Analysis of Pop Genre Angels

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Mark Clarke * Analysis of Robbie Williams Angels

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Mark Clarke

*Analysis of Robbie WilliamsAngels

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*Robbie Williams*Robbie Williams was initially a member of the pop group Take That.

Williams rose to fame in the band's first run in the early- to mid-1990s. After many disagreements with the management and certain group members, Williams left the group in 1995 to launch his solo career.

*Since then Williams has sold more than 57 million albums worldwide. He is the best-selling British solo artist in the United Kingdom. Six of his albums are among the top 100 biggest-selling albums in the United Kingdom. He has also been honoured with seventeen BRIT Awards—more than any other artist—and seven ECHO Awards. In 2004, he was inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame after being voted as the "Greatest Artist of the 1990s."

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*Angels*Robbie Williams says he wrote the song with Guy Chambers in 25

minutes and the song is about his aunt and uncle. Williams and Chambers were sitting outside a cafe watching a water fountain, this is what inspired them for the chorus.

*This song proved to be his greatest commercial success, being certified Double Platinum in the United Kingdom

* It was the 34th bestselling single of the decade.

*The song won Best British Single at the 1999 Brit Awards.

*At the 2005 BRIT Awards, "Angels" was voted by the British public the best song in the past 25 years of British music, though it had only reached number four on the singles chart.

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*Conventions of video

*Repetition of the chorus visually

*Singer looks at camera

*Miming to the lyrics

*Close ups of the artist

*Flattering camera angles and shots

*Change of location

*Edits cut on the beat

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*Subverted conventions of video

*Colour

*Fun and light-heartedness

*Musical instruments

*Change of costume

*Dancing

*Narrative intercut with live footage of performance

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*Analysis of Song

* I believe this song is about turning to a dead lover or friend for help and guidance, someone looking down from up above and watching over you.

*The song is in the first person “I”

*The words “through it all are emphasised” to suggest that Robbie Williams has been on a journey.

*This song is emotional and we can here this in Robbie voice when he sings the chorus.

*This makes us feel that Robbie Williams has unconditional love to the person he is singing to.

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*Analysis of Video

*The visual content would be categorised as a mini film.

*The video tells us the story of love shared between Robbie and the woman.

*The video shows the artist being alone looking for his loved one.

*The audience is engaged through observing the journey Robbie Williams is going through.

*The places in the video are represented as empty and lifeless.

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Angels

Heaven

Love Religion

Angels in the bible were seen to always help and protect Jesus which suggests that the song may be about those two characteristics.

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*Technical Aspects of Video

Robbie Williams has a natural look, to suggest that the video isn’t about having fun and enjoying yourself, but something more ordinary.

There is the natural light of the sun peering on Robbie Williams’ forehead, but we can see the other half of his face is in darkness which suggests he’s coming from a bad place (darkness) to somewhere better (light).

Robbie Williams has quite a serious look, which suggests that what his singing has deep meaning.

Close up of Robbie Williams’ face to focus on his feelings and emotions.

The camera is tracking Robbie Williams as it pulls back from Robbie on a fixed track, and this gives us a sense of realism.

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*Technical Aspects of VideoSetting is of a flat

block which Robbie Williams is walking through and it suggests that he maybe looking for someone in this flat block.

Lighting is quite dim in this scene which may reflect Robbie’s mood and suggest that at this point he is unhappy.Robbie

Williams is looking down at the floor upset which suggests that he may he may be singing about something that makes him feel sad.

Low Angle shot showing Robbie Williams and it emphasises the power of what he is saying as we are looking up to him.

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*Technical Aspects of VideoSetting is of a

huge field which emphasises the emptiness and isolation Robbie Williams is going through.

Natural lighting emphasises how Robbie is in the middle of nowhere all alone.

Establishing shot showing Robbie Williams alone on a journey to find the girl he loves. The camera pans as the shot moves

from side to side on a fixed axis and this aids to realism and is useful for showing location shots.

Robbie Williams is wearing a had which shows that he is cold and emphasises that he is alone because he has no one to warm up next to.

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*Technical Aspects of Video

Robbie Williams looks a little unshaven which shows he has been on a long, hard journey to find the woman he loves.

Robbie Williams’ face is now fully lit up which shows that he may have found what he was looking for or something good may have happened to him.Robbie Williams

is staring straight at the camera which makes the words he is singing more personal and have deeper meaning to the target audience.

Close up of Robbie Williams’ face to show his face in great detail and focus on his emotions.

The camera is on a dolly to prevent wobble moving around Robbie Williams to show his feelings.

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*Technical Aspects of VideoNatural lighting

we can see is showing Robbie Williams’ shadow to emphasise that he is all alone and no one is around him.

