Music Video Textual Analysis
Across your 3 videos, identify any shared conventions. Consider the following: Visual Style (Camera Work, Mise-en-scene, editing) Themes Narrative (Do similar things tend to occur at the start middle and end) Are any social groups represented in a particular way? Spandau Ballet - Gold Genre Characteristics: Both Performance and Narrative, falling in love with a girl and being brave etc to get her. Relationship between lyrics and visuals: Singing about gold and there is golden and rich imagery. Relationship between music and visuals: Slow paced music paired with slow paced edits and slow motion shots. Are there close-ups of the artist and star image motifs?: Many close ups of the lead singer looking woeful and longing for the woman in the video. Is there reference to the notion of looking?: He doesn't really look at the woman in a sexual manor but she is presented as weaker and has (on occasion) less clothing than the men in the clip. Are there reference to the notio...