Video Analysis - Sexy Chick by Akon feat David Guetta
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2. As you can see, the album cover is just words so it gives no
narrative to the song and only the wording can give you an
idea of what the song may be about. However, it does have
some key lyrics on the album itself, that being ‘Sexy Bitch’
or ‘Sexy Chick’ for the non explicit version of the song, still
performed by the same people just having the words
edited and changed.
I also associate the colours of black and
white to be fairly neutral colours and don’t
express a outgoing lively feeling, however
the font of the writing shows that this song
is going to be upbeat and a party anthem,
the pink reinforces this as pink is a whacky
colour, especially as it is bright and eye
catching.
3. Close up to show
who’s plane ticket it
is.
Mid-long shot of girl in
the blue water
We can see here that we have an establishing shot and the
main colour in the pictures in first 15 seconds and
throughout the majority of the film is blue, this gives people
the idea of it being sunny and a fun place to be. It is how you
would expect a pool party to be like.
He also associates the
girls with the water and
the sky a lot.
Long shot of girl and
plane.
Mise-en-Scene shows that the main colours used are blue, the blue
water and the blue sky immediately puts the audience in a place
where they want to be.
4. Long shot from a high and to show all
the girls sunbathing, once again with the
blue water in the back ground.
More use of mise-en-scene is the colours
of the clothing, lots of black clothing
appears and lots of white as well, this is
to reinforce the fact that both the artists
are style icons for people.
Words in the mirror show that there are
girls about along with the picture.
Close up of Akon, showing the pictures of
what happened the day before.
Medium shot in the
mirror, close up
from camera. Words
on mirror with
picture reinforce
party is going on.
5. In this video, there are
lots of the same camera
Long shot (slightly angles used to portray
submerged in water to
everybody who is in the
create dancing effect)
video itself. There are
lots of long shots and
mid-long shots, they are
Long shot with a low to high also going from a low to
angle shows the two performers high angle to show the
sitting down as they are the main importance of the
attraction people in the clip. I also
find that the use of the
camera being
The song title also links in submerged in water
with the video as there is a makes it look like the
narrative because you can see
people are dancing.
lots of beautiful woman
dancing about.
6. In this picture, you can see
both David Guetta and Akon
in a mid-long shot and the
picture is focused on them
and showing the viewer that
is was them who made the
song and that they are
celebrating it together.
However you don’t see David
Guetta perform at all but you
do see Akon singing.
Akon performing
to show that you
know who he is Unusual for
and what he has to someone to be
do with the video. singing under water.
7. Mid-close up with a low to Mid-close up of Akon,
high angle to show the showing him with a
importance of David Guetta microphone to show
and that he is controlling that he is performing
the atmosphere of the club. and that he and David
Guetta combined
create the atmosphere
in the club.
In this shot you
can see both of
them performing
to show that there
is colaboration
between the two
artists.
8. You can see that from this
photo alone that this song is a
party song, R&B mixed with
dance. You can also see the
meaning of the song as you
can see someone filming
David Guetta and that he is
one of the main focuses for
the song.
You can see that David
Guetta is looking around
with a smile on his face and
the use of the camera angle,
The use of speakers in the shot and a dancing girl on shows that he is important
top, also prove the point that this song is designed for and is wanting to have a
people to enjoy and have a good time to. The use of lots great time.
of dancing women also backs up the title of the song
‘Sexy Bitch’.
9. Here you can see that the song is
conventional by seeing both the artists
performing together in the same club
and you would associate this song with a
clubbing type of atmosphere.
You can see that they are collaborative as
well in this picture.
In this picture you can see that
David Guetta is the DJ and Akon
is the Singer.
You can see that they are having a
good time and they are making
the audience have a good time
too.
10. Amplification – You can always see woman
dancing with minimal clothing or swimwear
and this is constantly repeated.
Illustration – You hear Akon say ‘ Damn
you’re a sexy chick’ and you can see attractive
looking women in the shot. Focusing on the
girl to show her attractiveness.
He also says ‘They say she low down’ and you
can clearly see Akon bent down and showing
with his hands that she is low down.
Disjuncture – Akon says ‘She’s
nothing like a girl you’ve ever seen
before’ This clearly has no relation
to a picture of Akon walking along
a corridor by himslef.
11. Akon and David Guetta by themselves
and combined are both commercial
exhibitionists. Stylish to have a big watch
David Guetta has a typical Akon is dressed in a stereotypical R&B
DJ style in dress. He wears manner in the way that he is dressed
sunglasses with a large in a nice white shirt, very stylish, this
is reinforced by the amount of woman
watch to show his wealth around him because they are finding
with a casual t-shirt and him attractive. Many people inspire to
jeans. Relaxed but a be like him even if they are not
recognisable person. pursuing a career in R&B music or any
form of music, it shows the impact he
has.
You can see here that
Akon is under water in
clothes and an expensive
watch, this shows he isn’t
worried about money and
that he can do what he
wants.
Fairly casual dress, typical DJ.
12. Akon and David Guetta are living the life
they have worked for and you can see
people wanting get into the party but are
turned away.
Both the performers are wanting you to feel
the simulated experience that they provide
in showing the fun that they are
experiencing.
Both the men diving into the pool to show
the fun they are having, that simulated
experience makes you want to be there and
join in with what they are doing.