From this video we see that it is all performance, there is not a narrative going through the video itself, but they do refer to cultural codes; shown in the way that Lady Gaga is dressed, elegent gown and in my opinion she reminds me of old jazz singers. This is also connoted in the type of mics that they are using, as the older jazz singers used to use them in their bigger more grand performance, as well as people such as Dianna Ross, when she was filming her videos, she would also use those mics - especially in her live performances.
The reason i was looking at this video was to see what type of genre it was, and whether there were any similarities with the Michael Buble video that i was planning to create for my A2 music video. The genre of this music was very similar, as they are both jazz singers and Michael Buble has performed alot of jazz styled songs on his albums, such as 'Come Fly With Me' which helped for me to see what different music videos for jazz styled songs were like; also allowing me to find ideas of what type of set and lotcation i should or could be using.
If i compare this music video with 'Crazy Love' by Michael Buble, we see how it is very similar in the way that the camera angles only focus on the artists, as there is not a narrative to be connoted, so the audience will find it a simply video to follow, whereas if they were to add a narrative, would it take away the affect that the song has on the audience and the meaning? By using a all performance video i am able to create a narrative of my own, which gives me the freedom of using the lyrics to create a narrative that would fit with the music. As i would not be doing an experimental video to this song, because there is not need when there is a narrative in the lyrics. The difference between the two videos is that 'Lady is a Tramp' is more of a professional styles video with the costume arrangement being smart and glamorous, compared to 'Crazy Love' where Michael Buble is alone in the studio, wearing casual clothing and all of the equipment needed to create the piece around him.
Showing posts with label Other Video Research. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Other Video Research. Show all posts
Friday, 28 October 2011
Friday, 14 October 2011
Research - Barthes Media Theories
Barthe has five main different ways to define a narrative, through narrative codes, proving why an audience is hooked to the piece, but also why they are able to bring their own understanding to it. This is not only in films as it can also happen in music videos as well; the five codes that Barthe used were Enigma, Action, Semic, Symbolic and Cultural.
Enigma Code: An enigma code makes the audience think about what is going to happen, and what they need to know to figure it out, allowing them to use their own knowledge to figure it out - offering a puzzle. For example in murder mystery films, they use a dilemma to distract the audience and make them think it is one person, when really that was just a distraction to put obstacles in the way of the final result. A way of looking at it in a music video would be Rolling in the Deep by Adele, she is found alone in a dark room, with nothing around her connoting isolation of the feeling of being alone, explaining the lyrics, but why is she there in the first place?
Action Code: This is where a series of different events happen that all connect, in one way or another, to then show the outcome to the audience - or in some cases they can predict what is going to happen in the end before it even happens. This code is intended to help the audience understand what they are trying to show in the narrative. A music video which uses this code to an extent would be Grenade by Bruno Mars, this is shown when he is pulling the piano up the hill on a sunny day it is resembling the pain and weight on his shoulders from the relationship that he has just come out of, we know this as there is a crack in the photo of them together.
Semic Code: This is where the audience receive their own opinions and make assumptions of their own due to the props and characters during the piece; for example a shot of Big Ben tells us the narrative setting is London.
Symbolic Code: When looking at this code, it is using conflict between two opposite forces, which is therefore similar to Binary Opposition. This is where two characters are show together, but are completely different in their mannerisms, and they are shown this way to define the difference to the audience. The way you make me feel By Michael Jackson is one way that a symbolic code is used, due to the way that Michael's character is completely different to the 'gang' of men that were in the street; connoting the binary opposion of Michael getting the girl and the 'gang' saying that he wouldnt.
Cultural Code: This is when the audience need to know something to understand the specific details, whether this is in a movie or a music video. An example of this would be the Scream films (1996-2000) where the audience need to have seen the first movie through to the last to understand the whole story, and how all of the characters relate; but not only that they would need to have seen the first one to understand where the story is following on from. This would also apply to 'spoofs' such as the scary movie films, as the audience need to know the movies that they are making fun of. An example of a cultural code in a music video is 1985 by Bowling for Soup, they show a clip of a girl 'dancing' on a car, which is used in Whitesnake's music video Here I Go Again.
