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1. Unit 29 – Music Video Production
Music Video Analysis Worksheets
Music Video Analysis - Gender Roles
Song Title: Wrecking Ball
Artist: Miley Cyrus
1. What are the men/women doing? (Dancing, sitting, swimming, etc.)
Miley cyrus (female) is dancing on a wrecking ball and breaking down walls
2. How are the men/women dressed? How much skin is revealed?
She’s hardly wearing anything, just a crop top and knickers and then she’s wearing
nothing except boots.
3. Are there more, fewer, or the same number of men as women?
Only one women if you can even call her that
4. Describe the body language of the men/women: are they sitting, standing, gyrating,
mugging, etc.?
Her body language is very violent but calm
5. Do the men/women have power? How do you know?
It’s as if she’s sending out a message to her partner that she’s in charge as she’s breaking
down walls, but she’s also singing about being broken by her partner
6. What’s the message of the song?
The message of the song is about a partner who destroyed her, but Miley couldn’t resist
sexualizing the emotional, serious message as much as possible. What starts off as a sad
song with a close up of Miley shedding a tear turns into a bunch of visual, sexual innuendo
which doesn’t relate to the single at all: The licking of a sledgehammer, riding nude on a
wrecking ball, and forcefully turning to show her backside are all seen in the video. What
could’ve been a nice way to play mature Miley turned into another attempt at grabbing
attention.
7. What type of music is the song?
Pop
2. Unit 29 – Music Video Production
Music Video Analysis Worksheets
Music Video Analysis - Race
Song Title: Hold on, we’re going home
Artist: Drake ft. Majid Jordan
1. What races do you see represented?
Black, Mixed Race, White
2. Are there any dark skinned women shown? How many?
Just one
3. What is the race of the person at the focus of the video?
Mixed Race
4. What are the black/Latino/Asian/white/Native American/Pacific Islander people
doing?
Fighting each other with guns because the white race have kidnapped one of their
girlfriends
5. What’s the message of the song?
The girl that Drake’s talking to only plays coy as a tactic to get guys hooked onto her; but
Drizzy’s worked out that this is an act, and points out that she acts like she wants him and
gives him teasing peeks of her wild side when they’re together. And Drake and the girl are
going “home” meaning they are going to be themselves around each other and put down
the facade. They are going to be true with each other and take a chance with love.
6. What type of music is the song?
Rap and R&B
3. Unit 29 – Music Video Production
Music Video Analysis Worksheets
Music Video Analysis - Sexuality
Song Title: Same Love
Artist: Macklemore
1. Describe any sexually explicit body language:
Kissing
2. Who is more sexualized – men or women? Both?
Both
3. Are there sexually explicit lyrics or messages?
Nope
4. How are subjects of the music video dressed?
Casually and then formal for a wedding
5. Describe the relationships between the men and women: Are they long or short term?
Casual or serious? Long term, homosexual relationship, serious
6. What’s the message of the song?
This song is about supporting gay rights and even though not everyone does it does not
mean that something is wrong with you. Love is love, no one can tell you who you can
love and no one can tell you who can't love. This song represents that. Not all religions
supports gay marriage and not everyone does, but that does not mean you should hide
the fact that you are gay/ les. The verses are about 2 men loving each other, but the
chorus is about 2 women loving each other.
7. What type of music is the song?
Rap
4. Unit 29 – Music Video Production
Music Video Analysis Worksheets
Music Video Analysis - Materialism
Song Title: Money, Cash, Hoes
Artist: Jay Z
1. Describe the products that are highlighted in the video: (cars, jewellery, clothes, etc.)
Women, Cars, Explosions, Jewellery, fighting
2. Are any brand names shown?
‘Roc-A-Fella’
3. How is wealth defined in the video?
They’re constantly singing about having more cash and having a lot of it
4. Are products mentioned in the song lyrics?
Nope
5. What’s the message of the song?
“Money, Cash, Hoes is a kind of shorthand for the idea that he raps only about his wealth,
women, jewels, etc.”
6. What type of music is the song?
Rap
5. Unit 29 – Music Video Production
Music Video Analysis Worksheets
Music Video Analysis - Violence
Song Title: What it feels like for a girl
Artist: Madonna
1. Describe any violent lyrics in the song:
There isn’t any
2. Describe any violent body language:
All her violent actions are done in a car or with a weapon
3. Describe any violent actions or weapons that are shown:
She drives into a car with men in who’re checking her out.
She tazer’s a man.
She has a fake gun.
She then explodes a gas station.
4. Describe any self-mutilation or violence:
Kills herself in a car
5. What’s the message of the song?
That she knows girls can look like boys and for it to be okay with their short cut hair and
jeans, but for a boy to look like a girl is self degrading and she explains how they all want
to see what it’s like to be a girl, because she’s acting like a criminal in the video and gets
away with it.
6. What type of music is the song?
Pop
