Music Video Narrative

For A2 Media we have been assigned to produce a music video as part of the course. Our music video is centered on Alex Jones (Main Character) who is gradually having an infatuation of the girl of his dreams, whom he see at London South Bank. We are then introduced to a series of steps where he is constantly trying to charm and woo her with his charismatic persona. As the video continues we see elements of his passion for skating and singing, which is then fueled for his love for our main girl played by Aimeé Gayle.

Throughout the video we are introduced to Todorov's theory, where an equilibrium is set at the outset of the music video, as there are shots of Alex sitting down, calm putting on his skates until the equilibrium is disrupted when a character, in this Aimeé is introduced and decides the only way to reach a resolution is to approach and the process begins of them gradually falling love. 

With this in mind we see evident the five stages of narrative structure being played throughout the video:

1. Exposition - Setting scene and introducing character, therefore in this case we are immediately introduced to our character Alex Jones.
2. Development - situation gradually develops, therefore we are introduced to Alex putting on his skates at South Bank
3. Complication - Something then happens to complicate lives or the character - in this instances it is when we see our main character Alex take notice of Aimeé and approaches her.
4. Climax- The decisive moment is then taken into consideration, a suspense high, this occurs when we our main girl show Alex her skates but cannot skate.
5. Resolution - Where matters are resolved, in this instances it is when we see our main character and main girl skate together as Alex agrees to teach her how to skate. To now represent their trust and love for together as a bond.

With things in consideration it can also be said that Alex follows are typical Archetypal teenager who falls in love or rather has an infatuation of a specific girl of the same age. A modern example which is used to convey the message is Troy Bolton ( played by Zac Efron) in High - School Musical. There we are taken through the Narrative structure of the typical teenage  boy who likes girl but cannot be with the girl he loves until there is a climax and then soon enough the complication is resolved and restores the equilibrium.