Tuesday, 20 June 2017

Goodwins Theory

How do the videos conform to Goodwin’s theory?
Andrew Goodwin’s Theory
Alt-J Breezeblocks
The 1975 - A Change Of Heart
Arctic Monkeys -When The Sun Goes Down
Mura Masa - Love$ick
Comso Pyke - Chronic Sunshine 
Genre characteristics: style and        iconography  (e.g. stage performance in metal video, dance routine for boy/girl band)
No
no
no
no
Following the singer down the street
Relationship between lyrics and visuals with the visuals illustrating, amplifying or contradicting the lyrics

The idea of a ‘Breezeblock’ Deeper meaning to the song and easy to follow
Yes , there is also a relationship between this video and another 1975 video where he repeats the same lyric in both videos but has a real impact on fans who understand.
The whole story is very easy to follow and each lyric has relation to whats happening in the visuals
Lyrics have a relationship with the music video itself 
no
A relationship between the music and visuals, eg editing to the beat

Yes when the music starts to pick up the pace , so do the visuals 
no
As the music gets more intense and fast paces so does the visuals
as the beat changes with people within the music video dance along with the beat
people dancing along to the beat fast cuts when music gets faster
Multiple close up shots of the artists to create visual style, a ‘star image’ to sell the artist

no
Main singer is in the music video
no
no
not explicitly , but follows main singer down the street
A frequent reference to notion of looking (screens within screens, mobile phones, billboards and particularly voyeuristic treatment of the female body)
no
no
no
no
no
Inter-textual references to other media texts may be present, (eg films, TV programmes, other music videos etc). Often used in humorous or parody videos
no
no (to another music video)
no
no
no





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