Whitney Houston I Have Nothing

Narrative:

This is about equality is not gained in todays society. People seem to be judged based on who they are and this shouldn't affect their opportunities. This music video teaches us not to follow a trend, we should choose the pathway we want. It implies how people are selfish and just to ignore people who are in need. For example, it says 'I have nothing' which shows how people are made to just get on with their lives. Whitney is singing this in a theatre which shows she is making awareness.

Camera/Editing:

The colours and camera doesn't seem to be as clear as modern music videos, this shows how it is old but unique because it implies how people used to watch this media. Whitney wears quite old fashioned, but precious clothing; this shows how she respects herself. Close shots are used when she is singing, these shots allow the audience to see how she is passionate about what she is doing. Also, she is wearing a sliver beaded wig and in my opinion I think silver to be a dominating colour and this shows how she has grown and gained power.

Conventional/Unconventional

The genre of this song is ballad and it is easily seen through its conventions. It has an audience which show the song and performance has meaning. In addition, we know this is a ballad song due to her performance and how well she stands out. However, it can be argued that it is unconventional because it gets across an important message about how we still haven't got equality unlike other typical music videos that just want to entertain the audience and promote the artist to get their fame bigger.

What works?

I think the best thing about this music video as it is used to get a particular meaning across due to a film called The Bodyguard. Also, this music video promotes the film because it refers back to scenes from The Bodyguard.