PRINCE'S PREVIOUS WORK

 The 3 main music videos made by Prince which caught my eye were:

 'Let's Go Crazy', 'When Doves Cry' and 'Raspberry Berry'

LETS GO CRAZY

Apart from being one of the many prince songs I genuienly enjoy, the Music Video for 'Let's Go Crazy' sees Prince in his prime, performing to a sellout crowd alongside a narrative where Prince is spending time with his love interest, featuring his iconic motorcycle as he rides to multiple different locations.

The performing element to this music video shows Prince singing, dancing and playing his guitar; choreographed dances are also featured with other groups of dancers performing. 

The narrative for the video is quite simple and easy to follow, Prince is out for a night with his love interest and he gets into mischief and trouble along the way. 

I found this video to be quite engaging and a suitable video for such an iconic track.

WHEN DOVES CRY

I've always found my favourite Prince track to be this one, as it is the song I have chosen to use for my NEA 'A' Level Music Video, I found myself taking inspiration from the song's official music video. Aspects of the video which I did like (some of which were the inspiration for similar shots in my music video): 

The openeing shot of  grand door which opens to reveal Prince in a bathtub, alone; playing along the song's opening guitar riff, what's there not to love.

Some scenes of flashbacks to the relationship that prince was in, a time where he was happy.

Much like other songs made by the artist formerly known as Prince, he is the leading man and completely carries the narrative, this song is no different.

Lastly, most of the video is stylistically shot quite dark, with darker shades of colours and it being filmed at dusk. This really drives home the meaning and complements the song.

RASPBERRY BERET

Out of most of Prince's music videos, this is without a doubt his most ambitious in terms of the visual effects and editing. Released in 1985, it starts off as a usual Prince video, with his usual showmanship, but the heavy use of visual effects like greenscreens, transitions and superimposition is noteworthy. Though its nothing impressive by today's standards, but back in 1985, I can see how this must have been quite a revolutionary music video, like Dire Straits' 'Money For Nothing'. It has all the performance aspects in any good music video, lipsyncing, dancing and an interesting visual.