The document contains analysis worksheets for music videos. It provides questions to analyze aspects of music videos like gender roles, race, sexuality, materialism, and violence. For the song "Wrecking Ball" by Miley Cyrus, it finds she swings naked on a wrecking ball displaying her skin and power. For "Crazy in Love" by Beyonce featuring Jay-Z, it notes they are African American and she progresses from average to fancy clothes. The document contains similar analyses for other music videos.

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Music Video Analysis Worksheets
Music Video Analysis - Gender Roles
Song Title: Wrecking Ball
Artist: Miley Cyrus
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.)
She is swinging on a wrecking ball naked.
2. How are the men/women dressed? How much skin is revealed?
She reveals most of her skin and flesh and at one point she is naked.
3. Are there more, fewer, or the same number of men as women?
No there is only one woman in the video and it is Miley Cyrus.
4. Describe the body language of the men/women: are they sitting, standing, gyrating,
mugging, etc.? There is 2 positions in the video where she is standing and where she is
sitting.
4. Do the men/women have power? How do you know?
She shows that she is powerful by using the wrecking ball and breaking down walls
with her sledge hammer.
6. What’s the message of the song?
The message of the music video/song is she is naked because she has been stripped
because she has been hurt inside. And the wrecking ball meaning that she is strong and
powerful.

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7. What type of music is the song?
Music Video Analysis - Race
Song Title: Crazy in love
Artist: Beyonce ft Jay Z
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 is one dark skinned woman and that is beyonce.
3. What is the race of the person at the focus of the video?
Jay Z is African American and Beyonce is African american
4. What are the black/Latino/Asian/white/Native American/Pacific Islander people
doing?
Dancing, singing and one blows up a car
5. What’s the message of the song?
The message is about being crazy in love.

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6. What type of music is the song?
RnB
Music Video Analysis - Sexuality
Song Title: Flashing Lights, Sub Focus
Artist: Chase and Status Ft Takura
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: Homosexual relationships- Showing
attraction for the same gender
2. Who is more sexualized – men or women? Both?
Mainly women are sexualised in this video.
3. Are there sexually explicit lyrics or messages?
The song isn’t sexually related to the music video.
4. How are subjects of the music video dressed?
They are dressed well like for a party. One is very casual and one is quite slutty/girly.
5. Describe the relationships between the men and women: Are they long or short term?
Casual or serious?

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The relationship seems like two women meeting for the first time and spend the night
partying together. Seems to me like a short term relationship just for that night.
6. What’s the message of the song? It sings about flashing lights no relevant to the music
Video.
7. What type of music is the song?
Music Video Analysis - Materialism
Song Title: Crazy in love
Artist: Beyonce ft Jay Z
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.)
Car explosions, fancy fashion clothes, big gold ear rings, long chains around their
neck and big diamond rings on their fingers.
2. Are any brand names shown? No there are no brand names shown in the music video.
3. How is wealth defined in the video? Beyonce starts of looking average with nonexpensive clothes and everyday fashion. Then towards the end she dresses up with aload
of makeup and fancy expensive fashion clothes.

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4. Are products mentioned in the song lyrics? No there are no products mentioned
5. What’s the message of the song? The message is being crazy in love about women. And
being unable to control yourself when you see that woman.
6. What type of music is the song? R n B
Music Video Analysis - Violence
Song Title: end credits
Artist: Chase and status ft. plan B
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 sings about him being killed and going to
heaven. The lyrics read “When the blood dries in my veins” showing that his body not
functional and he has been killed.
2. Describe any violent body language: There is fighting and shooting in the video. And
people being beat up and shot at.

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3. Describe any violent actions or weapons that are shown: There are guns and knives
shown in the video. There is also a lot of swearing and brutal actions.
4. Describe any self-mutilation or violence: Street crime in a rough town somewhere in
London.
5. What’s the message of the song? The message of the song is basically a man been
murdered or shot in a rough town on the streets. And he talks about how when he dies his
body dries up and stops working and he goes to “heaven’s door”.
6. What type of music is the song? Allot of load fast drum and base.