Summer Research TaskMusic VideosAshley Goodall

Music Video Name: Lose Yourself Artist: Eminem Genre: Rap Type of Video: Narrative Illustration Inspiration: The song and video is based on how he started his

successful career in the music industry and what challenges he over came to get where he is today.

Purpose: The purpose of the video is to show his story as the lyrics go on.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmXumtgwtak

Music Video

Name: Louder Artist: DJ Fresh ft. Sian Evans Genre: Drum and Bass Type of Video: Conceptual Symbolic Inspiration: To get outside and active to enjoy the summer Purpose: To show the positive energy from the characters. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eE-dwpWpscU

Music Video

Name: Last Resort Artist: Papa Roach Genre: Rock Type of Video: Narrative Disjuncture Inspiration: This video only uses one setting in the

video to tell a short story, this inspires me that I don’t have to use a wide range of settings to show a story.

Purpose: To convey violence to the audience. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Khclru7C60Q

Music Video

Name: It Wasn’t Me Artist: Shaggy Genre: R&B Type of Video: Narrative, Illustration Inspiration: The camera focuses equally on the 2 singers

through out the video, this inspires me to maybe use more than 1 singer.

Purpose: To tell the story of the problem of the character was cheating.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPObzJkWueY

Music Video

Name: Drop The Game Artist: Flume + Chet Faker Genre: House Type of Video: Conceptual Symbolic Inspiration: The entire music video has a slow tempo in music

and editing. Also the camera movement is very slow. This inspires me to have a slow paced music video.

Purpose: To express the mood from the song to the dancers movement.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vopR3ys8Kw

Music Video

Name: Super Massive Black Hole Artist: Muse Genre: Rock Type of Video: Performance Inspiration: From watching this video it inspires me to use abstract

effects on the characters and the setting as it is shown in this music video multiply times.

Purpose: To self promote and make the audience want to Muse Live. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LgcDpTH47g

Music Video

Name: Higher Artist: Sigma ft.Labrinth Genre: Drum and Bass Type of Video: Narrative Amplification Inspiration: A wide range of stunts are shown when the tempo of the

song to make the video more exciting and appealing for the audience, this inspires me to use stunts to make the video more exciting.

Purpose: Make the video more thrilling to watch and to promote Labrinth https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xv2SCjuuGt8

Music Video

Name: Part Rock Anthem Artist: LMFAO Genre: Pop Type of Video: Performance Inspiration: This video gives me the inspiration of having a group of dancers of singers in our

video to bring more excitement and joy to the video. The use of wide shots in this video show this the screen shot.

Purpose: The purpose of having this performance video is to promote themselves so people will want to go to their concerts.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQ6zr6kCPj8

Music Video

Name: Down with the Trumpets Artist: Rizzle Kicks Genre: Pop Type of Video: Narrative Amplification Inspiration: This video uses temporal extensions to emphasise the story and the actions

of the characters, for the example when the chaser jumps over the 2 singers this inspires me use this editing technique so out video will be unique.

Purpose: To self promote them selves as they are alwaysIn the frame. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ip8OsExLJs

Music Video

Name: Radioactive Artist: Imagine Dragons Genre: Rock Type of Video: Performance + Disjuncture Inspiration: As this video is a mix of performance and disjuncture as it

simultaneously shows members of the band and story of pit fighting teddy toys. This inspires me in my video to show story as well as our members.

Purpose: From this band doing this in their music video it makes it unique and people will remember it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktvTqknDobU

Music Video

Name: Bonkers Artist: Dizzee Rascal Genre: Rap/Pop Type of Video: Conceptual Symbolic Inspiration: From start to end this video has fast pace editing to fit with the

tempo of the song. This inspires me to have a fast editing in my music video

Purpose: Dizzee Rascal has used this video to promote him self. Also the abstract and crazy setting and features (clothing) fits with the name of the song.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISy0Hl0SBfg

Music Video

Name: Lean On Artist: Major Lazer & DJ Snake Genre: Disco/House/Electronic Type of Video: Narrative Illustration Inspiration: This video inspires me that the movement of the characters

in video can express the rhythm of song, through correct movement, for example the dance as shown in this video.

Purpose: The purpose of the video is to express the feeling of the song from the dancers movement.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqeW9_5kURI

Music Video

Name: White Noise Artist: Disclosure Genre: House Type of Video: Narrative Disjuncture Inspiration: As all this video is, is a security guard dancing to the song,

with no relation to the lyrics, this inspires me that my video does not have to fit with the lyrics.

