I chose to analyse Shakira's "Gypsy" music video because i think her video is a real representation of her personality and background. I also think she's a great role model as she's very natural and has good influences her fans such as being involved with charities and being true to who you are.
The setting used in Shakira’s music video gypsy is very rural and looks like a desert as the ground is very dry and there is a low sunset which creates a mood. There is also a backdrop of the sky at the start of the video and clips throughout. The video features Shakira as the “gypsy” and Rafael Nadal as the person she’s singing about.
The costumes is the video are very simple for Nadal as he just wears jeans and a t-shirt which represents him as an ordinary guy where as Shakira is seen in a more floaty and ‘gypsy like’ outfit. Near the end of the video she wears a silver/gold dress as she’s dancing and this catches the light of the sun very effectively.
The camera work seems to be quite simple when first watched but when screenshots are taken it is more complicated. At the start the backdrop is used and Shakira is ‘walking’ but not getting any closer to the camera. There are also some close-ups of her here which are straight cuts. She is also often in the centre of the frame but she is also seen to the right as she plays the harmonica.
The song Gypsy by Shakira has a light Latin vibe to it which includes earthy instruments like the banjo, sitar and mandolin. It’s carefree and organic ambiance is relaxing to listen to and is a more unique genre than what’s around most of the time in the charts today.
The camera work seems to be quite simple when first watched but when screenshots are taken it is more complicated. At the start the backdrop is used and Shakira is ‘walking’ but not getting any closer to the camera. There are also some close-ups of her here which are straight cuts. She is also often in the centre of the frame but she is also seen to the right as she plays the harmonica.
The song Gypsy by Shakira has a light Latin vibe to it which includes earthy instruments like the banjo, sitar and mandolin. It’s carefree and organic ambiance is relaxing to listen to and is a more unique genre than what’s around most of the time in the charts today.
The lyrics of the song represent Shakira’s life as she travelled around a lot as a child and so that’s where the metaphor of ‘gypsy’ comes from. She also said that ‘gypsies are travellers of life always absorbed in different cultures and learning from them’ and this is quite like her as she grew up in Columbia. There is also a Spanish version of the song as there are with most of her music.
She said that she chose Rafael Nadal to be in the video because they can identify with each other as they were both travelling from a young age and working for their life goal.
There are other camera movements that show the relationship between Shakira and Nadal. For example, at the beginning of the music video there is distance between them however as the video and the song progresses they get closer and have close-ups of their faces together.
Before they are seen to be getting along, Nadal is filmed looking through a wire fence which could symbolise him not getting through to her or the words in the song. He is also the minor character because when Shakira is dancing and singing he’s just sat watching her.
She said that she chose Rafael Nadal to be in the video because they can identify with each other as they were both travelling from a young age and working for their life goal.
There are other camera movements that show the relationship between Shakira and Nadal. For example, at the beginning of the music video there is distance between them however as the video and the song progresses they get closer and have close-ups of their faces together.
Before they are seen to be getting along, Nadal is filmed looking through a wire fence which could symbolise him not getting through to her or the words in the song. He is also the minor character because when Shakira is dancing and singing he’s just sat watching her.
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