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GENRE CHARACTERISTICS • Pop Rock• Colour scheme; black, pink, white. In

which promoting this postmodern countertype of Pinks portrayal.

• Costume changes ( 12)• Locations ( 14)

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LYRICS AND VISUALS The lyrics portray this simple narrative of her

splitting up with her boyfriend. On certain lyrics within the video she becomes increasingly aggressive, for instance “I'm gonna’ start a fight” is a lyric that is dramatically used to connote this form of anger and we are shown this through the visuals. In connection to this point the relationship between the music and visuals is also affected by the music video, for example the average shot length changes in accordance to the tempo of the song at a higher pace.

ARE THE CLOSE-UPS OF THE STAR IMAGE AND MOTIF?

Yes, she is clearly shown singing into camera throughout the video to illustrate her status.

It is portrayed through the pillow fight scene and the red carpet appearance, of which supports Laura Mulveys male gaze theory.

NOTION OF LOOKING

IS IT PERFORMANCE, NARRATIVE OR CONCEPT BASED? The overall music video is performance based as

well as concept based.

Are there any intertextual references?

While on the red carpet you see her in this rebellious like position this connotes her power and her control over the media. There is also headline articles as her backdrop while singing into camera. Her ex husband is also an intertextual reference.