Sk8er Boi - Avril Lavigne

Cinematography/Editing

Opens showing cans - rebellion
Low angle showing boy coming in by rope - rebellion, presenting him as strong
Shaky camera pans to boy - indicates chaos and emphasises punk nature
Handheld camera - chaos, rebellion
Low angle on Avril - strength, not stereotypical girl
High angle on girl - stereotypes, she is vulnerable and feminine - opposite of Avril, possible antagonist in the narrative
Close up shots on Avril - emphasises that she is the protagonist/main character (not common for girls)
Close up to show Avril’s facial expressions - protesting against society’s standards (e.g: scrunched face)
Low angle with Avril at the centre - further establishes her importance - possibly the ringleader of the rebellion
Halo - created to present Avril as a goddess/role model despite her rebellious nature

Diegetic - cans - indicates rebellion
Diegetic - rope - rebellion
Lyric - ‘he was a boy, she was a girl, can I make it any more obvious’ - stereotypical narrative, attracts teen audiences
Helicopter and sirens become more prominent - closure, rebellion, drama

Punks - genre of song is pop-punk hybrid, rebellious themes throughout the music video, twist in narrative
Young people - heavily encourages rebellion throughout, has a theme of youth/generational gap, stereotypical romantic narrative at the start
Girls - see Avril as a role model as she is an atypical girl, shows that girls don’t have to be feminine to be popular etc

Dressed in scruffy, casual clothing (punk style), in typically masculine way with darker colours - rebellion, gender
Star graffitied - devil connotations, vandalism links to rebellion
Technology - current to the time - youth, generational gap (something elders won’t understand)
Tie loose - possible parody of the sexualisation of young women at the time (schoolgirl), Avril isn’t a stereotypical girl, rebellion, youth (new fashion)
Girl - wears light colours juxtaposing Avril/the other teens, possible antagonist, she’s feminine and a stereotypical girl
Instruments - attract fans of live performances, shows that she plays her own instruments (different from any mainstream pop artist as they just sing)
Bikes vs cars - Avril and friends ride bikes to show that they possibly come from less privileged backgrounds therefore are passionate about the state of society. Whereas the girl drives a car, implying privilege
Rock hand sign - rebellion, punk genre, devilish connotations
Police entering - rebellion
The fact that the police sirens/lights are not prominent emphasises Avril and friend’s dominance
Crowd - dominance, passion, youth, Avril’s popularity despite being an atypical girl
Smashed window - rebellion