NARATIVE STRUCTURES OF MUSIC VIDEOS

Hero- Enrique Iglesias

Narrative structure: 

TODOROV 

1) Equilibrium
- The state of normality
- Love- Enrique through the close-up shot embraces Jennifer Love Hewitt and whispers "I can be your hero"

2) Disruption
- When the normality is challenged or disrupted
- The medium shot of the money in a holdall in the back of the car indicates that something illegal has happened. This if further emphasised by the birds eye view of the landscape which connotes an action or crime thriller.

3) Acknowledgement 
 - Is when the protagonist accepts that he will need to overcome obstacles in order to get his/her life back to normality
- The close-up of Enrique's face as he lip synchs 'I could die for the one I love' alongside the crane shot of the car. This signifies hr is being followed as the shot then dissolves into Mickey Rourke- introducing us to the antagonist. 

4) Attempt to restore
- The attempt to restore occurs during the end of the narrative and involves the main character overcoming the obstacles he has to get back to normality
- Through a wide shot of the protagonist and antagonist followed by the camera tilting down towards the antagonists gun.
- This if followed by the protagonist hitting the antagonist in time to the music to demonstrate how he is prepared to fight for his love

5) New equilibrium
- Is the new normality
- This is always slightly different to the equilibrium at the beginning due to the adventure the characters have been on
- The tracking shot of Enrique walking through the streets in the dark being chased by his love as he falls to his death
- The new equilibrium may result in his death but enables her to gain freedom from the gangsters 
- This is shown through the soft focus lighting as he sings 'you can't take my breath away' and the police arrive on the scene to arrest the antagonists. 


VLADIMIR PROPP

The 7 types of characters:

1) Hero
2) Villain
3) Princess
4) Father figure
5) Helper
6) Donor
7) False hero

These character types can be interchangeable and one charter can be more than one character type. In the case of this music video 'hero' the character type goes as followed; 

Hero- Enrique; Extended camera time/ soft focus lighting/ white shirt/ close-ups of him kissing the girl

Villain- Mickey Rourke; Gun/ clothing/ hairstyle/ in a gang/ lack of close-ups and camera time

Princess- Jennifer Love Herwitt; White dress/ soft focus/ extended camera time/ close-ups whilst kissing/ tears during close-ups as the hero dies

Claude Levi-Strauss

Binary opposition- To show differences you need to show opposites 

Mickey:
- Black
- Hard
- Violence 
- Older
VS
Enrique:
- White
- Soft
- Kissing
- Young