Friday, 8 July 2016

RESEARCHING MUSIC VIDEOS UNDER DIFFERENT STYLES,CONVENTIONS AND EDITING TECHNIQUES


TYPE
DEFINITION
EXAMPLE
STYLES
Popular music genres
Pop, Rock, Indie, Rap etc
Taylor Swift – Blank Space
In-concert ‘as live’ footage
Footage from a gig
Kanye and Jay-Z – Ni**as in Paris
Animation
Animation is the rapid display of a sequence of images to create an illusion of movement.
John Bellion – Luxury
Interpretive
The audience to make their own interpretation of what they think the music video is about
Kendrick Lamar – i
Narrative 
Telling a story through a music video
J.cole – Wet Dreamz
Surrealist
Dreamlike and unreal elements
Katy Perry - California Girls
Impressionist
Similar to surrealism, taking you away from reality.
Kanye West - Power
Pastiche
Adaptations of existing videos
Happy – Pharrel
Intertextual References
References to other literal themes or films, or music similar to pastiche
J. Cole – G.O.M.D
Parody
Taking the mick of existing music videos/films etc
Blink-182 – All the small things 
Homage
Is a demonstration of respect or dedication to someone or something.
See you again – Wiz Khalifa (ft Charlie Puth)
CONVENTIONS
Lyric Interpretation
Understanding what is meant by the lyrics being used within the text and using visual references to define the lyrics in the video.
JME – Man Don’t Care
Extending or consolidating songsmeaning
Changing a songs meaningto a more suitable one forthe listener.
Ed Sheeran – Don’t 
Allusion
An expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference. When the idea is not what it first seemed. 
Naughty Boy - Runnin' (Lose It All) ft. Beyoncé, Arrow Benjamin
Links to other artists
Referencing another by visually adding them in the video or lyrics.
 J. Cole - Let Nas down 
EDITING TECHNIQUES
Cutting to beat
When the shots in the video cut to the next in time with the beat.
Roy - Woods Get You Good
Miming /Lip Sync
Wording the lyrics on the video to give the allusion of singing the song

Taylor Swift – Bad Blood 
Multi-image

The use of multiple shots on the same screen.
Hoodie Allen – Chase is on
Montage
The technique of selecting, editing, and piecing together separate sections of film to form a continuous whole
Adele - Rolling in the deep 

SPX Special Effects
An illusion created by camera, editing or graphics.
Gotye - Somebody That I Used To Know (feat. Kimbra)

TYPE
DEFINITION
EXAMPLE
STYLES
Popular music genres
Pop, Rock, Indie, Rap etc
Taylor Swift – Blank Space
In-concert ‘as live’ footage
Footage from a gig
Kanye and Jay-Z – Ni**as in Paris
Animation
Animation is the rapid display of a sequence of images to create an illusion of movement.
John Bellion – Luxury
Interpretive
The audience to make their own interpretation of what they think the music video is about
Kendrick Lamar – i
Narrative 
Telling a story through a music video
J.cole – Wet Dreamz
Surrealist
Dreamlike and unreal elements
Katy Perry - California Girls
Impressionist
Similar to surrealism, taking you away from reality.
Kanye West - Power
Pastiche
Adaptations of existing videos
Happy – Pharrel
Intertextual References
References to other literal themes or films, or music similar to pastiche
J. Cole – G.O.M.D
Parody
Taking the mick of existing music videos/films etc
Blink-182 – All the small things 
Homage
Is a demonstration of respect or dedication to someone or something.
See you again – Wiz Khalifa (ft Charlie Puth)
CONVENTIONS
Lyric Interpretation
Understanding what is meant by the lyrics being used within the text and using visual references to define the lyrics in the video.
JME – Man Don’t Care
Extending or consolidating songsmeaning
Changing a songs meaningto a more suitable one forthe listener.
Ed Sheeran – Don’t 
Allusion
An expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference. When the idea is not what it first seemed. 
Naughty Boy - Runnin' (Lose It All) ft. Beyoncé, Arrow Benjamin
Links to other artists
Referencing another by visually adding them in the video or lyrics.
 J. Cole - Let Nas down 
EDITING TECHNIQUES
Cutting to beat
When the shots in the video cut to the next in time with the beat.
Roy - Woods Get You Good
Miming /Lip Sync
Wording the lyrics on the video to give the allusion of singing the song

Taylor Swift – Bad Blood 
Multi-image

The use of multiple shots on the same screen.
Hoodie Allen – Chase is on
Montage
The technique of selecting, editing, and piecing together separate sections of film to form a continuous whole
Adele - Rolling in the deep 

SPX Special Effects
An illusion created by camera, editing or graphics.
Gotye - Somebody That I Used To Know (feat. Kimbra)

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