Work for MN Friday 25th March 2011

1. Finish assessing the answers from the Jan 2010 exam that we worked on last lesson.
2. Reflect further on your chosen genre of music video. Without referring to your video, what are the generic conventions you associate with this genre of music? Link to your research and planning.
3. Complete the past question on genre from June 2010. You can find this on the word document in the email sent in Tuesday's lesson. It's also on this blog under "Section past questions". Remember: it's 30mins and 25 marks. Handwritten.

This is all to be completed for Tuesday's lesson.

Thanks

MN

Narrative Analysis

Using your time lines of your narrative, annotate using the following questions;

1. What is the relationship between lyrics and visuals?

· Work through the song and identify ways in which the lyrics are illustrated or amplified or

even contradicted by the visuals.

· Pick out some specific examples to back up your argument.

2. What is the relationship between music and visuals?

· Does the video cut to the beat?

· Are solo instrumental bits illustrated by the video?

· Does the video change pace with the music?

· Give examples to support your points.

3. Are there close-ups of the artist and star image motifs?

· How is the record company looking to sell this track?

· What image of the artist/band is being offered?

· How does this video relate to previous videos by the artist? Are there motifs which have been used previously? Or does this video represent a change of image?

4. Is there reference to the notion of looking?

· Do you get the sense that the artist is on sexual display or that other people in

the video are used in this way?

· Does camerawork, costume, dance or something else imply sexualised display?

· Are there other references to ‘looking’ such as screens within screens or binoculars, cameras, etc. Give examples and consider why these features have been chosen.