Purpose: To promote the singer and the DJ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkk2H3Ztrfk

Music Video Name: In the End Artist: Linkin Park Genre: Rock Type of Video: Performance Inspiration: This video uses a wide range of shots From wide to close ups, this inspires me to use all typesof shots to make my video more appealing. Purpose: As this video mostly shows the band, it will make their target audience want

to go to their concerts. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVTXPUF4Oz4

Music Video

Name: Rude Boy Artist: Rihana Genre: Pop Type of Video: Conceptual Symbolic Inspiration: From watching this video it inspires me to use abstract,

shapes and patters to create feeling to the audience. Purpose: The purpose of this video is for Rihana to promote herself from

dancing in the video. Secondly to create feeling from the use of abstract effects.

Music Video

Name: Jar of Hearts Artist: Christina Perri Genre: Pop Type of Video: Narrative Illustration Inspiration: This video only uses transitions of the fade (white to white).

This is used to fit the lyrics and tempo of the song. From watching this as gave me the inspiration of using different transitions.

Purpose: The purpose of the video is to show the story that the lyrics are singing. From showing the narrative in a clear way it makes the lyrics more powerful to the audience.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8v_4O44sfjM

Music Video

Name: Earth Quake Artist: Labyrinth ft. Tinnie Tempah Genre: Pop/Rap Type of Video: Conceptual Symbolic Inspiration: The main feature of this music video was the special effects

which was created by using a green screen. This inspires me to invest in a green so I will be able to create effects to make our video more exciting and appealing to the audience.

Purpose: The purpose of the video is to create excitement and to promote labyrinth and Tinnie temper and they have a lot of screen time.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0fk6syQ7iY

Music Video

Name: Rock DJ Artist: Robbie Williams Genre: Pop Type of Video: Narrative Disjuncture Inspiration: In this entire video only 1 setting is used, this inspires to

only use 1 setting to make it simply and remembered by our audience. Purpose: The purpose of this music is to promote Robbie Williams to his

audience, he does this by showing off his sexual appealing to attract women.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnO3nijfYmU

Music Video

Name: Centuries Artist: Fallout Boy Genre: Pop/Rock Type of Video: Narrative Amplification Inspiration: This music video has a very simply narrative, slaves are sent

to the area to be executed but survive, this reflects the lyrics. This inspires me to have a simply narrative in my music video

Purpose: The purpose of this video is to promote the band as all the band members are the slaves who are being executed are the band members.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBr7kECsjcQ

Music Video

Name: Bangarang Artist: Skrillex Genre: Dubstep Type of Video: Conceptual Symbolic Inspiration: The pace of the video has multiply changes as the song kicks

into its drop. Secondly the video includes the technique of a temporal ellipsis, to show the 3 children into full grown adults from watching tiers shadows grow.

Purpose: The purpose to create excitement as the song has a very fast tempo.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJVmu6yttiw

Music Video

Name: Counting Stars Artist: OneRepublic Genre: Pop Type of Video: Performance Inspiration: When the band are in the frame, each member is in a close

up with their instruments. This inspires in my video not to just focus on the singer but on the entire band we I do a performance music video.

Purpose: The purpose of this video is it promote the band and to want their to go see their concerts as you can see them perform in the video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hT_nvWreIhg

Music Video

Name: Roar Artist: Katy Perry Genre: Pop Type of Video: Narrative Illustration Inspiration: As this video progresses Katy evolves from a typical girl being

scared of the jungle to the ultimate survivor of the jungle. This inspires me to have more main character in my narrative change during the song to become more powerful or weaker.

Purpose: The purpose of this video is to promote Katy Perry and to tell the story that the lyrics are sending across.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CevxZvSJLk8

Music Video

Name: Fire Starter Artist: Prodigy: Genre: Drop and Bass Type of Video: Performance Inspiration: This entire music video has a monochrome effect (black and

white). This works as a video as it fits the setting and genre. This inspires me to use a monochrome effect in my video

Purpose: The purpose of this video is to bring more excitement towards and the song, also makes the song easier to remember. Secondly the purpose to tempt their audience go to see them live at their concerts.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmin5WkOuPw

Music Video

Name: Still D.R.E Artist: Dr. Dre Ft. Snoop Dog Genre: Rap Type of Video: Conceptual Thematic Inspiration: To fit its Rap Genre the setting is all on the Streets, matching

the theme and genre of the song. This inspires me to have a setting that will perfectly fit the genre.

Purpose: The purpose of this video is to promote Snoop Dog and Dre. Dre, and to show the life style of a rapper on the streets.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CL6n0FJZpk

Conclusion

While doing my research I found out that most common music videos that I researched were narrative types of Video, for example ‘It wasn’t me’ ‘Roar’ and ‘Lose Yourself’.

If I was going to do 5 of these songs I would chose one with lyrics witch can carry over a narrative in a video.

Firstly I would chose ‘Counting Stars’ by One Republic. Secondly ‘Lose Yourself’ by Eminem. Thirdly also I would chose ’Radioactive’ by Imagine Dragons. Fourthly I would make a video to ‘Earthquake’ by Labrinth Lastly I would make a music video to ‘Higher’ By Labrinth