Monday 8 September 2014

DW - Track Ideas

Music Video Research (Royal Blood - Careless)

Royal Blood - ‘Out Of The Black’, ‘Little Monster’

 
  • Band are present as they are in shot and shown to be playing their instruments, however simultaneously absent due to low key lighting, fast cutting rate, and noisy picture, creating Dyer’s paradox of the star image
  • They are shown to have star qualities such as youthfulness, talent, rebellion, and disregard for social values
  • The music video is heavily performance based which is a common genre characteristic of modern alternative rock
  • The relationship between lyrics and visuals is disjunctive, as it is just them playing
  • The relationship between music and visuals is illustrative, as you see them playing, and the distorted bass and heavy drums sync with the grungy location
  • The demands of the record label are shown by the use of close ups, and visual motifs being that the band are almost always in shot
  • The music video does not break the fourth wall, and instead avoids voyeurism

Royal Blood - ‘Come On Over’


  • Band are present as they are in shot and shown to be playing their instruments, however simultaneously absent due to low key lighting, fast cutting rate, and the use of overlapped footage, creating Dyer’s paradox of the star image
  • They are shown to have star qualities such as youthfulness, talent, rebellion, and disregard for social values
  • The music video is heavily performance based which is a common genre characteristic of modern alternative rock
  • The relationship between lyrics and visuals is amplified, as there is overlapped footage of roads, car crashes and people which relates to the lyrics, however there is also footage of the band playing
  • The relationship between music and visuals is illustrative, as you see them playing, and the distorted bass and heavy drums sync with the grungy locations and crashes shown in the video
  • The demands of the record label are shown by the use of close ups, and visual motifs being that the band are almost always in shot
  • The music video does not break the fourth wall, and instead avoids voyeurism

Queens Of The Stone Age - ‘Go With The Flow’ (One of Mike Kerr’s favourite bands)


  • Band are present as they are in shot and shown to be playing their instruments, however simultaneously absent due to the inverse lighting, fast cutting rate, and animation, creating Dyer’s paradox of the star image
  • They are shown to have star qualities such as youthfulness, talent, rebellion, sexual appeal and disregard for social values
  • The music video is heavily performance based which is a common genre characteristic of alternative rock
  • The relationship between lyrics and visuals is amplified, as there is footage which relates to the lyrics, however there is also footage of the band playing
  • The relationship between music and visuals is also amplified as you see them playing, and the distorted guitars and heavy drums sync with the grungy location and fast pace, however it is still a creative interpretation
  • The demands of the record label are shown by the use of close ups, and visual motifs being that the band are almost always in shot
  • The music video does break the fourth wall, as Joshua Homme looks into the camera at several points in the video, however does not follow him as to avoid fetishism

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