2. ž A visual interpretation video to add meaning to
the lyrics of the song. Created by the director
to exemplify the style and tone of the song and
lyrics. This is a connotive approach to a music
video and uses surrealism or create
interpretations and meaning behind the song.
ž http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FD-
c6cx98ls
ž In the video for The Fear – Lily Allen, surrealism is
used to put a hidden meaning behind the lyrics
into the video and connotes the lyrics instead
of denoting them and showing the meaning of
them in a clear way.

3. ž The illustrative music video is the most common music
video. An illustration approach to a music video
contains a narrative or a performance video or both.
The purpose, opposite of amplification is to denote
the lyrics and visualize the meaning of the lyrics in a
clear way.
ž http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDMvN45sjo4
ž The video for Audioslave – Cochise is both a
performance and illustrative form of music video and
shows the use of the vocalists and the band using
instruments and well as telling a story of the meaning
of the lyrics and denoting them throughout the video.

4. ž This type of music video is most common
among the indie genre of music. It uses a
completely abstract idea which contains no
link or meaning to the song or its lyrics. It may
use a repetitive approach such as a repeated
dance routine or movement.
ž http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=PElhV8z7I60
ž The video for Islands – The xx uses a repeated
dance routine throughout the video in
meaning of a completely abstract idea and
shows no meaning behind the lyrics and so
uses a connotive approach.