High Angle long shot to make Robbie Williams appear vulnerable and to establish how vast the location which reinforces the isolation of Robbie Williams.

The crane shot shows the camera mounted well above the action to give a birds-eye view to make the character seem weak and lonely.

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*Technical Aspects of VideoSetting is now in

a playground to suggest that innocence not just of the children but of the love Robbie and the woman share.

Robbie Williams’ face is all lit which suggests something good may have happened.

Robbie Williams has a small grin which shows he has seen something that he like and his journey may be over.

Medium shot focusing on the character to show relationships between Robbie Williams and the woman.

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*Technical Aspects of VideoNatural look to

emphasise the woman's beauty and that she doesn’t need make up and may suggest the natural love she shares with Robbie Williams.

Natural light to emphasise her beauty

Close up of women to introduce her to the scene and to show her feelings and emotions. It also shows her face in great detail which emphasises her good looks.

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*Technical Aspects of VideoThere is a car in

the background to suggest Robbie Williams has bee on a long journey to find the woman that he loves. Furthermore it is quite an old car which contrasts with song as it is relatively new therefore it may be suggesting that good music is timeless.

In this screen grab we get a full look of the clothes that Robbie Williams is wearing and we can see that he is dressed all in black which may suggest that he is going through something that is really sad. His clothes also suggest it is quite cold which may emphasise that Robbie Williams doesn’t care what the weather is like he just wants to find the woman he loves. He wears this costume throughout the video.

Robbie is staring straight at the camera which makes it more personal for the viewer.

Medium shot focuses on Robbie emotions towards the woman he loves.

Robbie is lit up but he is standing in front of a dark background which suggests he has found the girl he loves.

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*Technical Aspects of VideoRobbie has his

head held up which suggests he is feeling better than earlier and his journey is almost over.

Low angle shot looking up at a huge building suggest how small and vulnerable Robbie Williams is.

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*Technical Aspects of VideoRobbie Williams

is now on a beach to suggest how far and wide he is looking to find the girl that he loves.

Robbie Williams is wearing sunglasses to shield the light from his eyes which suggests he still hasn’t found what he is looking for.

Medium shot focuses on Robbie emotions towards the woman he loves.

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*Technical Aspects of VideoNatural lighting

we can see is showing Robbie Williams’ shadow to emphasise that he is all alone and no one is around him.

Robbie Williams is standing in crucified position which suggests his religious beliefs and explains to us why the song is called Angels.

The camera pans as the shot moves from side to side on a fixed axis and this aids to realism and is useful for showing location shots.

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*Technical Aspects of Video

The helicopter suggests emergency and that something serious is going to happen. Furthermore it contrasts with the car we saw earlier as it is modern which suggests the target audience of this song could be both old and young.

Establishing shot showing Robbie Williams alone on a journey to find the girl he loves with a helicopter flying past him.

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*Technical Aspects of VideoHere we see

Robbie Williams playing football which shows that he is just a normal person who has the same hobbies as anyone else and feels love just like anyone else.

Medium shot focuses on Robbie’s actions with the football.

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*Technical Aspects of VideoRobbie

Williams’ face is all lit which suggests something good may have happened.

Close up of Robbie Williams’ face to focus on his feelings and emotions.

Robbie Williams has quite a serious look, which suggests that what his singing has deep meaning.

Robbie’s jumper is covering his mouth showing just his eyes which suggests that his eyes show the way he feels and they can tell a story.

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*Technical Aspects of VideoLighting is

brightly on the couple which shows their love for each other and their passion towards each other.

The couple are laying down on a rug which is shaped on a heart to further suggest their love for each other.High Angle to

establish the location and show Robbie finding the girl he loves.

The crane shot shows the camera mounted well above the action to give a birds-eye view to make the character seem weak and lonely.

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*Technical Aspects of VideoWe see the girl

putting her arms out like wings with the lighting creating a shadow that looks like an angel which suggests this women is the angel Robbie Williams has been singing about throughout the song.

High Angle to establish the location and show Robbie with the girl he loves.

The camera pans as the shot moves from side to side on a fixed axis and this aids to realism and is useful for showing location shots.

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*Technical Aspects of Video

Robbie is expressing the emotions he has built up during the whole song.

Two shot Close up of Robbie Williams and women showing their love for each other.

The camera is on a dolly to prevent wobble moving around Robbie Williams and the women to showing their feelings towards each other.

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*Technical Aspects of VideoEditing:

*Straight cuts to give a sense to realism.

*Fade in/out to indicate the beginning and end of song.

*Jump cut to make the audience suddenly focus on a character.

*Montage of Robbie playing football to show his perseverance to succeed in finding the woman he loves.

Sound:

*There is no extra sound added in the video.