X-FactorThe X-Factor was built as a reality TV show somewhat like Big Brother, but merged with a talent show concept. They use technology such as their website to get the audience involved in the candidates journey throughout the show. Many shows prefers the 'rags-to-riches' story line in where the candidate is able to improve over time and become someone from being famous. So if they came onto the show already quite amazing and high up most people won't vote for them as they don't feel a connection to the candidate. One Direction One Direction is a boy band that consists of Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson and Zayn Malik. They had gone on The X Factor in 2010 and finished 3rd overall. The creater of the T.V show Simon Cowell then signed them up top his own record label called Syco Records. As One Direction is a man made group they picked each member to have specific characteristics: Nial Horam was the cute little irish one, Zayn Malik was the quiet and mysterious one, Liam Payne the sensible one, Louis Tomlinson the funny one and Harry Styles the charming one. This allowed the the audience to have a member of the band to relate to no matter their personality. Their stylist Caroline Watson exampled how she didn't want all the members to have to have the same look as stereotypical boy bands, her inspiration cane from the Spice Girls. History (Music Video) The Music Video History is the 3rd and final single from their 5th album and presented the end of their journey as a band. The video featured clips of them when they just started of, it highlighted their tours and personal anecdotes, to my surprise they added in clips with the former member Zayn Malik who left the groups prior to the making of the video. In the end of the video they walk off as a band in separate directions showing that they are moving on and starting the next chapter of their lives. The fact that throughout the video they refer to "living forever" means that although for now they are going their separate ways they are still friends and might in the future once again join up, although sadly it doesn't seem to likely. At one point of the video the lyrics "You and me got a whole lot of history" and it shows images of Zayn Malik and the other members of the band which presents how the other members have forgiven him for leaving. The music blend of both narrative and performance it consists of footage of them performing and black and white footage of the past. The videos of the past were presented in black and white film connote that they are old, boring and should be left in the past. The colour images of the present connotes life, happiness and the present. Furthermore the fact that at the end of the video it is shows the members of the band exiting the stage separately shows that the future, in which they may be separate, is also bright and happy as them ending the band is not a sad occasion. Obviously we don't really know the reason they split it, but I personally think they were all bored of the cute boy band thing and wanted to look into music in their own ways. Stereo-typically though bands ed on quite negative notes, like fifth harmony. Just to recap Camilla Cabello left their group and it didn't end well. On stage at their tour they hung up a dummy, representing Camilla, and then kicked her off. To make sure that the O-Direction break-off didn't seem as such as so they all remained loved in fans eyes the ending was very symbolic. In addition I noticed that although Zayn Malik wasn't present in the actual coloured video part, they added videos of him in the black and white section showing that there is no tension between them and him either. Each singer had their own part in the video in which they sang and kind-off showed their own personal style to promote their later singing career. Just to look into the particular scenes in the video:
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