This document provides examples of different visual motifs seen in music videos including: 1) A close up of an artist's eye, exaggerated in size to seem impossible; 2) A post-apocalyptic scene depicting a lone survivor in a destroyed world; 3) Horror imagery used to appeal to fans of a band known for monster masks; 4) Intertextuality shown through an artist seeing their own reflection as art; 5) A ritual celebration party on a beach, typically depicting racial stereotypes.

1. Motifs

2. Close up
This is a close up of a artists eyes. This is to show the audience a
impossible shot and make the eye look bigger and exaggerate it more.

3. Post Apocalyptic
This is an example of a post apocalyptic image. This is usually
used in videos to show the future and the whole world being
destroyed and the artist being the only person alive.

4. horror
This is an example of Horror used in a music video.
This tends to appeal to some fans and this particular
band have created their image around horror and
wearing monster masks and this seems to sell.

5. intertextuality
Intertextuality is when the artist recognizes itself as art.
This is usually done by an artist looking into a mirror.
For this video her lyrics are ‘beautiful no matter what
they say’ and this is her realizing she is beautiful and
she is a celebrity.

6. Ritual celebrations
This is an example of a ritual celebration and this is showing
a party on the beach. This is usually used to show a party or
artists having a good time. It usually shows white people
being demonist and black people being happy.