At the beginning of the video we are introduced to a lot of typical 'teen' related themes such as the cheerleaders and a teenage audience. We are also shown a lot of typical 'grunge'/ rock themes which were popular in the 1990's such at live performances, and the artists/ band members performing on their own instruments. In this video we see Krist Novoselic on bass guitar, Dave Grohl on drums and Kurt Cobain on lead guitar and vocals.
Later on in the video, we notice that the venue of their performance is in a high school sports hall or gym which adds further to the theme of this song. We also see that the cheerleaders are wearing black uniforms with the symbol for 'anarchy' printed on the front suggesting that teen spirit is all about being reckless wild, and chaotic. This relates to Goodwin's conventions of linking the music to the visuals as 'grunge' and rock was seen to be very anarchistic at the time.
During this video, we see many close up shots, or body shots of the band members to keep the attentions of the audience on the band, especially front man and vocalist Kurt Cobain. This is another one of Goodwin's conventions and is considered very important by the record label, as they want to ensure the faces of the band members become well known and, in effect, become more successful.
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