The document contains summaries of 25 music videos, including the name, artist, genre, type of video, inspiration taken from the video, and purpose. The types of videos include narrative illustration, conceptual symbolic, performance, and others. The inspirations include editing techniques, camerawork, special effects, and more. Most purposes are to promote the artist or tell the story in the lyrics.

1. Summer Research Task
Music Videos
Ashley Goodall

2. Music Video
 Name: Lose Yourself
 Artist: Eminem
 Genre: Rap
 Type of Video: Narrative Illustration
 Inspiration: The song and video is based on how he started his
successful career in the music industry and what challenges he over
came to get where he is today.
 Purpose: The purpose of the video is to show his story as the lyrics go
on.
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmXumtgwtak

3. Music Video
 Name: Louder
 Artist: DJ Fresh ft. Sian Evans
 Genre: Drum and Bass
 Type of Video: Conceptual Symbolic
 Inspiration: To get outside and active to enjoy the summer
 Purpose: To show the positive energy from the characters.
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eE-dwpWpscU

4. Music Video
 Name: Last Resort
 Artist: Papa Roach
 Genre: Rock
 Type of Video: Narrative Disjuncture
 Inspiration: This video only uses one setting in the video
to tell a short story, this inspires me that I don’t have to
use a wide range of settings to show a story.
 Purpose: To convey violence to the audience.
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Khclru7C60Q

5. Music Video
 Name: It Wasn’t Me
 Artist: Shaggy
 Genre: R&B
 Type of Video: Narrative, Illustration
 Inspiration: The camera focuses equally on the 2 singers through
out the video, this inspires me to maybe use more than 1 singer.
 Purpose: To tell the story of the problem of the character was
cheating.
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPObzJkWueY

6. Music Video
 Name: Drop The Game
 Artist: Flume + Chet Faker
 Genre: House
 Type of Video: Conceptual Symbolic
 Inspiration: The entire music video has a slow tempo in music
and editing. Also the camera movement is very slow. This
inspires me to have a slow paced music video.
 Purpose: To express the mood from the song to the dancers
movement.
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vopR3ys8Kw

7. Music Video
 Name: Super Massive Black Hole
 Artist: Muse
 Genre: Rock
 Type of Video: Performance
 Inspiration: From watching this video it inspires me to use abstract effects
on the characters and the setting as it is shown in this music video
multiply times.
 Purpose: To self promote and make the audience want to Muse Live.
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LgcDpTH47g

8. Music Video
 Name: Higher
 Artist: Sigma ft.Labrinth
 Genre: Drum and Bass
 Type of Video: Narrative Amplification
 Inspiration: A wide range of stunts are shown when the tempo of the song
to make the video more exciting and appealing for the audience, this
inspires me to use stunts to make the video more exciting.
 Purpose: Make the video more thrilling to watch and to promote Labrinth
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xv2SCjuuGt8

9. Music Video
 Name: Part Rock
 Anthem Artist: LMFAO
 Genre: Pop
 Type of Video: Performance
 Inspiration: This video gives me the inspiration of having a group of dancers of singers in our video
to bring more excitement and joy to the video. The use of wide shots in this video show this the
screen shot.
 Purpose: The purpose of having this performance video is to promote themselves so people will
want to go to their concerts.
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQ6zr6kCPj8

10. Music Video
 Name: Down with the Trumpets
 Artist: Rizzle Kicks
 Genre: Pop
 Type of Video: Narrative Amplification
 Inspiration: This video uses temporal extensions to emphasise the story and the actions of
the characters, for the example when the chaser jumps over the 2 singers this inspires me
use this editing technique so out video will be unique.
 Purpose: To self promote them selves as they are always
In the frame.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ip8OsExLJs

11. Music Video
 Name: Radioactive
 Artist: Imagine Dragons
 Genre: Rock
 Type of Video: Performance + Disjuncture
 Inspiration: As this video is a mix of performance and disjuncture as it
simultaneously shows members of the band and story of pit fighting teddy
toys. This inspires me in my video to show story as well as our members.
 Purpose: From this band doing this in their music video it makes it unique
and people will remember it.
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktvTqknDobU

12. Music Video
 Name: Bonkers
 Artist: Dizzee Rascal
 Genre: Rap/Pop
 Type of Video: Conceptual Symbolic
 Inspiration: From start to end this video has fast pace editing to fit with the
tempo of the song. This inspires me to have a fast editing in my music video
 Purpose: Dizzee Rascal has used this video to promote him self. Also the
abstract and crazy setting and features (clothing) fits with the name of the
song.
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISy0Hl0SBfg

13. Music Video
 Name: Lean On
 Artist: Major Lazer & DJ Snake
 Genre: Disco/House/Electronic
 Type of Video: Narrative Illustration
 Inspiration: This video inspires me that the movement of the characters in
video can express the rhythm of song, through correct movement, for
example the dance as shown in this video.
 Purpose: The purpose of the video is to express the feeling of the song from
the dancers movement.
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqeW9_5kURI

14. Music Video
 Name: White Noise
 Artist: Disclosure
 Genre: House
 Type of Video: Narrative Disjuncture
 Inspiration: As all this video is, is a security guard dancing to the song, with
no relation to the lyrics, this inspires me that my video does not have to fit
with the lyrics.
 Purpose: To promote the singer and the DJ
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkk2H3Ztrfk

15. Music Video
 Name: In the End
 Artist: Linkin Park
 Genre: Rock
 Type of Video: Performance
 Inspiration: This video uses a wide range of shots
From wide to close ups, this inspires me to use all types
of shots to make my video more appealing.
 Purpose: As this video mostly shows the band, it will make their target audience want to
go to their concerts.
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVTXPUF4Oz4

16. Music Video
 Name: Rude Boy
 Artist: Rihana
 Genre: Pop
 Type of Video: Conceptual Symbolic
 Inspiration: From watching this video it inspires me to use abstract, shapes
and patters to create feeling to the audience.
 Purpose: The purpose of this video is for Rihana to promote herself from
dancing in the video. Secondly to create feeling from the use of abstract
effects.

