Thursday, 8 October 2009

Miley Cyrus- Party in the USA

The song begins with stereotypical American imagery; flashy signs. We then see a car park with lots of upbeat people, wearing southern outfits. Cowboy boots, cowboy hats, denim shorts and waistcoats. This is symbolic of Mileys hometown, as mentioned in the lyrics of the song. The camera shows a medium long shot of miley lip-syncing leaning on a car with a wind machine blowing her hair. This is a common thing in female artist' videos. It then shows a close up of Mileys cowboy boots, reffering again to her heritage. Then a medium long shot frames miley with her crowd of followers walking, part dancing and generally having fun. A male climbs out of the boot of a car, which is meant to be comic and display 'teenage behaviour'. A male greeting confirms her popularity.
She then grabs a microphone, jumps aboard a van and begins performing. The crowd are all dancing and looking admirably at Miley. The camera is on a crane and zooms in and out on miley, and above her. Dancers appear in shots, performing various stunts to contribute to the upbeat song. Miley performs briefly at what looks like a tin fence with some sort of logo on it. The logo is rope shaped, which may be in relation to a lasso, a southern symbol. The next location Miley performs in is infront of a American flag, which is very fitting. This compliments the song title and lyrics and American audiences may feel that they can relate with Miley through the patrioism. Glittery confetti falls around Miley, which has connotations of celebrations. (Champions get confetti to celebrate their achievements). A slow motion effect is added as miley dances and sings. The location moves to a playground at night-time. This may be a representation of Mileys maturation. Her friends and dancers are all around her, thrusting her into the spotlight. Smoke machines give the background a mystical effect. The chorus moves miley and her dancers onto a stage, once again in front of the USA flag this time with flashy stars, and the Letters USA above the flag. The camera pans around Miley and her entourage, zooming in on Miley occasionally. The low angle shot of miley shows her superiority and power. On the last chorus the dancers flee the stage to let Miley finish alone. The video flicks back to Miley joining in with the dancers in the abandoned playground and lip syncing as well. The video finishes with Miley, the dancers and the crowd, dancing and having a good time.

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