in The Neigbourhood's 'Pretty Boy' music video. Jesse Rutherford portrays the stage character of Chip Chrome once again. At the start of the video we see chip chrome busking on the street. within the first few shots we are made to feel sorry for the character as no one is listening to his busking. he has a guitar case with change but the sign reads 'please take one' which contradicts what we would usually expect with someone busking. we then see him walking along and he drops the guitar case spilling all his omen. again making us feel sorry for him and suggesting that he is a shy and awkward character.
We also see another character introduced later in the video who is also busking. He seems to draw much more of an audience and gain attention whereas no one pays attention to chip chrome, again making the viewer feel sympathy towards him. however, in the ending scene we see chip chrome sat by himself in a field and the other busker walks up to him and gives him a coin, creating almost a circular narrative and definetely somewhat of a happy ending. 
I liked this shot of the character removing his makeup in the mirror to reveal his true self. I felt that this shows vulnerability, and links to Goodwin's idea of voyeurism, especially as the scene is in a bathroom which feels like a more private location. I also really like the colour grading in this scene.
Similar to the Neighbourhood's 'Devil's Advocate' music video which I also analysed, projections are used shown in this screenshot which is similar to the effect I want to create in my music video.
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