Panic! At the Disco – I Write Sins Not Tragedies
The video for the song takes place at a strange, circus-themed wedding played by the ‘Lucent Dossier Vaudeville Cirque’. The first clip is of a wedding book, which leads us to assume that the video is about a wedding. The video then cuts between two different settings; the ring master, played by Brendon Urie and the bride and groom. It then shows you their families; her family dress and behave formally, whereas his family are lower-class entertainers and carnival folk, and end up interrupting the wedding. The ringmaster acts as narrator and disrupts the events by unravelling the affair that the bride has been having. After an argument between the two families, most probably because the disruption that has been caused, the bride runs out and is followed by one of her guests. The ringmaster leads the groom outside, where his fiancée is kissing the guest who followed her out of the church, however the bride does not seem to be very sorry for what she is doing, therefore leading the groom to become quite angry. The groom undoes his tie, looking shocked, and Urie and the groom bow to the camera. When the groom lifts his head up he has turned into the ring master, therefore we guess that the ringmaster during the video was the groom's alter ego.
The full video is based on narrative alone; even though the band are seen playing instruments and singing throughout, it is all part of the story.
At the start if the video, the camera pans from the wedding book to the vicar with the bride and groom, every so often getting interrupted by flashes of the ring master with his head down. The camera then zooms in first to the bride’s mouth and then the groom’s mouth to emphasise when they say ‘I love you’. The camera then carries on panning around the church to reveal the families; still being interrupted by flashes of the ring master. At the word ‘whore’, the camera cuts swiftly to the ring master as he lifts his head, revealing his identity. Straight after this the music picks up the beat and the ring master bursts into the church. At this moment, the camera cuts between different peoples reactions using a close up on their faces. There are then point of view shots, first from the brides and then the grooms, as the ring master gets up close, almost to whisper in their ears. When the grooms family interrupts the wedding, the camera pans around the room showing you different members of the family and what they are doing as they are all circus performers, e.g. contortionist, stilts etc. As events unravel at the end of the video, the camera simply cuts to and from different people, mostly the groom and ring master, to show the emotions on each persons face with close ups. This is specifically evident when the groom turns into the ring master, so that you can see the change that has been made. For the last few seconds of the song, the camera simply cuts from different circus acts using a flash to maybe portray a sense of photography, as each flash is signifying a photo being taken.
This is the single cover for ‘I Write Sins Not Tragedies’. Comparing it to the other covers that I have analysed this is very different as this album does not show any of the band. However, it does fit in with the story of the video, as the video shows circus performers; the cover has a fun, jokey look to it, with what looks like a funhouse windmill that you would find at an amusement park/ circus and a moon that has a face on it. The name of the band and the single is very, ordinarily, placed at the top. This cover also has an advisory logo in the bottom corner, which shows the genre of the band, as these logos are more commonly used with rock genre bands as they are more prone to explicit language; along with rap music.
The video for the song takes place at a strange, circus-themed wedding played by the ‘Lucent Dossier Vaudeville Cirque’. The first clip is of a wedding book, which leads us to assume that the video is about a wedding. The video then cuts between two different settings; the ring master, played by Brendon Urie and the bride and groom. It then shows you their families; her family dress and behave formally, whereas his family are lower-class entertainers and carnival folk, and end up interrupting the wedding. The ringmaster acts as narrator and disrupts the events by unravelling the affair that the bride has been having. After an argument between the two families, most probably because the disruption that has been caused, the bride runs out and is followed by one of her guests. The ringmaster leads the groom outside, where his fiancée is kissing the guest who followed her out of the church, however the bride does not seem to be very sorry for what she is doing, therefore leading the groom to become quite angry. The groom undoes his tie, looking shocked, and Urie and the groom bow to the camera. When the groom lifts his head up he has turned into the ring master, therefore we guess that the ringmaster during the video was the groom's alter ego.
The full video is based on narrative alone; even though the band are seen playing instruments and singing throughout, it is all part of the story.
At the start if the video, the camera pans from the wedding book to the vicar with the bride and groom, every so often getting interrupted by flashes of the ring master with his head down. The camera then zooms in first to the bride’s mouth and then the groom’s mouth to emphasise when they say ‘I love you’. The camera then carries on panning around the church to reveal the families; still being interrupted by flashes of the ring master. At the word ‘whore’, the camera cuts swiftly to the ring master as he lifts his head, revealing his identity. Straight after this the music picks up the beat and the ring master bursts into the church. At this moment, the camera cuts between different peoples reactions using a close up on their faces. There are then point of view shots, first from the brides and then the grooms, as the ring master gets up close, almost to whisper in their ears. When the grooms family interrupts the wedding, the camera pans around the room showing you different members of the family and what they are doing as they are all circus performers, e.g. contortionist, stilts etc. As events unravel at the end of the video, the camera simply cuts to and from different people, mostly the groom and ring master, to show the emotions on each persons face with close ups. This is specifically evident when the groom turns into the ring master, so that you can see the change that has been made. For the last few seconds of the song, the camera simply cuts from different circus acts using a flash to maybe portray a sense of photography, as each flash is signifying a photo being taken.
This is the single cover for ‘I Write Sins Not Tragedies’. Comparing it to the other covers that I have analysed this is very different as this album does not show any of the band. However, it does fit in with the story of the video, as the video shows circus performers; the cover has a fun, jokey look to it, with what looks like a funhouse windmill that you would find at an amusement park/ circus and a moon that has a face on it. The name of the band and the single is very, ordinarily, placed at the top. This cover also has an advisory logo in the bottom corner, which shows the genre of the band, as these logos are more commonly used with rock genre bands as they are more prone to explicit language; along with rap music.
The poster for this song relates more to the video than the actual single cover does. This is shown through the circus performers that are in the picture. However, there is still a strong link between this poster and the single cover; for example, only one member of the band is present and he is still not the main focus, like the cover where no band members are present. Also, the font and style of the band name is exactly the same in both the poster and the cover. This shows unity between all three aspects; poster, cover and video.
As the band is an all male band I would say that the majority of listeners would be male, however, as the video has a unisex cast and is about marriage, this could possibly draw in more female viewers/listeners. I would also say that the target age would be around late teens to mid twenties as well. I say this as again it is about marriage attracting an older target audience, but the genre and style of music, and the fact that the couple getting married are young, would attract older teenagers.
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