Name of song: Frantic- Metallica

Features:

Genre characteristics:

Fast pace as is most thrash..

What is the relationship between lyrics and visuals?

The lyrics mostly reference the end of the video.

What is the relationship between music and visuals?

The video is fast paced and skips regularly.

Are there close-ups of the artist and star motifs?

Yes mostly of the artists however.

Is there reference to the notion of looking?

There are regular looks into the camera but it is not the norm.

Are there intertextual references?

None that I can spot that reference any other Metallica song.

Is it performance-based, narrative-based or concept-based? How much of each?

Performance-based and narrative-based split roughly 50/50 between the two.

Name of Song: Land of Confusion- Disturbed

Features:

Genre Characteristics:

Reasonably fast paced mostly clean vocals.

What is the relationship between lyrics and visuals?

The lyrics directly reflect the visuals up to words and meaning

What is the relationship between music and visual?

Both fast paced and keeps pace.

Are there close-ups of the artist and star motifs?

Yes there is close ups of the mascot/main character of the narrative

Is there references to the notion of looking?

No due to it being an animated music video

Are there intertextual references?

Yes the mascot is there which is present in several music videos of theirs

Is it performance-based, concept-based or narrative-based?

Completely narrative-based and it's animated. Story is how corporations take over the world and how they are stopped by the people.

Name of Song: Children of the Grave -Black Sabbath

Features

Genre Characteristics:

Distorted guitars, Ozzy.

What is the relationship between lyrics and visuals?

Live version so visuals are of the performance

What is the relationship between music and visuals?

Visuals are of the performance so the relationship is intrinsic

Are there close-ups of the artist and star image motifs?

Is there references to notion of looking?

Are there intertextual references?

None. It seems to be a reasonably recent video however (for them)

Is it performance-based, narrative-based or concept-based? How much of each?

100% performance based. IT is a live version. There is no other video.

Music video analysis.

Name of Track: We've got a situation here.

By: The Damned Things

Genre Characteristics: Fast paced song but the video is telling a story and thus sticks to a more reasonable pace. When the video changes to the climax the song has changed too and the vocals turn fro clean to dirty and distorted. This video unlike many of it's peers within the genre is comedic and reasonably successful at it. It doesn't take itself seriously and it works because of it.

Relationship between lyrics and visuals: The lyrics have little to do with the music video. The song is entitled We've got a situation here but the video has them develop the ability to shoot laser beams from their instruments and help the world. But the final verses change to how they've come undone and one scene is the drummer shooting someone who cheated him at cards.

Are there close ups of the artist and star image motifs: Close ups of each member througout the video. Scott Ian probably has the most close ups although he is probably the most recognisable member of the band. The vocalist also gets a sizeable amount of close ups but he too is from a recognisable band prior to this one as well.

Is there reference to the notion of looking: The only part is at the start and even that may not count. It is a very narrative video. Towards the end when they are doing their superhero work they are looking towards the camera while a newspaper story flash sideways.

Are there intertextual references: None that I can spot

Is it performance based, narrative or concept: Mostly narrative with a twist of performance it has a very strong story throughout the video.

Media theorist

David Gauntlett: Web 2.0
Theorised that the web is evolving from individual pages made and worked on by individuals. Web 2.0 is where the web as a whole is all connected and worked on by the public. Everyone is a broadcaster telling their ideas and showing their creativity

Barthes: Semiotics
System of signs and signitures. Denotation and Conotations. The audience decodes the signs and understands it by how they deciphered the words and language. So each persons opinion and how they understand a text is entirely dependant on their individual situation.

Molvey: Male Gaze
Women are dangerously subject to the 'male gaze'. They are objectified by male directors. Supposedly denies them power and equality and objectifies them in music videos.

Andrew Goodwin: Theory of the music video
Visuals illusrate/contradict/amplify. They show what's going on, directly echo lyrics or tell a story. The song sometimes has nothing to do with video, concept. Abstract.
Amplify illistrates but makes bigger/better.
Genres have thier own musical style+Iconography.
There is always close ups.
Voyeurism is common
Intertextual references are often in their appearance.

Gramsci: Hegemony

Radical elements get mixed into the mainstream culture eventually tempering it and making it less 'radical'

Gilmoor: The notion that audience are having a revolution in the construction of their own media.

Lyotard: The media is self aware and changes itself.

Neale: Identified genres by audience expectations.