Analysis Of lyrics of my chosen song

Quick to dead the bull like a matador
Quick to dead the bull like a matador
Bull, bull, bull like a matador
Quick to dead the bull like a matador

In this short opening to the song, Miguel uses imagery of bullfighting to explain his ability to avoid 'bull'shit. he refers to himself as a matador, which implies that he is skillful and fast, and shows finesse when doing this.

Cap and a stem, catch a wave on us (splish)
Take a shot, make a friend, just enjoy the moment
I'm Luke Skywalkin' on these haters (splish)
Celebrate every day like a birthday
Good things come to those that wait up (splish)
But don't wait to jump in too long
Don't sleep, you gotta stay up (splish)
Don't, don't sleep, you gotta stay up
Yeah, yeah, yeah

'cap and a stem' refers to the psychedelic mushrooms that Miguel is sharing amongst his friends. He references Star Wars on the line 'I'm Luke Skywalking on these haters...' . He had this to say about the reference
"I’m a major Star Wars geek. I’m trying to make one of the conventions next year. I would go in full costume too. Luke Skywalker is the chosen one. For some reason he’s just great and has all of the wherewithal in him. Sometimes I don’t know why my mind connects certain things, but it just felt right so I left it."

I'm outstandin' so I stand out (stand out)
I'm more bathed than a bathhouse
Top Gun, on my Tom Cruise
I play for keeps and I don't lose
You're gonna love it 'cause you're cool as a breeze (cool as a breeze)
So pick a poison, yeah I got what you need (got what you need)
Nonchalant, got the green on rotation
All night, we gon' keep it psychedelic like a

'I'm outstandin' so I stand out' is a show of Miguel's confidence in himself. He claims this was the first line that came out of his mouth when he got the beat for this song. 'Top Gun, on my Tom Cruise' has no proper meaning, it is simply an homage to Tom Cruise. Miguel says that the line "just felt good" and that "This song isn't overly thought out... it was just about what feels right". When he says 'pick a poison...' he offers the listener to pick what they want to drink, referring to the ill-effects of excessive drinking.  

Cap and a stem, catch a wave on us (splish)
Take a shot, make a friend, just enjoy the moment
I'm Luke Skywalkin' on these haters (splish)
Celebrate every day like a birthday
Good things come to those that wait up (splish)
But don't wait to jump in too long
Don't sleep, you gotta stay up (splish)
Don't, don't sleep, you gotta stay up
Yeah, yeah, yeah

Wildin' on my haters (yah)
In my 23s, havin' a Jordan moment
Wildin' with the paper (it's lit)
Ice all on my chain, I'ma
I just popped two, I'll be stayin' up (yeah, yeah)
Hangin' with the gang, that shit dangerous, yeah
I can fuck you with my chain, you should take a look, yeah
Come and catch a wave, take one out my cup, yeah
Damn near OD'd (OD'd)
Damn the police, woah (hey)
Wildin' in SV, yeah (hey)
Movin' up your street, yeah (straight up)
When we on the creek
And bring sand to the beach (alright)
Ain't no day, ain't no night
Made no plans, ain't no sleep
Yeah, yeah

"wildin on my haters..." means that Travis is going crazy, having a good time despite what his haters think. He won't let them ruin what he has achieved just because they don't want to see him succeed. 'in my 23s having a Jordan moment...' refers to Michael Jordan. Jordan is regarded as one of the greatest basketball players of all time, and Travis feels like the greatest of all time as he describes in the line. Travis also says that he is in his '23s' Which means he is wearing Jordan sneakers. Here are some clips of the greatest 'Jordan Moments' (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFyOdSRke0g)
Travis also offers someone to 'catch a wave, take one out my cup' which means he wants to share the drugs/alcohol in his cup with someone. He explains that he takes so many drugs that he 'damn near OD's'.

Cap and a stem, catch a wave on us (splish)
Take a shot, make a friend, just enjoy the moment
I'm Luke Skywalkin' on these haters (splish)
Celebrate every day like a birthday
Good things come to those that wait up (splish)
But don't wait to jump in too long
Don't sleep, you gotta stay up (splish)
Don't, don't sleep, you gotta stay up
I was vivid, but I'm better now (hey)
All gains I've been wrappin' up (hey)
Quick to dead the bull like a matador (hey)
Right now I'm higher up than Canada (hey)

Miguel refers to Canada, where he says he's higher than Canada, likely at the peak of his high/trip.

Cap and a stem, catch a wave on us (splish)
Take a shot, make a friend, just enjoy the moment
I'm Luke Skywalkin' on these haters (splish)
Celebrate every day like a birthday
Good things come to those that wait up (splish)
But don't wait to jump in too long
Don't sleep, you gotta stay up (splish)
Don't, don't sleep, you gotta stay up (oh)

Story Board for Music Video

Audience Profile

In order to build a psychographic profile of my potential target audience, I wrote and sent out two questionnaires to gather information. These are the results I have gathered from it.

