Music Video Analysis

Robbie Williams - "You Know Me"

"You Know Me" -  Sung by Robbie Williams, released on the 4th December 2009 and the Record Company who released it are EMI.

It is based on an original song "Voilà" written French artist "Francoise Hardy". It is also based upon the film and story "Alice in Wonderland" as Robbie in the video, portrays the iconic White Rabbit. It also supports Laura Mulvey's "Male Gaze" theory as the video includes crudely dressed women in Bunny outfits, whilst Robbie is fully clothed and we cannot see much of his skin. It fits in well with the "Pop" genre of music as it includes women dressed in skimpy outfits dancing around, as well as the main character having a dance routine. Close ups of Robbie are also used frequently throughout the video. The lyrics used in the song go with the story line well, reflecting how he is missing someone and he feels like he is in a fantasy. Also fitting in with the majority of Robbie video's, Robbie is the main focus and the story revolves around him. At the start of the video, diegetic sound is heard of people walking around and the staff moving things to create the effect that Robbie is getting ready to do a show. Also at the start, there's a lady wearing a rabbit jumper eating a carrot connoting what is going to happen later on in the video.

P!nk - "So What"

"So What" - Sung by P!nk, released on the 11th August 2008 and the record companies who released it are LaFace and Jive.

The lyrics sung are based on her separation from motocross racer Carey Hart, which occurred six months prior to the release. The story line used also reflects this. As in most of her videos, P!ink is the main character/focus and the story revolves around her. It also features a lot of close ups of P!nk. The visual style used also fits in with her previous video's, linking them with the artists style. The way she is dressed also reflects the "Rock" genre of the song. there's a lot of close ups of P!nk's face used connoting that she is the main focus, but also to show her star image.