The task that I had set out for this session was to analyse two music videos - both of two different genres. What I had to comment on was the mise-en-scene, the lyrics of the song, the shots used in order to create the video and their effect. One advantage of analysing songs from two different artists and two different genres is that I am able to gauge my understanding of the two genres better. In my analysis of the videos, I took two very different approaches when analysing my music video. My aim for my next session is to continue to plan and research into the realm of music videos and gain an excellent understanding of what will contribute to my music video. Underneath I have stated what music videos I analysed and what approach I took when I analysing the video.
Florence and The Machine:
I felt it was important for me to understand what contributes to a "Florence and the Machine" music video. What signifers were used in the video and why. This allowed me to have inspiration for my music video because I think the religious dicussion of life is a very intellectual discussion to have with your audience - unlike the pop genre, where the videos are often very basic and talk down to their audience. Mainly because of the sheer range that the genre has in age. This analysis was a very dissective piece of analysis and I think it was more relevent to do this type of analysis for this music video rather than Rihanna's S&M.
Rihanna's S&M:
This was very much an post modern analysis and the semiotic raid that the video takes on the tabloids. I think this was effective as Rihanna is a R&B pop artist, yet this was a very raunchy music video. Helping me to understand the limits music videos will go to push the boundaries of provocativeness - heavily discussing the concept of voyeurism.
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