Sunday, March 9, 2008
Teardrops on my Guitar
Context -- Taylor Swift's music video was one of the tops in 2007. How is she, a high school girl, portrayed in the video? There is a definite difference between the two Taylors in the video. What would account for that?
How I would use this in class -- There is something fishy going on in this video! Here are the questions I would ask after showing the video: This video certainly represents a high school girl's feelings. We have two stories going on - one in the memory of the girl who thinks about her interactions with Drew, the boy she loves; and one in the present while she is crying over his rejection of her. How is the girl dressed in the memory? How is she dressed in the present? What accounts for the difference? What it the setting of the present? How does this relate to a teenage girl? Consider her clothing. She is dressed in normal school clothes in the memory, but what is she wearing in the present? Why? Do you think the girl is prettier in one time frame over the other? Which one? Why? Trey Fanjoy is the director of the video and a woman. She has won many awards for her music videos and has worked with many country/western stars. How does a woman director influence this video? Do you think the video captures the meaning and mood of the song? What values are embedded in this video? How do they correspond to your values? If you could make a music video for this song, what would it be about?
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