Music Video Analysis- Fountains Of Wayne- Staceys Mom

Aspects of Performance/Mode of Analysis

There is not much performance as a band as the video is more narrative based. The band does play at various points in the video and this is direct as they are looking at the audience. When the video has Stacey, her mom and the boy in it is indirect as they are not involving the audience by looking at them.


Narrative

The narrative is non linear as things happen when he has been over previous times such as moving the lawn. There is flash backs to these times.


How Does the Video Create an Image for the Artist/Band

The band is seen as fun as they aren’t taking anything to seriously and there video is funny. They are also not sending out an important message for the audience

How Do the Visuals Relate To the Song

The lyrics are about how ‘Stacey’s mom has got it going on’ and it shows a young boy lusting after his friend Stacey’s mom. The visuals follow the narrative as it shows him mowing the lawn when he sings about it and shows her in a business suit when the lyrics are talking about when she came back from a business trip.


Mise-En-Scene

The video starts at school when Stacey is waiting to be picked up. A majority of the video is set at Stacey’s house and in her back garden around the pool area. Stacey’s mom drives a shiny red convertible and wears short skirts and low cut tops which shows her as the ‘desperate housewife’ type.


Use of Camera

It starts with a pan across of everyone’s shoes waiting to be picked up from school. A close up is used of Stacey’s mom when she comes in the car and pans and close ups are used of her body parts such as her legs when she is wearing a short skirt. Zoom in is used of the boys face when Stacey’s mom is undressing so that we can see his facial expression. A variety of camera angles is used when Stacey’s mom is pole dancing. Close ups, pans and mid shots are all used to show what she is doing.


Editing

The editing is slow paced until the part when Stacey’s mom starts pole dancing when lots of fast edits are made and lots of flashes between different camera angles are used.

Representation

Stacey’s mom wears low cut clothes and drives a sports car which represents her being a typical ‘desperate housewife’ in a huge house with a pool. When the boy opens a bottle it fizzes up and explodes all over him and this represents how he feels when he sees Stacey’s mom undressing. Stacey’s mom has long blonde hair, cleavage on show and very low cut clothing which shows her as a ‘Milf’ stereotype.

Special Effects

Special effects are used when the girl is jumping in to the pool it shows her doing it in slow motion. Also when the band is showed playing they are showed by cartoon graphics.

Genre

The genre for this music is Rock.

Audience

The audience for this band is teenagers.