Ain't No Other Man, Christina Aguilera

Here are just a few music videos I found inspiring and really striking!!

Maybe we could include some features in these into our group piece......?

I absolutely love this music video!

The vintage style theme is apparent throughout - by the strong use of the mise-en-scene as well as the jazzy genre of the song - which helps create the effectiveness of the music video.
The introduction of this video is very strong, for it has an unconventional diagonal pan across the screen with an overlay of the jazzy music; the setting is clearly in the 1900's - with flashy signs, flashy cars - at night which suggests to the viewers this video is set in a jazz nightclub.  I find the font of the headlines successful in conveying the time period of the music video, for they are thick and "bulky" which I think could be a successful tecnique we could use in our group music video.
Following this is a good-looking man dressed in a smart suit smoking out of a typical "girls" stage door - this shot consists of querky humour as well as the use of "gaze theory" - and this defines the setting and status of the area more.  The "gaze theory" is used again as a female character (Baby Jane) steps out of her flash car with only a shot of her feet.  I noticed how the lighting is dark, and I think this has been done to not only keep the audience intrigued, but to also set the contrast of the bright lighting used throughout the video after the introduction.  This is when the actual song begins (the trumpet playing) and the vibrancy and colour comes to life!

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