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Goodwin's Theory
Conventions:1) A relationship between the lyrics and the visuals, which illustrate, amplify or contradict the lyrics
2) Thought beats, you see the sound
3) Genre-related style and iconography present
4) Multiple close-ups of the main artist or vocalist: creation of a star image to promote a recognisable brand-image
5) Voyeurism often plays a major part, especially in females
6) Intertextual references to other media texts may be present, especially in humourous videos
- This music video has a strong relationship between the lyrics and the visual, this is because the whole song is about money and how its such a big factor in people lives, this is shown through the setting of Las Vegas where gambling is a big part of life there where people risk large amounts of their money to try and improve their wealth. However the song is about how he doesn't care about money which is represented by evertime he is on the screen he is on his own and is not getting involved with the gambling.
- Multiple close-ups of the main artist (Sam Smith) as he is singing to show he is the main artist in this clip.
- Voyeurism is used with some of the women in the clip who are being checked out by the guys in the bar.
- There is Intertextual references to films such as the A team with the Mr T look a like.
- This music video has a good relationship between lyrics and the visual, this is because the song is about a "she wolf" and the video is about a group of hunters trying to kill this wolf.
- The video does relate the genre of the artist because they use certain images of the mountains moving to the sound of the beat which represents the dance type music being portrayed.
- The video doesn''t feature the artist in question which is like most David Guetta music video's because he is a DJ and wouldn't fit into the whole storyline of the video.
- There is a relationship between the lyrics and the visual, the lyrics are expressing about a baby being born hence the reason why the artist is sitting in a waiting room of a hospital, waiting for the baby to be born.
- There are multiple close-up shots of the main artist when he is singing the lyrics which might show the empathy on the guys face which shows the emotion in the song.
- There are some main icons in this music video because the song is about a baby being born so the waiting chair and being in the hospital is very important in the music video.
Audience Questions
How Do You Consume Music?
When? do you have a daily music routine? Is some music more suitable at a certain time of day than another? Where? clubs, bedroom, gigs, car?- Most of the time i listen to music when i'm going somewhere so my daily music routine will change but on a school day I listen to my music when i'm going to school and then on the walk back. I also listen to music before I play sport, this is because it chills me out before the game but also gets me motivated to play and try and win the game that i'm about to play. So when i'm walking to the game i will start off with more calm music just to get me relaxed and the closer I get to the game i listen to quicker music that helps get me in the right frame of mind to play the game.
Who with? do you share your music or is it an individual experience?
- I usually listen to music on my own using my I Pod, but if i'm in the car with one of my mates I will listen to the music through the speakers of the car.
How? radio, computer, ipod, tv, live, dancing, homework, getting ready ie doing other things - background wallpaper- I mainly listen to my music through my ipod but I also listen to music when i'm working on the radio but also if i'm at home I use my laptop to listen to songs on youtube.
Why? What are the pleasures associated with music consumption? What does it offer the audience and what needs does it gratify?
- Music is very important in daily life because there is so many genres and emotions in the music industry, you will always be able to find a song which will fit the mood that you are in, or could help improve the mood that you are in. This helps most people
USES AND GRATIFICATIONS THEORY
When? do you have a daily music routine? Is some music more suitable at a certain time of day than another? Where? clubs, bedroom, gigs, car?- Most of the time i listen to music when i'm going somewhere so my daily music routine will change but on a school day I listen to my music when i'm going to school and then on the walk back. I also listen to music before I play sport, this is because it chills me out before the game but also gets me motivated to play and try and win the game that i'm about to play. So when i'm walking to the game i will start off with more calm music just to get me relaxed and the closer I get to the game i listen to quicker music that helps get me in the right frame of mind to play the game.
Who with? do you share your music or is it an individual experience?
- I usually listen to music on my own using my I Pod, but if i'm in the car with one of my mates I will listen to the music through the speakers of the car.
How? radio, computer, ipod, tv, live, dancing, homework, getting ready ie doing other things - background wallpaper- I mainly listen to my music through my ipod but I also listen to music when i'm working on the radio but also if i'm at home I use my laptop to listen to songs on youtube.
Why? What are the pleasures associated with music consumption? What does it offer the audience and what needs does it gratify?