The survey showed that the large majority of my audience are middle class, meaning that on the NRS social demographic scale, they are well educated, and have reasonably well paying jobs.

 The survey also showed that all participants were males between the age of 16-20, the one outlier being one older male (35+).

The survey also showed what they expect to see women represented as in an R&B/ Rap video. They share the opinion that women should be objectified and essentially used as props in the video, to make it look better. This tells me that they are somewhat misogynistic in their opinion towards women in rap music video.

The young men who answered my survey all listen to rap and R&B on a regular basis, which helps me to solidify my choice in creating an R&B/ Rap video, as I have a guaranteed demographic and viewer base for my video. The fact that the majority of the participants listen to rap on a regular basis suggests that this is a mainstream taste, and they are following a trend of listening to this popular genre. In terms of psychographics, this group of people are 'mainstreamers'. These types of people tend to be materialistic, which is also reflected in the results of my survey. As shown here, they tend to spend their disposable income on clothing, technology and hobbies.

Mood Board for Music Video

Analysis of Stills- Lighting

Lighting is very important in all types of film productions. The use of lighting is important for multiple reasons, ranging from making it easier to see everything in the shot, to expressing a certain mood in the video, for example, if there is little lighting in a shot, it may create a sad or dull and depressing mood, which might highlight a theme in the song, whereas if lots of bright lighting is used, then it may create a positive and upbeat mood to accompany the song.
When I looked at a series of music videos, I found that lighting definitely helped to create certain moods, which may not have been possible with regular daylight.

In this still, we can see that the sky is grey, which would typically mean that the music video would be sad, negative etc. but in this video, the bright lighting gives it a more positive feeling, which supplements the song to make it more positive. What Miguel is probably trying to say here, is that you should see the positive side of everything, even if it seems like you shouldn't.



This still shows similar lighting to the one above. It is using natural light from the grey-ish sky which makes it feel somewhat dull and insignificant, but Miguel revives the mood of the shot with his vivid clothing colour scheme and bright, yellow-gold chains. The positive mood is also supported by the fun party background going on behind Miguel.

 

In this final still, we can see Miguel and Travis Scott in a street. the main source of lighting is the street light above them which gives a warm, yellow/orange light off. There are also red and blue police lights, which are very bright. The lighting in this shot gives a mood of warmth and comfort due to the shade and intensity of the light. The police lights added to this shot gives it more edge, because of the threat of the police. Of course there are no police, but this still maintains the edgy feeling which is overpowered by the warmer relaxed feeling of the street light.



Stills of Music Video- Analysing Location

Stills of music videos- Analysing Costume

When it comes to clothing and fashion, Migos are iconic. Since their rapid growth from 2013 to present, they have been seen in all kinds of designer clothing.

It is clear to see that Quavo (1st Right) is dressed in (no doubt) a designer suit jacket which has been tailored to his size. Underneath he is wearing a plain black t-shirt in order to make his jacket stand out more. He is of course wearing his custom-made 'Yoda' Chain, which is completely covered in diamonds, along with the 'YRN' and 'Culture' chain which represent their collective known as 'Young Rich N****s' and 'Culture' is the name of their new album which features this song.

Offset (Left with arms raised) is wearing a simple but elegant black long sleeve shirt, accompanied by his diamond covered watch and other assorted jewellery. Throughout the video, the trio change their costumes fairly frequently, but maintain a theme of high-fashion chique paired with a hint of ranch-esque clothing as seen with their use of denim later on in the video. They appear to dress in a feminine way, but this is to show their physiques and it is also just the way that designers create their clothing.

 

In the music video for 'Skywalker' By Miguel, he often changes costume to suit the lyrics in order to provide a link between his visuals and lyrics.



When he raps the line "I'm outstanding so I stand out" this shot is shown. He lip syncs the line and he clearly stands out as the lighting is focused on him as well as the camera. He is also the only person wearing light clothing, as the women around him are all wearing black or dark clothing.

Travis Scott features in the 'Skywalker' music video and is shown wearing a large amount of diamond covered jewellery which he references on his line "Ice all on my chain, Imma...". It may be difficult to see, but in a few shots we can see him wearing Jordan Basketball shoes which he also references on the line "In my 23's having a Jordan moment". '23' refers to Michael Jordan's number when he played in the NBA. His clothing is very simple and slightly oversized, making him appear like a skeleton which is what he maybe trying to show, as he often makes references to the underworld and other demonic imagery.