Lyric analysis - Miss Georgiou

Lyric analysis

The purpose of analysing lyrics when planning a music video is because you can then link the lyrics with the visual. You can figure out what parts of the video needs to go where or how you want each section to look. Knowing the lyrics helps when planning what style video you want to create, you can decide on wether you want different parts to be concept, narrative or performance and what you want to include in the shots.

This demonstrates certain planning techniques as it breaks down the song into different parts/scenes, from this lyric analysis you can then go on to plan the visual and what will work well with the song self. It helps with possible micro elements that you want to include by showing where they would work best.

The hidden meanings in the song chosen song, 'In my bed' are about a break up. Amy is trying to show that she doesn't need her partner anymore and that he wasn't good for her and he couldn't provide enough for her except for sex. The songs meaning is that she still wants to sleep with him but she doesn't need him in her life properly, she is telling him that she can cope with out him being her partner and that she doesn't want him for the emotional relationship anymore. This is shown through the lyrics when she says "i sleep alone the sun comes up", these word are showing the audience that she doesn't need t be with anymore to make it through her life and that she can go to bed and still wake up as normal, she isn't reliant on anyone but herself and she isn't emotional hurt about bot being with him. This shows the message that even if you are not in an emotional relating with someone you can still keep going there is no need to be depressed or be upset. It make the audience feel confident that they can move on like her and that they don't need people from past relationship in order for then to carry on with their lives.

My group and I have analysed the lyrics by reading through them and linking the words with our different scenes and what we think would suit best to which sections of the song. This meant that we could make some lyrical and visual matches so that the song and the video will flow better. The annotations we made will help use with the planning of our music video, because my group and I will be able to relate the lyrics with our scenes. We can decide on what lyrics fit in with which style scene, and follow on to plan out what actions should happen and what stage in the song. It helped with planning;

Codes and conventions

• The annotations made have help with planning for the codes and conventions. For example it helped with planning the artists image, it is conventional to use a unique image for a female soul artist. They often have a different look and don't follow the normal pop or dance images, they go for a controversial image so that they stand out from other genres and are represented as independent. This independence is show through the lyrics which say "i sleep alone", it shows that artist doesn't need anyone else and can cope on her own. Too follow this convention through into the image my group and I want our artist to have bold winged eyeliner and big, messy backcombed hair. This image is different and not seen often showing the conventional independent look for the soul genre, which also matches to the lyric and the message of the song, that you shouldn't be dependent on an ex.
• Another convention shown in the lyric analysis is the message it shows. The song gives of the message that and ex isn needed, you should depend on them. This shows a narrative side to the song and how the artist is trying to tell her story, this is convention of the soul genre because it s common to use a love story to show the songs meaning. Narrative being shown in the lyric helps to plan out the scenes and which styles are wanted to be used. My group and I have decided to use a narrative scene to emphasise the story aiming to be told. We believe it will make to the song and the video more effective if there is a story being told about the artist and her moving on from her ex partner through the song and the video. 
• There is also a convention of the location talked about in the lyrics, when is says "Everything is slowing down river of no return". These lyrics talk about a specific location and it can relate to how the artist tells her story, the river being mentioned emphasises on the artist emotions and the effectiveness of the songs message. This has helped to plan my setting for the music video as it allow to make a lyrical and visual match. I can use Goodwin's to make the video more effective, this is done by including a river, on the 'walk of shame' the artist is going to be seen walking on a path next to a small river. This will help the audience see the artists emotions along with setting and how it makes her eel, from this they can then take the emotions and turn them in to something they can relate to, through their own life experiences and the emotions they have felt. It will appeal to the audience because they will be able to build a relationship with the artist and will be able to connect to the song and the messages of it.

Cinematography

• The lyrics also help to plan some cinematography elements in the video, for example as the lyrics say "separate sex from emotion". These lyrics are talking about the emotions and feeling of the artist and other character, so from this I can again make lyrical and visual match to make the music video more effective. The Goodwin's point can be shown through a close up of the artists face, this allows the audience to see her emotions and what she feel about this sentence. Therefore the audience can relate to the way the see the artist feeling and get a better understand of what the song means and its messages. 
• Another camera element which the lyrics helped decide was an Ariel/long shot. This is because of the lyrics "In my bed, in my bed", the long shot will show how the artist is lying in bed, again making a lyrical, visual match. The use of Goodwin's theory will allow the audience to see how the artist is acting with the lyrics, it shows that she is slightly down about the situation and is lying in bed thinking about things. This helps the audience relate to the artist how she is coping with her break up, they can see her emotions and behaviour and link it back to their own lives.

