The document provides analysis worksheets for students to analyze music videos based on themes of gender roles, race, sexuality, materialism, and violence. For the song "Miss Independent" by Ne-yo, the summary is: the woman has a powerful role as a boss and is dressed professionally, there are more women than men in the video, and the message is that the man likes her independence but sees her only as a love interest.

1. Unit 29 – Music Video Production
Music Video Analysis Worksheets
Music Video Analysis - Gender Roles
Song Title: Miss Independent
Artist: Ne-yo
Directions: As you closely watch the music video, answer the following questions with
as much detail as possible.
1. What are the men/women doing? (Dancing, sitting, swimming, etc.)
The women has a powerful role as the boss in the company she works for and the man
complements the women throughout
2. How are the men/women dressed? How much skin is revealed?
The women is dressed in office clothes like blouse skirt tights heels
3. Are there more, fewer, or the same number of men as women?
There are more women than men
4. Describe the body language of the men/women: are they sitting, standing, gyrating,
Mugging, etc.?
She’s acting as she is the head of the company and is talking them through something in a
meeting
5. Do the men/women have power? How do you know?
The women has the power in the video but the man is singing about her stereotyping her
and telling her what she is
6. What’s the message of the song?
That he likes this girl because she’s the boss and she is independent but he’s only seeing
her as a love interest
7. What type of music is the song?
R&B

2. Unit 29 – Music Video Production
Music Video Analysis Worksheets
Music Video Analysis - Race
Song Title: Run This Town
Artist:Jay Z feat. Rihanna, Kanye West
Directions: As you closely watch the music video, answer the following questions with
as much detail as possible.
1. What races do you see represented?
African American
2. Are there any dark skinned women shown? How many?
There’s a group of men and women it’s a mix
3. What is the race of the person at the focus of the video?
African American
4. What are the black/Latino/Asian/white/Native American/Pacific Islander People?
Doing?
All holding fire torches and dressed in gang clothes with their faces covered
5. What’s the message of the song?
Who’s going to run the town tonight
6. What type of music is the song?
Rap and R&B

3. Unit 29 – Music Video Production
Music Video Analysis Worksheets
Music Video Analysis - Sexuality
Song Title: Talk Dirty
Artist: Jason Derulo
Directions: As you closely watch the music video, answer the following questions with
As much detail as possible.
1. Describe any sexually explicit body language:
The women dancers
2. Who is more sexualized – men or women? Both?
Women
3. Are there sexually explicit lyrics or messages?
Yeah the way the artist talks about women is
4. How are subjects of the music video dressed?
The women are is revelling clothes
5. Describe the relationships between the men and women: Are they long or short term?
Casual or serious?
It’s not a relationship it’s more of a onetime thing
6. What’s the message of the song?
He’s asking the women to speak a certain way
7. What type of music is the song?

4. Unit 29 – Music Video Production
Music Video Analysis Worksheets
Music Video Analysis - Materialism
Song Title:Look at me now
Artist: Chris Brown
Directions: As you closely watch the music video, answer the following questions with
as much detail as possible.
1. Describe the products that are highlighted in the video: (cars, jewelry, clothes, etc.)
Cars, Clothes, Material things
2. Are any brand names shown?
Nike
3. How is wealth defined in the video?
He’s basically saying that to all the people that ever doubted him should ‘look at him now’
because he’s wealthy and famous and he talks about him having lots of money
4. Are products mentioned in the song lyrics?
No
5. What’s the message of the song?
The message is basically him saying that he’s got lots of money and he’s better than all the
people who ever thought he wouldn’t ‘make it’ because he’s telling everyone to ‘look at
him now’ and how much he’s gone up and how much he’s achieved
6. What type of music is the song?
Rap

5. Unit 29 – Music Video Production
Music Video Analysis Worksheets
Music Video Analysis - Violence
Song Title: Seen It All
Artist: Jake Bugg
Directions: As you closely watch the music video, answer the following questions with
As much detail as possible.
1. Describe any violent lyrics in the song:
He talks about drugs and someone getting stabbed
2. Describe any violent body language:
The man in the video has been stabbed and he is trying to get people to see it until he
sees a news report about himself being killed and realises he actually died
3. Describe any violent actions or weapons that are shown:
No
4. Describe any self-mutilation or violence:
The man in the video has died
5. What’s the message of the song?
The message of the song is that he’s seen everything that is bad and there’s not really
anything he hasn’t seen so it doesn’t shock him anymore
6. What type of music is the song?
Alternative