Thursday, 24 September 2015

4.) Andrew Goodwin

Andrew Goodwin
·         Andrew Goodwin’s theory states that the traditional narrative music video doesn't apply to pop videos and this is because pop videos approach narrative from a different angel to novels or film.
·         The reasons for this is because the music video uses a different narrative structure

1.      Video is built upon the subject of the song
2.      The singer tells the story as a narrator or character
3.      The singer breaks the 4th wall by addressing the audience by looking directly at the camera.
·         Pop videos the reflects the song in a way that shots would be repeated like the choruses or a line. The repetition in the song makes it easier for us to identify the genre and associate similar sounding songs or videos to the genre
·         The ways of streaming the video is different also because it can be viewed on the TV, the song would be heard on the radio and the song may be a advertising film or TV- tie in making the song familiar.
·         The closure and ending of the music video has to be done in 3 minutes this is to fit in with the structure of the song. The way it ends is there’s a built-up, climax or a constant repetition before fading away
·         The visualisation of a song may go beyond the original meaning. The aim of the video is to provide visual pleasure that encourages repeated viewing which then promotes the song/music.
·         The song can also be promoting other commodities such as a film, a beverage of some sort, technology i.e.. Dr Dre beats.
·         There are three types of relations between songs and video and that’s 
1.      Illustration
2.      Amplification
3.      Disjuncture.
·         Pop videos also have recognisable features in the song. Females are often used as an object for males. This can be seen in hip-hop, rap and heavy metal videos.
·         Videos try to appeal to a wider audience without alienating the core target audience.



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