Narrative TheoristBy Eyes Above

Andrew Godwins 7 Features of Music Videos1. Music videos demonstrate genre characteristics. (e.g. stage performance in metal

videos, dance routine for boy/girl band, aspiration in Hip Hop). 2. There is a relationship between lyrics and visuals. The lyrics are represented with

images. (either illustrative, amplifying, contradicting). 3. There is a relationship between music and visuals. The tone and atmosphere of the

visual reflects that of the music. (either illustrative, amplifying, contradicting). 4. The demands of the record label will include the need for lots of close ups of the artist

and the artist may develop motifs which recur across their work (a visual style). 5. There is frequently reference to notion of looking (screens within screens, mirrors,

stages, etc) and particularly voyeuristic treatment of the female body.6. The artist may develop motifs or iconography that recur across their work (a visual

style)7. There are often intertextual reference (to films, TV program mmes, other music videos

etc).

Music videos demonstrate genre characteristics. (e.g. stage performance in metal videos, dance routine for boy/girl band, aspiration in Hip Hop). 

• Our music video will be based on the song Pharoahs by sBTRKT which we would describe under the Electro Dance Music genre. We hope to involve slight dance moves within sections of the video, allowing the genre of Electro Dance Music to be shown.

There is a relationship between lyrics and visuals. The lyrics are represented with images. (either illustrative, amplifying, contradicting). 

Our planned music video has the idea of being amplifying. This is because the there will be no visuals that link to the lyrics directly however the band members will be singing the lyrics throughout the song. We could also say that our planned music video will have essentially contradicting visuals to the lyrics. By using timelapses of city views these do not match the lyrics in anyway and hence contradicts them.

There is a relationship between music and visuals. The tone and atmosphere of the visual reflects that of the music. (either illustrative, amplifying, contradicting). 

We hope there are several links to the visuals and the music. We plan to have many jump cuts into different shots to match the tempo of the song at that present time, for example at the start of the song the same shots a repeated over and over again as the tempo gets quicker the shots get shorter and the jump cuts to the next shot get quicker emphasising the tempo of the music and therefore creating a relationship between the music and visuals. Another relationship between the music and visuals we hope to make is through the band members dancing in rhythm to the music and hence creating the link.

The demands of the record label will include the need for lots of close ups of the artist and the artist may develop motifs which recur across their work (a visual style). 

• We plan to meet the demands of record labels as we are planning to involve many close ups of the artists’ features. By doing this we believe it will create emphasis of the band throughout the song and give each member their own time to feature also.

There is frequently reference to notion of looking (screens within screens, mirrors, stages, etc) and particularly voyeuristic treatment of the female body.

• Although there are only girls that feature within the music video we do not intend to refer to notion of looking and particularly voyeuristic treatment of the female body. Although we may change there mind as this may be carried out throughout the styling of the band member at the current time it is not planned to do so. However it some may say it is through the make up of the artists which may be seen wearing red lips. This is a promiscuous colour and therefore would make them look sexualised slightly.

The artist may develop motifs or iconography that recur across their work (a visual style)

• This is the bands first music video and therefore they will not have developed any motifs or iconography that recur across their work.

There are often intertextual reference (to films, TV programs, other music videos etc).

Due to using existing music videos for inspiration for our own there will be intertextual reference within our music videos. For example we feature a similar car scene as the songs; Young thug- bestfriend and Grimes -Genesis does hence holding a intertextual reference to it.