Analysis of Rihanna - "Only Girl In The World"

Analysis of Rihanna - "Only Girl In The World"

I have chosen to analyse Rihanna's song to represent Goodwin's theory on the key features which distinguish the music video as a form. 

This video highlights Rihanna's use of a relationship between visuals and lyrics which is shown when Rihanna says "night" and the image automatically changes to a dark scene with fireworks to also compliment the lyrics of her being in love. Here we can see that Goodwin's theory is exemplified as the visuals are illustrating the music.

There are many close-ups used in this video which is very common in music videos as they really show the accuracy of the lip syncing which has been done during the editing process. Rihanna's video doesn't do extreme close-ups of the eyes or lips which slightly contradicts Goodwin's theory however, the use of close-ups of her entire face emphasises the emotion of the lyrics.

Rihanna's song has the lyrics 'Only girl in the world' where she has the sun shining to cover the intricate details of her face and make her look like she's floating with happiness. This is a lovely shot as it really reflects and amplifies the lyrics of the song. The mise-en-scene here doesn't necessarily fit in with the song however, it's open to interpretation which I really like because it shows that you can do anything with the video and you don't have to follow typical conventions by using the lyrics to write the narrative of your entire video.

These images signify the feelings and emotions which are shown through her increase into the air and her actions to show she's the only girl for the man she's singing about. Once again this follows Goodwin's theory on illustrating and amplifying the lyrics matching the visuals.