Music Video Analysis - Sweet Child O' Mine Research

Genre is established in ‘Sweet Child O’ Mine’ by Guns N’ Roses through the means of mise-en-scene and camera work. This is a performance based music video and through out the music video it is made clear as they are performing on stage. The genre of this music video is rock ’n’ roll and that is portrayed by the mise-en-scene and camerawork. This is because the artists are wearing iconic clothing from this subculture; leather jackets and long hair. We can tell the music video is a rock ‘n’ roll subculture also because of the camera work and the editing that has been used for example the music video is in black and white and a different kind of effect has been used that makes the video look like it is a old film. The instruments are shown through many medium and close up shots in the music video but keeping the focus on to the electric guitar and base; signifying the genre again as rock ‘n’ roll.