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I Wish I Was James Bond

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Page 1: Scouting For Girls - I Wish I Was James Bond

I Wish I Was James Bond

Page 2: Scouting For Girls - I Wish I Was James Bond

This is the first shot in the video. The way the words say, ‘ Scouting for girls in I wish I was James Bond’ makes it look like the opening to a James Bond film, which means there may be an amplifying relationship between the lyrics and visuals throughout the video.

The camera is doing a birds eye view shot where we can see a white floor and interestingly shaped black stage with a piano and the band on.

Page 3: Scouting For Girls - I Wish I Was James Bond

This video is all performance to show off the band and increase their image to their target audience. As they are a well known band keeping up their image is very important.

The lyrics and visuals are all linked in the video very strongly. As it is all about James Bond they are all dressed smartly in Tuxedos like James bond is in his films. There are also random hints throughout the video, one shot pans along the side of the piano and there is a cocktail glass and shaker, this is relevant and James Bond is famous for his martinis.

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As the song builds up and starts to get to the chorus three men come down from the ceiling all dressed in black. This goes back to the lyrics and song being all about James Bond as he is a secret agent. The three men start to dance, this adds a bit more interest for the viewers as it is not just pure performance of the band.

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When the song gets to the next verse there are three women sitting in front of the band playing violins. This is another link to James Bond and he always had ‘Bond Girls’ in each of his films. The women are also dressed in black to keep with the theme of the video, that is black and white. We know this because all the people in the video are wearing black and all the instruments they are playing are white, e.g. the piano and violins.

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The three girls then stand up and pull off part of their dresses which makes what their wearing look like tight leotards. This is an almost intertextual reference to the music video ‘Single Ladies by Beyonce’.

‘Single Ladies’ ‘I wish I was James Bond’