music video research 3 Artist: Daft Punk Song: Around the world

The song and music video 'Around the world by daft punk does feel abstract but it is conventional for the 'Electro' genre.

the visual style is rather abstract, featuring many small groups of dancers fitted in a variety of costumes (robots, skeletons, mummies, 'athletes' and swimmers) performing on a round, large stage which is meant to represent a vinyl record. The lighting is limited, being limited to a weak spotlight focused on the centre of the stage. the camera does a close up on each group of performers at certain points in the video, usually the part of song where the element they represent (drum, guitar, synthesizer, vocal sample, etc.) is the most important. Whenever multiple elements of the song are in use simultaneously, the video will cut to wide or panning shots of the stage from different angles to give the viewer a better perspective of the performance.

conventional for the 'Electro' genre, 'Around the world' has no clear narrative; instead opting to use the music video to provide visuals for the audio. The closest thing to conveying the narrative is the well paced choreography that matches up with the different elements of the song.

as previously stated 'Around the world' is conventional of the 'Electro' genre because it has no clear narrative and uses the music video for visuals. One unique point of this song is the multi-layered  choreography which helps turn the songs audio into a more interesting performance. it feels rather impressive due to the limited size of the stage they have to perform on.

the best aspects of the video are the use of choreography, as it helps engage the audience with the song without any large visual effects, and the blend of aesthetics that help the video stand out. On the other hand the lighting is the worst aspect of the video because it makes it harder to focus on the entire performance due to it only illuminating the centre of the stage.

(directed by Michael Gondry)