Supergrass- Alright

I am going to analyse a Pop Rock music video for the song Alright by the band Supergrass. The first shot identifies the age of the song, clearly by it being them typical old records, this record is the official Supergrass. The following shot is of a man on a typical English beach as in no white sands but yellow and grey sea instead of clear blue with a piano, the man wears a rather odd costume which consists of all black woolly suit and matching hat, printed with white patterns, the piano is a rusty golden colour, as the man turns to smile at us (the audience) three young men run past, the shot stayed the same through out this period of time, the man with the piano were to the side of the screen.


The next 2 second shot is of the three boys that ran across the beach knocking on the camera screen, idealizing the idea of boys messing about causing trouble. The next shot is a mid shot of the boys running along the beach wearing different coloured tops, each top states their name, this could mean that they are a new band out. The shot then jumps back to the three of them looking into the camera, as if they are hand holding it, the shot then jumps back to the Pop Rock band running on the beach whilst singing, keeping the music video up to beat. The next shot is of the man that played the piano at the beginning, he then smiles again, when he smiles he tooth sparkles. Going back to the band singing and running on the beach, this clip includes different shots, for example side shots long shots and so on. Also the way they run is like a little boy, this video so far feels like this boy band wants to show that being young is fun.


The beginning of the next shot is of the three of them in a double bed, still on the bed, the bed moves along the beach, and the camera stays at the end of the bed as they sing the next part of the verse, this bed covers are all bright and happy, examplifying the idea of fun still. The following shot of the music video includes a shot of their shadows upsidedown as if the shadows are them, the camera then follows the shadows down to them in the distance, to me the shadow can connotate the idea of the shadow being the different side to them.


The next scene still located on the beach; is a set up front room, which includes props such as telephone, lamp, and a radio, watching the video now it looks so dated but back then it was probably advertising the props. I like how in each shot the three boys are always in it together, even on this shot the man sits on the sofa, and the other two are hiding behind the sofa, making puppets on the sides of the singing boy of the band, keeping to the idea of being little boys. The location changes but the props and so on are still kept the same. The next shot goes on for 2 seconds if that, and it is of one boy members, the boys are all 'chilling' on the sofa, when one of them gets up and twirls over to the camera, and stares; a very fast shot.  After one more location change for the living room scene the shot goes back to the boys on the bed, but this time it looks as if they are going down a forest pathway, surrounded by trees.


They are laying on their front facing directly to the camera kneeling on their elbows singing to the camera again. When the word 'mad' is said in the lyrics a close of a a band member is rolling his eyes around, and going boss-eyed. Then a shot of this wearing different glasses. When the words 'sleep around' come up; lips pout on the screen, and then 'sleep around if we like' would be said and a extreme close up to the eye appears in the music video. The following shot is of just two of the band members facnig the camera yet again, one is holding the lyrics being sung 'we're alright'.


Then a man unidentified wears a silky purple suit and black hat, then when the word 'cash' comes up the man opens up his brief case full of cash. Then the following clip is of the three boy band members on old fashioned bikes because the word in the verse is 'wheels' i like how they conect key words to objects and shots for the music video, but it is too original, back then it may have been a interesting outcome.


The next shot is really good, the shot changes to it being from a veiw point so it is like they are giving us as the audience a chance to be fun and be apart of the music video too. The camera swirls away from a circus freak and moves left to right creating a motion that we are about to crash, creating a form of excitment.

Sitting back on the sofa again two band members make usage of the props whilst the main singer sings, the boy to our left is on the telephone, the camera then jumps to the boy on the right hand side who picks up an extra large microphone and puts it to his eye to make it bigger. Then after a second it looks as if we are holding the microphone and looking at the three band members sitting on the sofa. For the rest of the verse the location and placement stays the same, as they do their usual messing around, I dont know of this band, but I am getting the idea that they like to show a biased point that we should keep enjoying ourselves.

When the song goes back to the lyrics the the band are back to being on their double bed again, swaying their arms side to side. Then the lyrics go back to connecting with the music video for example 'teeth.. nice and clean' shows a set of clean teeth when a smile appears. 'See the sites' is directing a shot of the three of the boy bands on the bikes expressing the sights with their hands.

When the music solo comes on, the photage we see is of the Pop Rock boy band on their old stylish bikes riding fast, and doing tricks, maybe riding bikes was the 'thing' back in the day I am not sure, I personally think that it links to the idea of being young and free. The bed then comes back on the scene where they sit up swaying their hands side to side, and have outragiously bright socks on.