Editing

• Editing was also inspired by the lyrics. "Everything is slowing down", these lyrics describe a motion, making it easy to find a editing technique which would work well. As the lyrics say "slowing down" my group and I thought it would be effective to use slow editing or even make the shots in slow motion. This will be effective because it will reflect on the artists emotions and how the message of the song effect her. The slow editing will portray a sad or given up image for the artist, she will be represented as upset. This is conventional for the soul artist because often the music is slow and therefore the editing along with it is slow.

Mise en scene

• Lighting + colour; The lighting for the music wont just be conventional but can also link in with the lyrics. At on point in the song it says "I sleep alone the sun comes up" because of this my group and I thought subtle high key lighting would be effective. As the lyrics are talking about the sun rise, the lighting can be used to show the day getting brighter and her mood becoming more positive.  This is effective as it allow the audience to understand her getting over her ex, they can see that she is moving on and leaving the negative things behind. 
• Setting + iconography; A piece of iconography we decided would be effecting was a picture of the art its and her ex. We thought this should be used when she says "I sleep alone", this is because we believe her action of place the picture face down shows the audience that she doesn't ned him and more. The lyrics also show this because she says "I sleep alone" it shows that she doesn't need him in her life anymore and she doesn't need anyone to rely on, it shows her independence. These lyrics helped my group and I to come up with a piece of iconography which would emphasise the message. 
• Facial expressions + body language; As the artist sings "you'll never get my mind right" my group and I thought it would be a good idea to have a close up showing her facial expressions. We think she should look, confused but determined because she knows she is doing the right thing by leaving him and moving on. These facial expression and lyrics together will help the audience to understand how the artist feel about the situation she is in and it will emphasise the deeper message of the song, that she doesn't need him and she is doing the rift thing for herself. 
• Positioning of character; In most of the verses for the song the artist sings about herself and what she thinks, for example, "i never thought my memory of what we had could be intruded". As the verse lyrics focus on the artist my group and I decided it would be most effective if the she was in the centre of the screen. Using this position for the character make her seem important and relevant to the lyrics. The audience will be able to build a relationship with her and understand her view on the sons message and how they effect her. Therefore the can relate to her and connect with the music video. 
• Costume, hair and make-up; It was hard to relate the lyrics and the image of the artist but my group and I decided so keep her look as simplistic as possible and make sure she is relatable and ordinary. We didn't want her to look over top so we stuck to average clothing and fairly subtle make up. One unique part about the artist image is her eye make-up, we have given her big eyeliner so that she has the conventional soul look by having unique assets. As the look is kept basic it links with lyrics " Yours is a familiar face". The artist is talking about looking familiar and how it make her feel comfortable to have her ex there because she knows him and is relaxed about him. The audience can relate to the artist through her image and feel comfortable with her,  the same as how she feel comfortable with him.

Style 

• The lyric of 'In my bed' tell a story to the audience, they explain what the artist feels about her ex and her way moving on from him. From this is is clear that a narrative style should be used in order for the audience to get the best understanding possible. My group and I thought it would be most effective to narrative in the music video because it will emphasise the lyrics and message of the song. Not should narrative be used but  we also believe performance would be effective swell, this is because it will show the how the artist feels about the song whilst she sign to the camera. Allowing the audience to see the artist face means they can see their emotions and therefore link them because to ways they have felt in their own lives and how similar situations have made them feel. 

Artist/Audience relationship

• The lyrics help with the relationship between the artist and the audience because they focus a lot on the artists feeling and emotions whilst she tells her story of the break up. This allows the audience because to relate to how the artists feel toward the message, they can relate this back to their own lives by looking back at previous situation in their life and how they have made them feel. From this they can build a relationship with the artist and are enable a greater understanding of the song. 

Targeting the audience

• Th lyric target the audience because of their uniqueness, they do not just rhyme and go with the rhythm, they are extremely poetic. This make the song unique which is a convention of the soul genre because they tend to use a different image or concept so that they stand how in the industry. The poetry in the song intrigues the audience because they are interested in way the artist portray their message. It make the song piece of art and make it more exciting for the audience.

My group and I will use our annotations to further plan our micro elements, style and the way in which the audience relate to the music video. We will use our annotations to make connections with the lyrics and the visual, this will make the video more effective and emphasise on the messages of the song. For example, the slow editing will be used as the artist sings "Everything is slowing down", this allows the audience to see the full effect of the song on the artist and it will then effect them in same way. It will help with the storyboarding of our music video because it will allows us to describe to the songs message through macro meanings and the micro elements. The lyrics allow us to build a relationship with the artist and the audience by showing the audience how the artist feels about why they are singing. They can then go on to relate to this and build a relationship with the song as well.