1) The music video begins with Jack Black and Kyle Gass cleaning an airplane where they hide a sexual stimulant in the coffee they will serve.
2) Various characters on the plane, including the flight crew played by the band members, drink the spiked coffee and become excited.
3) As the effects of the stimulant take over the pilots, the band must step in to land the plane, linking the lyrics "learn to fly" with scenes of them learning from a book.
2. Opening
๏ง The establishing shot of this video is of a airplane with two
cleaners. This is already a clear link to song as the song is
called learn how to fly . The cleaners are revealed as Jack
Black and Kyle Gass. They are then alerted as a air steward
walks down the isle. The air steward is revealed to be the
lead singer David Grohl . Jack black tries to find a place to
put a wrapped up package. Once the steward has greeted
the cleaners the music stops and the actually song begins
3. ๏ง In then begins to introduce a key characters that are all
played by the band members. This would be trying to
promote the band image and member awareness. They play
the cabin crew, the air steward, a teenager girl and a large
couple. They also play appear as themselves and to further
promote there brand. Then on the on TV screens live
performance of the band is playing. This is element of live
performance makes this video a Hybrid
4. chorus
๏ง Once all of the characters have been seated the main chorus
begins. During the chorus the teenage girl the admires the
David Grohl and other band members as they check out the
air hostess. The air steward does the pre flight talk and the
pilots take off. As one of the stewards begins to make coffee
it is then revealed that the package that jack black and kyle
gass is hiding is a sexual stimulant.
5. Band Awareness
๏ง The girls goes to the band members and asks for them to
sign their own album. This is an example of branding and is
getting people to know their brand. Other examples of the
branding in this video is that the air steward serve crackers
with the foo fighters logo on the front. This is getting people
more aware of the band.
6. ๏ง More shots of the live performance occur as it switches from
that to the plane. They begin to serve up the coffee that has
the sexual stimulant in it. All of the characters have the coffee
except from the band members. All of the characters that
have the coffee do not like it. They begin to get more and
more excited and some begin to imagine things. As the pilot
has took the some of the coffee the band has to step in and
land the plane
7. Andrew Goodwinโs Theory
๏ง There is a clear link between the title and the theme of the
music video. And also some links between lyrics and visuals
as when the band begin to save the plane the lyric are โlearn
to flyโ when the visuals are a the band reading a book about
learning to fly. Also elements of live performance and
narrative. This makes this video a hybrid. It also features alot
of close up shots of the band