Wednesday, 8 January 2014

1.music video work sheet


Music Video Worksheet


Name of track: Tic Tok ____________________________________________________
Name of artist: Ke$ha ____________________________________________________
Year:          2009     ___________

Features to look for:

Details from video


Genre:
Pop


Mise-en-scene (location, props, costume, lighting)
The video starts at Kesha’s house to the streets outside then in a club
 Kesha carry’s a boom box with her throughout the video


Relationship between lyrics and visuals:
She sings her getting drunk and going to a party, which links to her lyrics.


Relationship between music and visuals (editing):
She edits her voice when she says ‘drunk’ to sound as she actually is drunk


Camera shots, movement and position:
The camera shots is mainly focused on kesha getting drunk partying etc.

Is there reference to the notion of looking in a sexually motivated way?
Yes, at what point kesha starts pole dancing in a sexual nature
Is the video performance based, narrative-based or concept-based? How much of each?
The general concept of the video is partying.  The video has story with a cycle she wakes up in a tub and goes out partying
And ends up in a bathtub again,

Name of track:  the lazy song _______________________________________________
Name of artist:  Bruno mars ____________________________________________________
Year: 2011              ___________

Features to look for:

Details from video


Genre:
Pop


Mise-en-scene (location, props, costume, lighting)
The video is filmed in a bedroom sitting on a chair. The video shows Bruno with 5 other men in gorilla masks


Relationship between lyrics and visuals:
Bruno sings about being lazy in his bedroom and he is doing that


Relationship between music and visuals (editing):
 The video seems to be filmed live and without being edited. When another person came on the camera and said ‘OMG this is great’ it is edited to sound like a girl.


Camera shots, movement and position:
The camera stays the same, it doesn’t move at all. Which may link to the song of being lazy. 

Is there reference to the notion of looking in a sexually motivated way?
Bruno sings about putting his hand down his pants which is sexually motivated
Is the video performance based, narrative-based or concept-based? How much of each?
The performance is Bruno mars sings and dancing to a camera in his bedroom. And singing about being lazy and staying in his place of residence