Media coursework

2.  Goodwin identifies key features that distinguishes
music videos as a form.
 A relationship between visuals either amplifying,
illustrating or contradicting the lyrics.
 A relationship between the music and visuals.
 Music genres have their own style and iconography.
 There is likely to be voyeurism particularly in relation
to the use of women.
 There is a demand for lots of close ups of the
vocalist/main artist.

3.  A relationship between visuals either amplifying,
illustrating or contradicting the lyrics.
 Throughout our music video we tried to follow this
idea of Goodwin’s and we felt that we accurately
displayed the lyrics through the way in which we
created meaning in the visuals. An example of which
being

4.  A relationship between the music and visuals.
 Again in our music video ‘Be Somebody’ we did this
well and an example of this is that as the music fades
out the audience can see a bright light fading in the
distance which suggests a glimmer of hope for the
protagonist.

5.  Music genres have their own style and
iconography.
 The rock genre definitely does have its own style in the
sense that the mise en scene should conform to a
certain way such as the use of costume you would
expect to see clothing such as leather jackets, jeans,
shirts all of which are in our music video.

6.  There is likely to be voyeurism particularly in
relation to the use of women.
 Our media product didn’t contain the idea of
voyeurism as there were not actually any female
characters in the narrative or the band. However the
voyeuristic treatment of women is common in the
genre as a narrative can often be about a fight over a
women or relationship as the lyrics of our song could
suggest.

7.  There is a demand for lots of close ups of the
vocalist/main artist from the record company.
 In our video there are a number of close ups and star
shots of the protagonist and lead singer as they our the
most recognisable member of the group and often
seen as the most important. Its also important for
record companies as it helps to attract an audience and
generate income through sales.