17. Music Video
 Name: Jar of Hearts
 Artist: Christina Perri
 Genre: Pop
 Type of Video: Narrative Illustration
 Inspiration: This video only uses transitions of the fade (white to white). This is
used to fit the lyrics and tempo of the song. From watching this as gave me
the inspiration of using different transitions.
 Purpose: The purpose of the video is to show the story that the lyrics are
singing. From showing the narrative in a clear way it makes the lyrics more
powerful to the audience.
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8v_4O44sfjM

18. Music Video
 Name: Earth Quake
 Artist: Labyrinth ft. Tinnie Tempah
 Genre: Pop/Rap
 Type of Video: Conceptual Symbolic
 Inspiration: The main feature of this music video was the special effects
which was created by using a green screen. This inspires me to invest in a
green so I will be able to create effects to make our video more exciting
and appealing to the audience.
 Purpose: The purpose of the video is to create excitement and to promote
labyrinth and Tinnie temper and they have a lot of screen time.
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0fk6syQ7iY

19. Music Video
 Name: Rock DJ
 Artist: Robbie Williams
 Genre: Pop
 Type of Video: Narrative Disjuncture
 Inspiration: In this entire video only 1 setting is used, this inspires to only use 1
setting to make it simply and remembered by our audience.
 Purpose: The purpose of this music is to promote Robbie Williams to his
audience, he does this by showing off his sexual appealing to attract
women.
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnO3nijfYmU

20. Music Video
 Name: Centuries
 Artist: Fallout Boy
 Genre: Pop/Rock
 Type of Video: Narrative Amplification
 Inspiration: This music video has a very simply narrative, slaves are sent to
the area to be executed but survive, this reflects the lyrics. This inspires me
to have a simply narrative in my music video
 Purpose: The purpose of this video is to promote the band as all the band
members are the slaves who are being executed are the band members.
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBr7kECsjcQ

21. Music Video
 Name: Bangarang
 Artist: Skrillex
 Genre: Dubstep
 Type of Video: Conceptual Symbolic
 Inspiration: The pace of the video has multiply changes as the song kicks
into its drop. Secondly the video includes the technique of a temporal
ellipsis, to show the 3 children into full grown adults from watching tiers
shadows grow.
 Purpose: The purpose to create excitement as the song has a very fast
tempo.
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJVmu6yttiw

22. Music Video
 Name: Counting Stars
 Artist: OneRepublic
 Genre: Pop
 Type of Video: Performance
 Inspiration: When the band are in the frame, each member is in a close up
with their instruments. This inspires in my video not to just focus on the singer
but on the entire band we I do a performance music video.
 Purpose: The purpose of this video is it promote the band and to want their
to go see their concerts as you can see them perform in the video.
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hT_nvWreIhg

23. Music Video
 Name: Roar
 Artist: Katy Perry
 Genre: Pop
 Type of Video: Narrative Illustration
 Inspiration: As this video progresses Katy evolves from a typical girl being
scared of the jungle to the ultimate survivor of the jungle. This inspires me to
have more main character in my narrative change during the song to
become more powerful or weaker.
 Purpose: The purpose of this video is to promote Katy Perry and to tell the
story that the lyrics are sending across.
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CevxZvSJLk8

24. Music Video
 Name: Fire Starter
 Artist: Prodigy:
 Genre: Drop and Bass
 Type of Video: Performance
 Inspiration: This entire music video has a monochrome effect (black and
white). This works as a video as it fits the setting and genre. This inspires me
to use a monochrome effect in my video
 Purpose: The purpose of this video is to bring more excitement towards and
the song, also makes the song easier to remember. Secondly the purpose
to tempt their audience go to see them live at their concerts.
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmin5WkOuPw

25. Music Video
 Name: Still D.R.E
 Artist: Dr. Dre Ft. Snoop Dog
 Genre: Rap
 Type of Video: Conceptual Thematic
 Inspiration: To fit its Rap Genre the setting is all on the Streets, matching the
theme and genre of the song. This inspires me to have a setting that will
perfectly fit the genre.
 Purpose: The purpose of this video is to promote Snoop Dog and Dre. Dre,
and to show the life style of a rapper on the streets.
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CL6n0FJZpk

26. Conclusion
 While doing my research I found out that most common music videos that I
researched were narrative types of Video, for example ‘It wasn’t me’ ‘Roar’
and ‘Lose Yourself’.
 If I was going to do 5 of these songs I would chose one with lyrics witch can
carry over a narrative in a video.
 Firstly I would chose ‘Counting Stars’ by One Republic.
 Secondly ‘Lose Yourself’ by Eminem.
 Thirdly also I would chose ’Radioactive’ by Imagine Dragons.
 Fourthly I would make a video to ‘Earthquake’ by Labrinth
 Lastly I would make a music video to ‘Higher’ By Labrinth