Enigma Code: An enigma code makes the audience think about what is going to happen, and what they need to know to figure it out, allowing them to use their own knowledge to figure it out - offering a puzzle. For example in murder mystery films, they use a dilemma to distract the audience and make them think it is one person, when really that was just a distraction to put obstacles in the way of the final result. A way of looking at it in a music video would be Rolling in the Deep by Adele, she is found alone in a dark room, with nothing around her connoting isolation of the feeling of being alone, explaining the lyrics, but why is she there in the first place?
Action Code: This is where a series of different events happen that all connect, in one way or another, to then show the outcome to the audience - or in some cases they can predict what is going to happen in the end before it even happens. This code is intended to help the audience understand what they are trying to show in the narrative. A music video which uses this code to an extent would be Grenade by Bruno Mars, this is shown when he is pulling the piano up the hill on a sunny day it is resembling the pain and weight on his shoulders from the relationship that he has just come out of, we know this as there is a crack in the photo of them together.
Semic Code: This is where the audience receive their own opinions and make assumptions of their own due to the props and characters during the piece; for example a shot of Big Ben tells us the narrative setting is London.
Symbolic Code: When looking at this code, it is using conflict between two opposite forces, which is therefore similar to Binary Opposition. This is where two characters are show together, but are completely different in their mannerisms, and they are shown this way to define the difference to the audience. The way you make me feel By Michael Jackson is one way that a symbolic code is used, due to the way that Michael's character is completely different to the 'gang' of men that were in the street; connoting the binary opposion of Michael getting the girl and the 'gang' saying that he wouldnt.
Cultural Code: This is when the audience need to know something to understand the specific details, whether this is in a movie or a music video. An example of this would be the Scream films (1996-2000) where the audience need to have seen the first movie through to the last to understand the whole story, and how all of the characters relate; but not only that they would need to have seen the first one to understand where the story is following on from. This would also apply to 'spoofs' such as the scary movie films, as the audience need to know the movies that they are making fun of. An example of a cultural code in a music video is 1985 by Bowling for Soup, they show a clip of a girl 'dancing' on a car, which is used in Whitesnake's music video Here I Go Again.
Wednesday, 12 October 2011
Research - Narrative Genres
Performance - This is where the music video is all of the band or solo artist, hence the reason it is called performance, they are performing for their audience through showing their instruments or vocal talent. American Idiot is only one of many examples of a performance based music video, this is due to Green Day standing in what looks like an abandoned warehouse, with a green and white striped background. One other example of a performance based video is Livin' on a Prayer by Bon Jovi, this is all about setting up before the show and then performing to thousands of fans at the live show!
Narrative - This is where the video itself is telling a story at all times, leading the audience on a journey that matches either the lyrics or the music. An example of this is The Final Frontier by Iron Maiden, representing a man who is going on a journey through outer space and encounters and alien but by the end of the video the audience find out that their savior dies.
Experiemental - This is when the video does not have a narrative or performance, and it can be completely random, where the artist has chosen to experiment with a video to match what they think their music is about. An example of this would be Move Your Feet by Junior Senior, they have no real purpose other than to entertain their audience. There is also a cultual code during this video as it is like old fashion video games; such as pacman, it also uses hypnotic colours which we can relate back to 'hippies'.
Theses genres can also be both used in one video this is called a sub-genre video. Alot of videos are found as sub-genres using Narrative and Performance in one!!
Narrative - This is where the video itself is telling a story at all times, leading the audience on a journey that matches either the lyrics or the music. An example of this is The Final Frontier by Iron Maiden, representing a man who is going on a journey through outer space and encounters and alien but by the end of the video the audience find out that their savior dies.
