Analysis of music video - Oasis-Whatever

This music video of the song 'Whatever' by 'Oasis' can fall into two genre categories; illustration and amplification. A large percentage of the video consists of simply filming the band perform the song alongside a full choir. In a sense it does illustrate the meaning of the lyrics as it perfectly portrays the carefree attitude of being free 'to whatever I want'. Particularly shown in the Gallaghar brothers. However, in a few different parts, it has flashes of different images such as lights on a road, an eye, Noel eating chips etc, which portrays amplification in the sense that they don't directly illustrate the meaning of the lyrics. The narrative of the video is very simple in that it doesn't particularly portray a storyline, but simply a performance with a specific attitude. The key musical element in this peice I feel is the violin continuously playing. It stands out as a key element as it's conventionally associated with classical music and not within this genre and therefore adds to the atmosphere of freedom to whatever. Lip syncing was well performed in this video and was vital that it was as it simply was a performance as oppose to a story. Unusual camera shots and angles are used to capture the band (particularly Liam and Noel) and also the chior and the instruments they are playing. Towards the end of the video images of a close up and an extreme close up are used at a very fast pace of Liams face to portray two images in one. It uses a typical montage editing theme, switching from for example the band to the instruments to lights to the quior with no sense of continuety in terms of the storyline in the lyrics. The whole video is filmed in a black and white/sepia effect apart from the images of the lights on a road and the very last line of the song saying 'I know it's alright' where Liam is filmed in a close up angle of the side of the face singing. In terms of mise en scene, for example some r&b and rap song videos rely on the setting of their music videos to portray the glamorous lifestyle they theoretically live. However this uses the very basics for settings; a studio. This adds to the sense of freedom the song tries to portray, and also that they, as a band, are not glamourous.