Amy Jacklin A2 Media Music Video: July 2016

Geri Halliwell's rendition of 'It's Raining Men', originally released by The Weather Girls in 1983, hit the charts on April 30th 2001.
The establishing shot is a medium close up of a females back, and the tattoo they have on it. This shows off the small frame of the person, with a desirable figure as it is thin and toned, which supports Mulvey's theory of the 'male gaze'. The attractive figure will be appealing towards the audience, will encourage them to watch and engage with the music video. Her costume is very revealing, only consisting of black pants and a crop top which further supports Mulvey's theory due to it showing off the person, who the audience does not currently know the identity of, and their body.
During this sequence there is a short ASL with lots of extreme closeups, which creates a sense of tension and excitement about the fast paced choreography and the identity of the dancer, whose face is consistently hidden by either shadow or her hair.

There is a cut to a close-up of Geri Halliwell's face, which is the first time we see the identity of the dancer.

looking into the camera- hand movement into camera

intertexuality- flashdance

group dancing with her- she still the focus

outfit change, location change

voyeristic shot

looking up at her- powerful

narrative begins
fitness

In this shot, Geri is shown to be practising ballet, which is
ballet, very sophisticated, intertexuyality

shows shes not right for ballet

The next few shots have a strong sense of intertexuality, linking strongly to the film 'Fame'. For example, in Fame, one of the characters bursts through the doors of her school onto the street and begins to dance on and round cars whilst neighbours watch on. These shots are recreated by Halliwell, with even her clothing linking to the film as her t-shirt says 'Famous' on it.