- Music is very important in daily life because there is so many genres and emotions in the music industry, you will always be able to find a song which will fit the mood that you are in, or could help improve the mood that you are in. This helps most people
USES AND GRATIFICATIONS THEORY
Personal Identification - When i'm upset with something I like to listen to slower songs which allow me to think about things that have happened to me in the past and how they have made me the person I am today.
Information - sometimes you learn something from a song?- I haven't really ever learnt anything from a song because I am a Genius
Entertainment - Michael Jackson
Social Interaction - When I'm out with my mates we don't really request any songs but when we are walking home in the early hours of the morning we usually sing Oasis songs (Wonderwall, Don't Look back in Anger, etc).
Escapism-
Create mood - romance, melancholy, upbeat
Cheer you up- Up Beat more comedy songs
Get you in the mood to go out- Up Beat Dance Music
Add atmosphere to a gathering- Old Classics songs which everyone knows
Help you sleep- Slower songs which have a simple pace to them.
Distraction- Anything that is played loud through your headphones so you can go into your own little world and forget everything else that's going on.
Companionship - driving, travelling- Mix between new releases and Classics which everyone can sing a long to.
Create mood - romance, melancholy, upbeat
Cheer you up- Up Beat more comedy songs
Get you in the mood to go out- Up Beat Dance Music
Add atmosphere to a gathering- Old Classics songs which everyone knows
Help you sleep- Slower songs which have a simple pace to them.
Distraction- Anything that is played loud through your headphones so you can go into your own little world and forget everything else that's going on.
Companionship - driving, travelling- Mix between new releases and Classics which everyone can sing a long to.
Representation
Voyeurism- erotic pleasure can be gained by looking at a sexual object (preferably whe the object is unaware of being watched)
This music video is about a boy who is obsessed with his friend's mum, in the music video the mum does not know this, but the audience are seeing her through the eyes of the boy.
Male Gaze- Laura Mulvey 1975 proposed that because filmmakers are predominantly male the presence of women is often for the purposes of display (rather than narrative). This is to facilitate a voyeuristic response in spectators, which presumes a male gaze (regardless of the gender of spectator) one that is or may feel like a powerful controlling gaze at the female on display who is effectively objectified and passive. In male performance videos the voyeuristic treatment of the female body is often apparent, with the use of dancers as adornments to the male star ego.
Exhibitionism - Female performers being at once sexually provocative and apparently in control of and inviting a sexualised gaze in what could be termed as the opposite of voyeurism.
Female Gaze
Homosexuality
This music video is about a boy who is obsessed with his friend's mum, in the music video the mum does not know this, but the audience are seeing her through the eyes of the boy.
Male Gaze- Laura Mulvey 1975 proposed that because filmmakers are predominantly male the presence of women is often for the purposes of display (rather than narrative). This is to facilitate a voyeuristic response in spectators, which presumes a male gaze (regardless of the gender of spectator) one that is or may feel like a powerful controlling gaze at the female on display who is effectively objectified and passive. In male performance videos the voyeuristic treatment of the female body is often apparent, with the use of dancers as adornments to the male star ego.
Exhibitionism - Female performers being at once sexually provocative and apparently in control of and inviting a sexualised gaze in what could be termed as the opposite of voyeurism.
Female Gaze
Homosexuality
No Rest - Dry The River
What are the emotions it stirs?- This song is very emotional, it gives the feeling of heartbreak and loss of a relationship and may show regret of losing the person that they loved.
What images are conjured up in your mind when you hear the song? How do you picture the music video?
- When hearing this song for the opening few lyrics I picture a knight riding into battle and picturing the person that he is leaving behind to fight for his country. And then as the music pace increases I picture the pace of the battle increasing (charging) to the other army, then the knight gets knocked off his horse and he's lying on the ground watching the soldiers run past him whilst thinking about the person that he loves that he's not gonna see again.
Intertextuality, voyeurism, performance, narrative, abstract? A combination?
- Perfomance and Narrative
What did others say about their ideas for a music video? Which did you like the best?
- Roman Setting,
- Man walking down the street, limbs fallimg off as he walks
- Whole band walking down the street, end up on stage performing to everyone that walked past.
- I liked the idea of shots of different types of relationships, such as mother and daughter, father and son.
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