Monday, 18 June 2012

Music Videos



Theorist:
Firth
Andrew Goodwin
Steve Archer
Idea:
Performance (To create a video that’s similar to a concert performance)
Narrative (A video that’s very similar to an actual film but relates to the lyrics of the song)
Conceptual (A video containing a lot of metaphors relating to the song which creates a mood)

Illustrative (Images provide a literal representation)
Amplifying (Repetition of key meanings and effects to manipulate the audience)
Contradicting (Images contrast with the music)
Disjuncture (When the meaning of the song is completely ignored)
Music video cuts between a narrative and a performance of the song.
Example:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_qMagfZtv8 (Narrative) Just-Radiohead
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qybUFnY7Y8w (Conceptual) This Too Shall Pass-Ok Go



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7rCNiiNPxA Monkey Wrench-Foo Fighters
Theorist:
Berger
Levi Strauss
Vladimir
Idea:
Dance tracks that have abstract visuals, which follow the beat of the song but don’t have a visual reference to human agency. This is usually performed with the band members

Music videos with a binary opposite; Good-Bad, Rich-Poor and so on
Within each narrative there is usually a set of stock characters and these are some of the roles
Example:

Tuesday, 17 January 2012

Thriller Opening