Music Video Mania #4: "Nonsense" [Emails I Can't Send #4]

Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcSP1ZUf1eQ

• Published: November 10, 2022
• Director: Danica Kleinknecht
• Styling: Ronnie Hart
• Hair: Danielle Priano
• Make Up: Raisa Flowers
• Production Designer: Danica Kleinknecht
• Editor: Gianluigi Carella
• Full credits: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt23578648/fullcredits/

The fifth single and fourth music video from the era, "Nonsense" was the first released after the album came out, four months later. It was recorded and published not long after the first leg of the Emails I Can't Send tour wrapped up, during which the song started going viral for ad-libbed outros tailored to each location.

[Single artwork for the sped-up version of \"Nonsense\": Sabrina standing in front of Kwik-E-Mart wearing a hat that says \"Dipshit ♡\"]

Discussion questions:

• Whoa, a new director! Is there anything distinctive about the direction of this video compared to the other three from this era so far, which were all directed by Amber Mark?
• We see here another installment in the trend of singers playing both themselves and a character they have some sort of relationship with (whether romantic or adversarial) in their music video. First, did you recognize that Sabrina and her friends played the boys as well, and second, do you enjoy this choice—or would you prefer they be played by other actors?

These questions are meant to be a jumping off point for potential discussion, but not a restriction. Feel free to share any thoughts you have, as responses to these questions or more organic reactions!

Come back next week for more Music Video Mania, and stay tuned for when we rank all of the music videos from Emails I Can't Send next week!