Textual Analysis: David Bowie - "Space Oddity"

Camera
The video features the use of a handheld camera at the beginning of the video to allow for a sense of realism, as if the audience are in the room with the artist. As has become customary, an ECU was used on the artist at the beginning of the song to connote their significance. By opening the video through the use of a handheld camera,

Mise en Scene

Bowie, who was a significant figure in pioneering the 'glam rock' era, sports a variety of flamboyant outfits, often styalised with sequins/glitter finishes on his shirt to catch the light and draw attention. Bowie also wears make up, making him appear paler in conjunction with his orange hair - a trademark of Bowie's at the time which gave him that feminine, ideosyncratic edge over other artists.