This document provides an analysis of the music video for Katy Perry's song "Last Friday Night". It uses mise-en-scene and narrative elements to depict a typical teenage party. Scenes show the stereotypical town and aftermath of the party. Multiple storylines throughout use flashbacks to show various characters and their experiences at the party. The target audience mirrors those portrayed as mostly young people.
2. Pop;
Katy Perry Last Friday night
Set in a typical
American town; Stereotypical large
wide clean glasses and braces
streets, large on Katy Perry to
houses etc which mirror her being a
is the start of the typical geek.
narrative.
The institute; A The Mise-en-scene
large, bright fade- of the room initially
in title of the shows the
institution of the aftermath of the
video; Capital night before; mess.
records.
The introduction
o the main The large group of
character within dancing people and
the video sets the bright colours is a
narrative of the typical convention
video up. of the pop genre.
3. Low angle of Kenny
Rodgers solo on the
saxophone; represents his
A reverse narrative power and talent.
in which video
starts at the end
Multiple narratives
and then the
throughout;
narrative is
Geeky boy falling for Katy
explained- flash
Perry, Hot boy falling for
back.
Katy Perry,
Katy fed up at home,
The party,
Rebecca Black helping
Katy,
Parents coming home.
The video is mainly Narrate of the two boys
youngsters in which fighting completely
the target audience is separate throughout
also the same. shown as a video game.