Character Profiles

In my previous blog post I spoke about how different characters in music videos were important, what makes them iconic and whether or not they add appeal to narrative.  In this post I will write the character profiles for 3 of the characters I spoke about.

Taylor Swift in 'Blank Space'

Name: Taylor Swift (darker version to the real life singer)
Age: 23
Occupation: N/A, Rich girl
Physical Description: Slim, attractive, tidy, sharp and smart, with a classic make-up look.
Relationship Status: In a complicated relationship, however appears to be in different relationships often from the lyrics.
Personality Traits: Sweet turning sour, obsessive, crazy and unstable.
Will audience like or dislike this character?: The audience are not meant to like this character, however the character will be the reason they like the music video as it brings a comical side to the narrative, as Taylor is portraying the untrue image of herself in the media.

Katy Perry in 'Last Friday Night'

Name: Katy Perry
Age: 16/17
Occupation: Nerdy school girl
Physical Description: Slim, all over the place, not very well put together, wearing braces - dressed as a very extreme nerd, dark hair.
Relationship Status: Single, however flirty.
Personality Traits: Nervous, desire to be popular, geeky.
Will audience like or dislike this character?: like, she is funny and innocent with no reason to be disliked, however she may be laughed at/ the centre of the joke.

Harry Styles in 'Best Song Ever'

Name: Marcel
Age: 20
Occupation: Nerdy Costume Designer
Physical Description: Slim, average height, dark hair
Relationship Status: Assume it to be single due to his nervous, jittery, nerdy character.
Personality Traits: Nerdy, nervous but nice.
Will audience like or dislike this character?: very much like, the nerdy side to him is presented in a very endearing way - also even if Harry Styles was a villain the audience would most likely still like him due to his fame and popularity.