media A2 summer assignment

2. Introduction:
The video I am analysing is keep your head up by ben howard.
This video is in the indie genre as its acousitcally based and has
a calming beat.

3. Relationship between
visuals and lyrics
‘Embrace the darkness in
which I swim’
‘Strength of a turning tide’
These visuals represent the
lyrics as in the first image
he’s talking about the
darkness which surrounds
him and the image is dark.
And In the second image
he’s talking about the
current and in the image
he’s looking at the current.

4. ‘Keep your head up, keep
your heart strong’
‘keep your hair long’
These visuals don’t
represent the lyrics in this
video as in the first image
there talking about keeping
your head up and his head
is down and in the second
image its talking about
having long hair and his
hair is short.

5. Relationship between music
and visuals.
Yes the video cuts to the beat of the music as when the beat
changes the cuts of the video increases also when the beat
increases so does the action in the music video this is shown
especially after 2.57 https://youtu.be/ADP65wbBUpc?t=2m57s

6. Close up of the artists or star
image motifs?
The artist in this video is
represented as care free
and as having a love of
nature.
The video relates to other
videos of ben howard as
most of his videos are all
featured outside. This is
shown in the videos old
pine and only love.

7. Reference to the notion of
looking?
There is no reference to the
artist being shown in a
sexual way and also no one
else in the video is shown in
a sexualised way. All images
show the artist as having a
care free nature and not
caring what people think.
There is also no reference to
looking in this video.

8. Are there intertexual
references?
This video doesn’t relate to
any other music video by
another artist, it fits in with
the theme of all of ben
howards videos. Which
focus on the outdoors. The
star is also represented as
care free and that he doesn’t
care what people think about
him and neither does anyone
else in the video.
https://youtu.be/ADP65wbBU
pc?t=2m57s

9. Is the music video concept,
narrative or performance
based?
The music video is more narrative based as its about a story
where they built a waterslide in the woods but then also the video
is concept based as its about the concept of being free and
having fun.

10. conclusion
The video as a whole is a typical indie video with a calming
atmosphere and with a country and care free vibe. This is good as it
doesn’t have a proposed look on life.

12. introduction
The video I am analysing is ‘smells like teen spirit’ by nirvana.
This video is a typical video from the rock genre and was produced by
Butch Vig.

13. Relationship between lyrics
and visuals.
There is a relationship
between the lyrics and
visuals in the first image he
mentions about light and in
the image he has a bright
light on him. Also In the
second picture Kurt is
addressing the audience
just like he is in the video.
‘when the lights are’
‘hello, hello, hello’

14. There is no relationship
between lyrics and visuals
as in the first image he’s
referencing forgetting but its
only focused on his face not
on what he’s supposed to of
forgotten. And in the second
image its about bringing your
friends but Kurt is all alone
and not among other people’
‘and I forget’
‘bring your friends’

15. Relationship between music
and visuals.
Yes the video cuts to the
beat this is shown when the
beat picks up and so does
the speed of the cutting of
the scenes. This is shown
here:https://youtu.be/hTWKb
foikeg?t=3m33s
This link also shows how the
video changes pace with the
music as the beat speeds up
so does the action in the
video.
Solo instruments are also
shown by the video this is
shown in the part where the
drummer drums his on his
own to the drum solo.
https://youtu.be/hTWKbfoike
g?t=50s

16. Close up of images or star
image motifs?
The image of the band is
shown as a typical 80s rock
band and as grunge idols
of there time.
This video relates to
previous videos of nirvana
as it likes to show of to its
audience just like in lithium
they also reference the
audience.

17. Reference to the notion of
looking?
You get the idea that other
people are used in a sexual
way In this video as they
focus at the beginning as
cheerleaders but only focus
on there chests and not
there faces. Also throughout
the video they use shots of
the cheerleaders but only
there frames and can never
see any non sexual features.

18. Are there intertexual
references?
This video doesn’t relate to any other music videos but it does
relate to other nirvana videos and they all focus on the
performance aspect of things aswell as incorperating some kind of
message.

19. Is the music video
conceptual, narrative or
performance based?
This music video was performance based as it focused on the
performance of the band and was shown as if they were at a
concert performing it.

20. conclusion
The main idea for this video was that is was more about performing
to people and exciting people and also showing new and old fans
what they should expect when they went to concerts they were
also quite influenced by that fact they had people admiring them,
which helped to sexualise there performances.

22. Introduction:
The music video im analysing is lean on by major lazor.
The genre of this video is house music.

23. Relationship between lyrics
and visuals
‘All around the wind blows’
‘Focus, fire a gun’
There is a relationship
between the lyrics and
visuals as in the first image
she’s talking about how the
wind blows all around and
that’s what she’s refering
to, the same in the second
picture she pretending to
fire a gun to reflect the
lyrics.

24. ‘we all need someone to
lean on’
‘but the nights are long’
There is no relationship
between the visuals and
the lyrics here as in the first
image she talking about
leaning on someone but
instead she’s dancing and
in the second, she’s
referring to how nights are
long, but in the video its
daylight

25. Relationship between music
and visuals
There’s a relationship
between music and visuals
as the music cuts to the
beat, this is shown in the
video after
1.28https://youtu.be/YqeW9
_5kURI?t=1m28s
The music is also shown to
keep pace with song this is
shown throughout the
video.

26. Close up of images or star
image motifs?
The record company is
looking to sell this song as
the genre its part of if very
current at the moment and
so more people would be
watching.
The image of the artist is
shown as sexual and
current, to appeal to a
younger audience.
This music video is the
same as some of his others
as he uses girls as sexual
objects in most of his video.
Just like he did in lose
yourself.

27. Reference to the notion of
looking?
In this video girls are used in
it to promote them in a
sexual way, this is shown
where the girl in the video is
dressed in little clothing
which is sexualising her but
its also shown by the fact
that the dancing is also
shown to be In a sexual way.
This is shown from 1.20
https://youtu.be/YqeW9_5kU
RI?t=1m19s

28. Are there intertextual
references?
There are no references to other music videos or films but the
music video can be compared to other videos by major lazer, as
they relate to each other because there all of the same genre and
it also is more focused on dance, and girls

29. Is the music video
conceptual, narrative or
performance based?
The music video is more conceptual as it’s a random video, which
is filled of dancing and does’nt relate in any way to a narrative, it
could be considered a performance as it contains dance but It
does’nt have any actual musical performance in the video.

30. conclusion
The main point of this video was that is more conceptual based
and more focused on being current rather than different.