Music Video Analysis

Papa Don't Preach- MADONNA



The narrative is about the story of a girl, her boyfriend and the girls father. The girl is pregnant and she is trying to tell her father.

The visual symbolism's are important as there is no verbal speech.

There are lots of transaction techniques used throughout the video 'Papa Don't Preach' for instance the break between Madonna singing and dancing is called a Loop construction.

The images go along with opening shots of different locations and are very narrative to the lyrics used in the song.