Analysis of music video - Pink

P!nk - Try





I will be the first to admit that I am not a fan of the artist P!nk, however, being a fan of dance I love this video. The video has therefore changed my opinion of P!nk showing that a music video is more important to the product than I initially thought.




This video is quite different from from P!nks' previous videos and changes her tough girl image that is seen in previous music videos such as 'raise your glass' and we see her as quite vulnerable.
Most of her previous videos have been directed by Dave Meyers, however 'Try' was directed by Florida Sigismondi which is why it is so different to her previous videos.


This video uses dance to display the narrative of the song, the dance moves match the tone of the music. They move in time with the music to match the lyrics. The camera work also works along side to match both the lyrics and dance. The moves match the smooth gentle music, when the music becomes more beaty the actions in the video become harsher. Also as the tempo of the music becomes faster so does the dance and the editing of the video.
The visuals cut to the beat of the music.



Goodwin suggests that a good music video includes intertextuality and voyeurism. This video doesn't show any clear evidence of intertextuality but does however show voyeurism to some level. This is because the dance, at some stages, has sexual suggestions and also neither of them are wearing that much clothing. There are also notions of looking in the video, firstly in the mirrors and secondly there is a long shot of the two of them in the house and it feels as though you are looking in on them from afar.

The mise-en-scene is minimalist and bare. The house they are in is not decorated or homely and the other location is a large open space like a desert. This makes her look quite small and this along with her actions makes her look quite helpless which relates to the lyrics.
There are a lot of close ups of her face in the video which is important in selling the product and also to have feeling and empathy towards her which matches the tone of the video. The location and camera work make this video feel realistic which is important as it bridges the gap between the artist and audience.

I like this music video as it is different from other music videos in the same genre, however I think it would be hard to successfully produce a dance based music video as we would need professional dancers in order for it to look good.