Word Analysis

I have decided to analyse the key words I highlighted to gain some ideas for my music video by using the words from the lyrics of the song.

Domesticated Girl
The word domesticated makes me think of someone who is seen as a 'housewife' type of person, who does the cleaning, cooking, ironing... Basically all the chores. They are expected to be faithful to their partner and stay home been a good 'wife' figure. In the song the character is going against this wish of her partner and wants to go out, relating this problem to the she-wolf. A good example of this in the media is the Katie Price vs Jordan situation: Her husband wanted her to stay home, be a good mum, a good housewife but she rebelled against this and wanted to go out clubbing; she wanted to be free. The whole storyline of the song is based on this idea of a man wanting his partner to be a good housewife but she is rebelling against his wishes.

No Joke
No joke obviously means what it is - no joke. Judging by the other lyrics of the song I see this as been said seriously and a bit nastily. I think of the word joke as something funny, but in this context I think of it as something eerie that the she-wolf would find funny, like a dead animals teeth falling out or something disgusting like that, or maybe a scary clown, or a creepy joker from a pack of cards.

Lycanthropy
Lycanthropy refers to creatures of mythology, particularly werewolves. Werewolves are known as lycanthropes. Basically in this context the word means werewolf. A werewolf, in my eyes, has the stereotypical look. Brown or grey long fur, Wolf's head, sharp teeth, mad eyes. They are half human, half wolf.

Disguise
This word makes me think of the impression that someone or something is disguising their true self because if people knew their real selves they would either be in trouble or be hated for it. To reflect this idea in the video I need to notify WHY they are in disguise-the fact that they are a secret she-wolf is the reason because if people knew the truth they would be scared or hate them. To reflect the disguise theme I could use shadowed lighting as it could create the impression that they are hiding away in the shadows. I could also use things to hide behind such as veils, trees and objects. A wolf mask is also an element of disguise, as the audience will know it is a mask but the aim of it is to create the image of the she-wolf.

She-Wolf
When I hear this word I think of a female supernatural creature, a werewolf.
A female werewolf, in my opinion should have neat, soft, long grey fur-basically just a typical wolf's head. It could maybe have long hair and wear girl's clothes, to show it is definitely a female. It could also maybe have long eye-lashes. The clothes should be long and dress-like and should have many layers. The colours should be purple, a deep purple as this is associated with kings and queens, showing she is classy. It should also include browns and reds as red is a connotation of danger. The outfit could also include some fur as a wolf would have killed other animals and the fur shows off what it has killed and being a female it has turned this into clothes to show off their pride in a stereotypical female way, as most females show pride with clothes. The she-wolf should look menacing, like stereotypical werewolves, but should also be 'classy' like a posh female lady. The combining of these two elements should make the wolf character seem eerie.

Closet
I think the closet in this genre should be creepy and dark. It should include ragged clothes, 'posh' dresses and some fur clothes - the female wolf's wardrobe. It should be small as it gives the impression of been trapped, which links in with the lyrics of not letting the she-wolf out of the closet. The closet is mentioned many times and should be a key icon in the video.

Moon
In this genre the moon should be full - a stereotypical horror movie style moon. It could be obscured slightly from view using mist and branches from trees which is iconic to horror movies which fits well as the narrative of the story is based on a horror style. I have the idea of using a disco ball (silver) to sometimes portray the moon in a few shots as it cleverly links the theme of horror which is the full moon with the dance music genre. The moon should be a key icon in the music video as it reflects the iconic horror theme which is included in the narrative of the video. It should be featured in a lot of the shots.

Eyes wide-open
The eyes are a key icon of the music video as they can be used to merge beauty with the horror element. I will include close-ups of the eyes in shots: some shots consisting of the eyes made up with light, natural make-up to make them seem beautiful and pure, and others with dark make-up to make them seem menacing. In the shots of the eyes with the light make-up the eyes should blink a few times showing long eye-lashes as this will add a flirty/sexy feel to the video which fits in with the beauty element. In the shots of the eyes with the dark make-up they should be staring and 'wild' like a wolf hunting it's prey as this fits with the narrative. I could also include some shots of the eyes of the she-wolf's 'prey' ( a male ) looking scared after showing shots of the she-wolf's 'hunting, menacing' eyes as this will link the two characters and portray the narrative.

The lyrics also state that the moon is her teacher and she is it's student. I could reflect this in an obvious way by showing shots of her sat at a desk writing work and looking up to the moon or subtly by showing her looking up to the moon occasionally.

Craving
In this context the she-wolf is craving prey i.e. the woman is craving a man. I could perhaps portray this by showing her hungry expressions when watching her 'prey' (males) at a bar/in a forest (she-wolf) and also emphasise the fact that she is trapped by shooting a lot of shots of her enclosed in the closet and maybe even in a cage with bars. I could show her fighting desperatley to escape the bars as she is craving a lot.

Devoting
In this context the she-wolf ( woman ) is devoting herself to her partner so I could reflect this by showing her stood with her partner, reflecting that she belongs to him and is been devoted. I could show various men walking past circling the couple and her stood firmly next to her parner showing she is been devoted and not going to stray.

Retribution
The definition of retribution states:
1. Something justly deserved; recompense.
2. Something given or demanded in repayment, especially punishment.
3. Theology Punishment or reward distributed in a future life based on performance in this one.

In this context it could either mean she deserves her prey (the she-wolf deserves men), she is given her prey as a repayment for been devoted or she is been punished in the form of not been allowed prey and has to stay with her partner as a punishment.

Incentives
The definition for this is: 'A positive motivational influence'
In this context perhaps the prey is the motivational influence as the she-wolf would be motivated to capture her prey. To show her motivated I could show her ready to pounce on her prey as she is motivated to capture the prey, so as a human she could be shown flirting with a man ready to 'pounce' (make her move).

- In the lyrics she states she is not getting enough retributions or incentives to keep her 'at it'. So therefore she is not getting enough positive motivational influences or repayment to keep her interested in her partner.

Breathe
In this context the word 'breathe' is reflected to mean she needs some time alone in her relationship with her partner. Letting her out so she can breathe can be seen as her going out clubbing or to a bar as a human and as a she wolf it can be seen as her roaming free running through land hunting for prey. In the video I could use images of her as a human in a bar dancing or running through the bar and then cut to shots of her running as the she wolf (with the wolf mask on) running through land. The word breathe could also be used to actually show her breathing in and out. I could emphasise this because animals (she wolf) breathe faster than humans and if she has been hunting she will be out of breath after running to hunt her prey.

Nocturnal creatures
This emphasises the fact that the she wolf is a creature and goes hunting at night. This is portrayed throughout the video as she is shown hunting at night. Her prey could also be seen as creatures as they are out at a night time for her to hunt. With this ideology of linking creatures to humans the men she hunts are seen as creatures. I could show the men as creatures by showing them wearing various animal masks, animals that wolves hunt.

Prudent
Prudent means careful and sensible so therefore she is stating that she as a she wolf is not sensible and careful and likes the danger and risks of hunting, animals in the animal context and men in the human context. In relating to the men she is hunting it is stating that they are not sensible or careful and therefore fall into her trap and are easy prey; like small animals who get trapped by a wolf as they are not careful enough. I could reflect this in the video using shots of the creatures/men she is hunting getting caught by her and walking towards her as if they are drawn in by her.

The rest of the lyrics I have highlighted all fit together to create an idea of her being bad by cheating on her partner in the human context and hunting prey in the she wolf context. She is reflected to enjoy this by the lyrics so I could show her in the arms of a man looking happy and dancing in front of him and in the she wolf context I could show her with her caught prey.