The music video for ‘Stacy’s Mom’ relies heavily on the use of
entertainment as it has been made to make Stacy’s Mom appear glamorous and
idealistic as well as creating a witty and entertaining narrative that not only
amuses the audience but also creates sexual tension to entertain viewers. The
use of natural and soft lighting makes Stacy’s mum more appealing as it
highlights the face and so there is a relationship between the music and
visuals because the song is about how he is in love with Stacy’s mum and so
this creates an image of what Stacy’s mum might be like as well as creating an
image to please the audience.
The music video begins with a tracking shot of peoples feet, the tracking
shot is quite slow and so it matches the speed of the music, one pair of feet
are tapping and this taps out the rhythm of the song so this also matches the
speed of the song. In some of the shots Stacy’s mum is framed by a window or a
curtain, this creates the sense of voyeurism as we are made to feel that we are
watching her but she doesn’t know. It also makes us feel like we are the young
boy trying to catch a glimpse of Stacy’s mum and so we feel like we are in his
shoes. Framing her also makes her appear more prominent within the shot and
this is important because she is the main focus and the song is about her. Stacy’s
mum wears a red bikini within the music video and red has the connotations of
romance and passion and so this also creates a link to the music.
Using a tilt means that the focus is on Stacy’s mum’s body and so it
creates sexual tension. Yet, often her head is out of the shot, which means
that the sexualisation has been increased because the focus is more on her body
than her as a whole. 
This is also the case with the match on action when she
gets in and out of the car because there a shots of her legs which increases
the sexual tension. The band’s performance has been included within the
narrative and so we are not only able to see the narrative but also the
performance at the same time, this means that the music video is narrative and
performance based. However, the performance is abstract as it has a purple
background and looks quite ‘pop’ like and so this makes it different from other
music video performances.
This is also the case with the match on action when she
gets in and out of the car because there a shots of her legs which increases
the sexual tension. The band’s performance has been included within the
narrative and so we are not only able to see the narrative but also the
performance at the same time, this means that the music video is narrative and
performance based. However, the performance is abstract as it has a purple
background and looks quite ‘pop’ like and so this makes it different from other
music video performances.
The use of slow motion increases the sexual tension as lots of the
focus is on her and her body. It could also have an Intertextual reference as
some of the girls within the ‘James Bond’ films are pictured getting out of the
water in their bikinis and so this makes her appear glamorous and as if she was
one of the ‘Bond girls’. This music video is effective because it enlist the
use of voyeurism to create sexual tension as well as humour to engage,
entertain and please viewers.
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