Task 3TEXTUAL ANALYSIS OF MUSIC VIDEOS Name of track: hopeless wanderer

Artist: Mumford and Sons

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Features Observations Examples

GenreCharacteristics

establishing shot field to emphasise isolation

further expresses country atmosphere and artists genre indie/country

Relationship between lyrics and visuals?

Few obvious relationships between lyrics and visualsYou brought me out from the cold Shivering gesture

Relationship between music and visuals?

Tranquillity at start. Slow tempo matches peaceful field scene.

When tempo increases towards middle and end, band is more proactive and lively - destruction

Are there close-ups of the artist and star image motifs?plenty of close ups on lead singer.

few on other members to emphasise the genre.

Is there reference to the notion of looking?

brown jackets, trousers and shoes suggest country genre

barn and fields further suggests country genre

Are there intertextual references?

no obvious intertextual references

Is the video CATEGORY ILLUSTRATION, DISJUNCTURE OR AMPLIFICATION? How much of each?The video is much more an amplification rather than illustration or disjuncture. this being because the video contains unusual ideas and approaches to demonstrate the lyrics