Nina Nesbitt was born on 11 July 1994 in Balerno, Edinburgh. She attended a small village school in Bellsquarry, Livingston and attended Balerno Community High School. She started her music career by writing and recording songs in her bedroom and uploading the videos to her YouTube channel. She plays the guitar, piano and flute. After meeting Ed Sheeran, she was invited to support him on his European tour, and was also invited to support Example after he heard her cover of 'Stay Awake' She also appeared in the video for Ed Sheeran's song 'Drunk'.
Her Second EP titles, 'The Apple Tree' was released in April 2012 and reached #6 on the ITunes doanload charts after recieving airplay on BBC Radio 1, and also reached #1 on the ITunes singer/songwriter chart. In October 2012, Nesbitt embarked on a second UK headline tour ' Boy UK Tour' in support of her single 'Boy' and EP with the same name. Her next EP was entitled 'Way in the World' and was released on 21 July 2013. The title track was released as a single, the video for which was released on 12 June 2013.
| 2012 | "Boy" | 139[16] | — | — | — | — | Boy - EP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | "Stay Out" | 21 | 26 | 39 | 77 | 13 | Stay Out - EP |
| "Way In The World" | 55 | — | — | — | 28 | Way In The World - EP | |
| "Don't Stop" | 61 | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
Nina Nesbitt 'Stay Out'
In Nina Nesbitt's music video for Stay Out she has many performance scenes which show her playing her guitar. This is iconic in her music genre and in many of her songs which she is showed playing her guitar. The song itself is a very fun song that seems like she's telling her friends to stay out with her and make memories. As she is from Scotland she encorporates that into her video with a kilt that is shown in the video and also walking around the town. Dyer's star theory is used as she is a young girl with her friends playing around, you can imagine that they must of been doing something rebellious. We also see that in the film Nina is carrying a cone, this shows that she has done some crazy stuff. At first their is only Nina's friends that go out and are getting ready together, but as the night goes on they meet friends both boys and girls. I think that the music video is original as she has a bit of performance and narrative which shows the audience an insight into her life and what she normally gets up to. She shows off her talent in this music video in the performance part where she is singing in a side street playing guitar. This shows her rawness and the talent she has. There isn't any sign of drugs or sex in the music video which means more people can view the music video and can be interested in her, this also means that her target audience can be a younger age. Nina Nesbitt is represented as a natural musician who makes acoustic indie music, she is popular among a young generation aged between 15-24. Mise en scene is used when
In Nina Nesbitt's music video for Stay Out she has many performance scenes which show her playing her guitar. This is iconic in her music genre and in many of her songs which she is showed playing her guitar. The song itself is a very fun song that seems like she's telling her friends to stay out with her and make memories. As she is from Scotland she encorporates that into her video with a kilt that is shown in the video and also walking around the town. Dyer's star theory is used as she is a young girl with her friends playing around, you can imagine that they must of been doing something rebellious. We also see that in the film Nina is carrying a cone, this shows that she has done some crazy stuff. At first their is only Nina's friends that go out and are getting ready together, but as the night goes on they meet friends both boys and girls. I think that the music video is original as she has a bit of performance and narrative which shows the audience an insight into her life and what she normally gets up to. She shows off her talent in this music video in the performance part where she is singing in a side street playing guitar. This shows her rawness and the talent she has. There isn't any sign of drugs or sex in the music video which means more people can view the music video and can be interested in her, this also means that her target audience can be a younger age. Nina Nesbitt is represented as a natural musician who makes acoustic indie music, she is popular among a young generation aged between 15-24. Mise en scene is used when
-Youthful
-Rebellion
-Sexual Magnetism
-Originality
-Creativity/talent
-Aggression/anger
-A disregard for social values relation to drugs, sex and polite behaviour.
3) Artist music video analysis
1) Analyse 2 music videos
2) Explain how Dyer’s star theory is used
3) How is Goodwin’s theory used?
4) How is the artist represented?
5) Who is the target audience?
6) What is the style of the music video?
7) How is mise-en-scene used?
8) What common camera shots do the music videos use?
- Links between lyrics and visuals
- Links between music and visuals
- Genre characteristics
- Intertextual reference
- Notions of looking - women being objectified
- Voyeurism - direct gaze, other people looking at the artist, insight into artists life, screens and mirrors
- Demands of the record label
- Performance based narrative based or concept based music videos
Introduction Explain what your interests are within your chosen music artist and what inspired you to create a music video with this artist in mind
2) Artist profile 1) Include a brief biography of your artist and include the most significance events
2) Explain what record label your artist is signed to
3) Include information on the number of sales the artist has, with singles, albums
2) Explain what record label your artist is signed to
3) Include information on the number of sales the artist has, with singles, albums
3) Artist music video analysis
1) Analyse 2 music videos
2) Explain how Dyer’s star theory is used
3) How is Goodwin’s theory used?
4) How is the artist represented?
5) Who is the target audience?
6) What is the style of the music video?
7) How is mise-en-scene used?
8) What common camera shots do the music videos use?
1) Analyse 2 music videos
2) Explain how Dyer’s star theory is used
3) How is Goodwin’s theory used?
4) How is the artist represented?
5) Who is the target audience?
6) What is the style of the music video?
7) How is mise-en-scene used?
8) What common camera shots do the music videos use?
4) Summary Explain how your research on your chosen music artist will assist you with planning your own music video
This post demonstrates a minimal understanding of your chosen music artist and this is because your analysis is incomplete. You have made a start in analysing some of the conventions that are evident in the music video, but you have not been specific with your points and examples, which makes your analysis weak.
ReplyDeleteYou therefore need to read over these points and complete your analysis, which will enable you to demonstrate furtther understanding of your artist and genre.