Music videos demonstrate the genre of the song through visual elements like dance routines. There is a relationship between the lyrics, music, and visuals with the visuals amplifying and illustrating the song. Record labels demand close ups of the artist, iconography, and visual motifs to promote the artist. Music videos also make frequent reference to voyeurism and looking at the female body.
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2. Genre Characteristics
• Music videos demonstrate genre
characteristics for example a dance routine
for a boy/girl band.
Relationship
• There is a relationship between lyrics and
visuals and music and visuals. The lyrics and
visuals amplifies and illustrates the music.
3. Record Label
• The demands of the record label mean there
should be lots of close ups of the artist
(money shots) iconography and visual
motifs.
Voyeurism
• Frequent reference to ‘looking’, and
voyeuristic treatment of the female body.