Experiemental - This is when the video does not have a narrative or performance, and it can be completely random, where the artist has chosen to experiment with a video to match what they think their music is about. An example of this would be Move Your Feet by Junior Senior, they have no real purpose other than to entertain their audience. There is also a cultual code during this video as it is like old fashion video games; such as pacman, it also uses hypnotic colours which we can relate back to 'hippies'.
Theses genres can also be both used in one video this is called a sub-genre video. Alot of videos are found as sub-genres using Narrative and Performance in one!!
Friday, 7 October 2011
The Vixens - Voodoo Child video analysis
During class we looked at the Vixen's media video, and analysed the good and bad points of the video as well as the research. From their research i found that they put a great deal of time and effort into what their ideas where and how they were planning to achieve it. The researched into the location, costume, make up, timetables, hair etc was in a great amount of detailed - which really showed that they had their heads around what their plans where and when they were going to do it.
Editing
- The lip syncing was in time with the lyrics, only minor details were out of sync
- The music matched the shot changes
- They haven't gone over board with the effects
- The use of letter boxing
- Match on action (locket)
Mise En Scene
- Props such as the mannequin and feather bower
- The bright clothing
- No stage or set
- Lighting, using the shadow by having two spotlights
Camera Shots
- Steady shots
- A range of shots and angles used
- Symmetrical
- Not alot of repetition
Sound
- The music track itself
- Each person dancing and singing in time (good synchronisation)
Editing
- The lip syncing was in time with the lyrics, only minor details were out of sync
- The music matched the shot changes
- They haven't gone over board with the effects
- The use of letter boxing
- Match on action (locket)
Mise En Scene
- Props such as the mannequin and feather bower
- The bright clothing
- No stage or set
- Lighting, using the shadow by having two spotlights
Camera Shots
- Steady shots
- A range of shots and angles used
- Symmetrical
- Not alot of repetition
Sound
- The music track itself
- Each person dancing and singing in time (good synchronisation)
Tuesday, 27 September 2011
Micahel Jackson Vs Alien Ant Farm - Smooth Criminal!
During class we analysised the different features that we found in the two videos, what was similar and what was different, and how that affected how the audience percieved it.
In this task we looked at:
Intertextual References - references to different videos
Homage - a respectful tribute
Tempo - the pace of the video and whether it fits
Balance - was the balance between narrative and performance correct?
Michael Jackson
In this task we looked at:
Intertextual References - references to different videos
Homage - a respectful tribute
Tempo - the pace of the video and whether it fits
Balance - was the balance between narrative and performance correct?
Michael Jackson
- More narrative than performance (other than the dancing)
- Whole cast was dancing with the band in the background, like a musical
- Not a solo performance
- Speakeasy location – bar/den
- Switches between story and musical
- Michael Jackson has power through out, from the moment he walks in
- References back to old 1920s gangster movies
- Tempo fits with the video + dancing fits
Alien Ant Farm- Relates to Thiller, Dirty Dianna, Billie Jean, The way you make me feel
- More of a parody than a music video or homage
- Uses a house party scene
- Monkey from Michael Jackson’s family; called Bubbles
- When left with instrumental they use split screen; referring back to Billie Jean
- Little boy dancing is another intertextual reference
- Mum and dad’s back garden shows it is rebellious; making it wrong but right
- Tempo didn’t pick up when music picked up
Monday, 26 September 2011
Analysis of Two Videos
This video represents a range of performance aspects from the very beginning of the sequence; using the whole band in the shot, whereas compared to 'my Immortal' they started the video with simple shots of the band - who were all separated in different shots connoting a disruption has happened and an equilibrium needs to happen for the band to resolve into one shot again!
The 'my immortal' video is mainly all performance, with narrative tied in with the way that the lyrics fit with the shots of the band playing their instruments. Compared to 'Famous Last Words' which is all performance, with no narrative at all other than it has followed on from their video before which was 'Welcome to the Black Parade.
Due to My Chemical Romance using the same costumes, settings and lighting from their video 'Welcome to the Black Parade' they are using the cultural code, as fans of that band will recognize these factors of their earlier videos.
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