is not filmed on a set and it's not performance based. It features the band walking to the beat of the music. Lots of low shots are used to show the lead singer as dominant. The camera focusses on the lead singer while the other members of the group are behind in a triangle formation. The mise en scene used comes from the lyrics in the song. The cuts are in time with the music and the use of zooms on the long notes means the song and video match well.  

 

 

The rolling stones  - its only rock and roll

 



 

 

This is an unusual music video. The rolling stones in a bouncy castle with bubbles. It is done purely to get people to watch something different. It is just a performance video. There is a lot of low shots used where the lead singer get close to the camera and sings. It doesn't have a narrative and the mise en scene appears to make no sense whatsoever. The camera angles and shots are simple and the transitions are cuts.

 

 

John Lennon - Mind Games 1973

 

 



 

 

 

This video doesn't include any performance. It connotes John Lennon as a kind and loving fellow. It focusses on his lifestyle but not in a way that other artists portray themselves. The conventions of videos that show lifestyle are mise en scene that show wealth but here the use of people show lifestyle. It is presented almost as a documentary. The fades and dissolves fit with the song because the tempo is slow.