I've chosen to do Great Indoors by John Mayer. John Mayer now has six studio albums, of which there have been fifteen music video's made. I'm going to look at some of my favorites, as well as some of the most popular ones.
His first hit single was 'Your Body is a Wonderland' which established him as 'cute singer/songwriter guy'. The video reflects this, with him hanging out with a girl and occasionally filming her. Lovely scene where he plays guitar for her in the bath!
The video is about two characters. The singer and his lady friend. My idea for 'Great Indoors' is either about a fictional character who acts out the song, or the singer and a lady friend.
The whole video is of some kind of live performance. Whether this is footage of Mayer singing one on one to the girl, or raw footage of his live performances on tour. This shows both sides to him, one as the soft singer/songwriter and the other as the best guitarist on the planet.
There is a tiny intro at the start before the song plays. This will become a kind of motif of his videos. I really like how it sets up the video before the song kicks in. It allows a character, person or place to be established without using up the start of the song.
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