From the start of the music video there is a 1 minute introduction with no music this allows us to focus on the setting and narrative of the video before listening to the music. We can hear footsteps with diegetic sound. The camera then focus pulls onto the judges to show the dominance in status and power. The mise en scene shows the protagonist to be wearing dancer shoes and legwarmers which is typical of someone doing a pop dance routine. The over the shoulder shot of Geri allows us to see the shocked look on the faces of the judges questioning who this is auditioning. The judges dressed normally in formal attire which constrasts the difference in status again. The formality of the judges is shown as they have a table and chairs to sit on, along with all their papers and documents to judge the performer. The record player that Geri plays the song from links back to original song- a direct reference to flash dance. The anticipation is then created by a series of fragmented body shots of Geri with her toned, slim figure emphasising her role as a performer/dancer. More fragmented body shots are used to up the tempo to match the pace of the music, the dancing also becomes quicker ans more complexed. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

50 seconds into the video we see the first close up of Geri's face which establishes her identity to us as the audience. Geri's mistake in the routine highlights the authority and formality of the head judge as he allows her to restart the routine. The judge has a very pompous tone of voice which suggests connotations of seeming like a court judge as his glasses are positioned on the end of his nose. The movement of the camera is motivated by the music as the pace of the dance moves increase along with the tempo of the beat. The camera work often links to the lyrics in this song "humidity's rising"  the camera tilts up to match the lyric "rising". Over the shoulder shots of Geri are used to show the both the judges and the performer so we can see the judges reactions to her performance. There is a sense of voyeurism/objestic shots used to emphasise her fitness and sexual attractiveness. This refers Laura Mulvey's male gaze theory as she stated that "women were objectified in film because heterosexual men were in control of the camera. Hollywood films played to the models of voyeurism and scopophillia." This is shown through the system of looks as there is a shot of fellow student (voyeur) framed by the door peering through the glass window to look at Geri performing.

Looks are given by forthcoming people outside the door to emphasise her star status. Geri then kisses the judge to violate patriarchal society of today and show she is rebellious and has freedom.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Geri has a variety of different outfits during her performance and her first one she is wearing is a  two piece black outfit which is very tight fitted to compliment her slim figure. Her second outfit is a white t-shirt with yellow hot pants, again emphasising her physique. Geri is shown to be dancing above rest of dancers in the audition room which portrays her higher status and star image. We then cut to the third performance in the video with an intimate close up. The third outfit Geri wears is a blue tracksuit which compliments her athletic persona. There are various cuts used to switch between Geri's outfits also showing her in the ballerina costume and boxing gear. Geri's in 4th outfit is a very retro 70's look as she has a biker jacket on which symbolises the idea of freedom and rebeliance.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Again the lyrics are correlated with the visuals as Geri sings "The streets the place to go" and everyone heads outside onto the street. Geri features in 4 seperate performances in 4 different outfits which could highlight her star image with being seen in various outfits like a normal popstar would be. There is a whip pan used to emplify the energy in Geri's routine and how physically capable she is. Geri is shown to do different sports in the video that ultimately lead up to her hard work to do this dance routine. Underneath Geri's leather jacket she has famous written on her t-shirt which is a  direct reference to the Fame t-shirt intertextually.  There are unusual references to both London and New York in the video as we see a yellow London cab which refers to the known colour of a New York Taxi and the style of a typical London Cab. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tight framing is used to suggest more of a carnival atmosphere in the performance.

There is a Chroma Key Green Screen used with a Storm Sky in slow motion to seperate Geri from the performance and focus on her amazing physique and allow more intimate close ups of her face. There is constant reinforcement of her status + role in community throughout the music video and in tye final sequence there is literal rain used to relate to the lyrics "soaking wet". Geri then contributes to the male gaze and voyeurism as she peforms a "breast wipe" in the rain with a soaked wet t-shirt. There is a definite obsessibe attention to protagonist/artist which is important for the artist as she is using this video to promote herself and her image.