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Sunday, July 27, 2008

'Don't Speak' Analysis

  • 'Don't Speak' by No Doubt... Directed by Sophie Muller again
  • 'Third Wave Ska' and 'Ska Punk' illustrated by the performance-based video
  • Lyrics sort of contradicted by visuals- lyrics talk about a break up, visuals show problems in a band rather than between a couple
  • Sometimes lyrics are illustrated - "our memories, well, they can be inviting" - transition to memory shown by the greyish tone to visuals.
  • Cut to the beat
  • Instrumental illustrated by narrative
  • Long takes for slow verses, shorter takes for chorus
  • Close ups of all band members at some point. Lots of CUs of Gwen Stefani with microphone.
  • Gwen Stefani presented as sensitive whereas band members seem indifferent
  • Both this video and video for 'Just A Girl' are predominantly performance based
  • Quite a few shots of Gwen Stefani and bass player Tony Kanal since the song is based around their relationship
  • No real sexual display of Gwen in performance. The dress she's wearing doesn't really make her seem sexualised.
  • Gwen's wearing less clothing for live show footage, but it's still not really shot in sexualised way
  • Some sexual display when Gwen's taking pictures with the orange - pouting etc.
  • Notion of looking: camera taking pictures of Gwen, band members looking at her (ECUs on eyes)
  • Intertextual references to band's image - media focus on Gwen and not band. Live footage.
  • Mostly performance based - in a garage
  • Some narrative - Gwen Stefani being focused on by the media, other band members being ignored... some archive footage
  • A bit of concept at the beginning and end - orange from tree - garden of Eden-esque

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