The document provides information on four music videos: 1. The Streets - Hip hop music video that tells a narrative story through photos from a holiday. The lyrics and visuals are closely linked. 2. Green Day - Punk rock video that follows the character Jimmy and ties closely to the lyrics through scenes that illustrate the words. Includes close-ups and fast editing. 3. Gotye - Indie pop video that depicts the singer and another artist naked as their bodies are painted into the background through stop motion. The visuals have little connection to the lyrics. 4. The Prodigy - Electronic dance video that features nightclub scenes and women as typical for the genre.

1. The Streets – You‟re Fit But Don‟t You Know It.
The Streets are a British Hip hop/Garage band that formed in
1994. Hip hop music is tend to be written by solo artists or young
men because that‟s what kind of audience would listen to Hip Hop.
Director – N/A
Features Critical Observations Visual Examples
Hip hop music tend 0.26, 1.33,
Genre to have attractive
Characteristics women, money in
their video or
something to suggest
they do have a lot of
money, sex and
fighting. Throughout
the video there are
scene implying sex
which is emphasized
by the lyrics also
there is a scene
where there is a fight
between the singer
and a group of men
this is typical for a
Hip hop video.
There is a
Relationship relationship between
between the lyrics the lyrics and visuals
and visuals for example “You
look like an eight or
a nine maybe with
four more beers
you‟ll be just fine”
there‟s visuals of the
singer with four
beers at a bar and a
woman he is staring
at whist singing.
Next scene is when
he goes “wandering
to order a burger or

2. chips” he is looking
at pictures of
burgers and chips
but also he mentions
in the song about
loosing his place in
the line, which
happens in the
visuals. Next scene is
when he goes and
when the man in
white behind us was
clocking onto you”
you see a man in
white chatting up a
girl in the
background. “Into
the arms of some
other man” we see
her and the man in
the pervious scene-
leaving arm in arm.
The visuals and the
Relationship music flow but they
between music and don‟t flow as well as
visuals they do with the
chorus. This is
because the
beat/rhythm of the
song in the verse
varies so it‟s hard for
the changing of the
photos to be in time
with the music
whereas the chorus
the changing of the
photos link with the
music because the
music has a steady
beat/rhythm.
There is a close up of
Are there close-ups the star when he is
of the artist and star talking about the

3. image motifs? man in white with
the woman he likes
this could be to show
his emotion about
not getting the girl.
This is the only close
up shot in the whole
video, which could
be because this part
of the video is
significant.
Yes there are. The
Is there any voyeurism is key in
reference to the this video because it
notion of is about girls and
looking/voyeuristic looking/ trying to get
qualities? with them. There are
also parts where
there is nudity of the
women suggesting
the singer wants to
get with the women
in this video. The
costume does play a
part in us knowing
that their intentions
is to get with the
girls because the
women are wearing
minimal clothing
suggesting that they
are easy and men
can take advantage
of them.
The video as a whole
Is the video I think is more
performance, narrative because it
narrative or concept flows in a sequence
based? How much of as if it‟s telling a
each? story. The video
helps us understand
the story as he is
showing us videos in

4. a picture form. The
narrative of the
video is the singer
has just come back
from a holiday he
had and he just
picked up his photos
which he took. The
photos are a set in a
video and it links
with the lyrics we so
understand both the
lyrics and the
visuals.
Green Day - Jesus of Suburbia – Punk Rock
Green Day are an American Punk Rock band formed in 1987. Punk
Rock began in 1974 and lyrically it had involved political and anti
establishment themes. Mohawk hair, safety pinned clothes and
make up worn on men was all part of the era of Punk Rock. Punk
Rock music tend to have an outcast, fighting and a performance
involved in the music video. Jesus of Suburbia was directed by
Samuel Bayer. There is two version of the music video, the 12
minute long video with the directors cut and the 9 minute long
video.
Features Critical Observations Visual Examples
Punk Rock
Genre characteristics
Characteristics involves fighting,
being an outcast and
girls. Throughout
the video for Jesus of
Suburbia there are
these themes
throughout. For
example the start of

5. the video you see the
main guy (Jimmy)
talking to a girl
Jimmy is angry
which is typical of
punk rock music but
it also involves a girl
which again is
typical for this
music. Also Jimmy
has the punk look
with the black
clothing, black hair
and black eyeliner.
Jimmy is an outcast
with his family and
has been rejected by
a girl causing him to
be angry and start
fights to release his
anger. This is all
what punk rock is
about.
Throughout the
Relationship video there is strong
between the lyrics inks between the
and visuals video and the lyrics
such as “get my
television fixed” we
see a image of a TV
but also we see
Green Day
performing on the
TV in black and
white. “And Mary
Jane to keep me
insane doing
someone else‟s
cocaine” We see
Jimmy and Mary
Jane (the girl from
the start of the
video) lying on the

6. bed doing cocaine.
“At the centre of the
earth in the parking
lot” we see Jimmy
sat in a parking lot
kissing a new girl.
“City of the dead”
Jimmy writes on the
wall „dead‟ in time
with the lyrics of the
song this is the same
with the part when
the lyrics go “no one
really seems to care”.
All of this stands out
because they are the
only lyrics being
written on the wall
by Jimmy. “Running
away from pain
when you‟ve been
victimised” shows
Jimmy getting in a
car and going and
showing all the
people throughout
the video who he
fought with which
shows the victimised
part of the song.
The relationship
Relationship between the music
between music and and visuals of Jesus
visuals of Suburbia works
effectively. I think
that the relationship
with the music and
visuals is stronger
than the
characteristics of the
genre of music. The
start of the song is
really effective, when

7. the drums hit the
camera changes in a
way that makes the
movements of
Jimmy look jumpy
which is really
effective. Again
when the drum hits
there‟s a scene where
Jimmy is in bed with
Mary Jane, he is on
top the first drum hit
then second drum
hit Mary Jane is on
top and third drum
hit he is on top again
furthermore this is
all fast pace which
matches the activity
Jimmy and Mary
Jane is doing. When
the drum hit
multiple times the
girl is punching the
air but the editing
has made it on
repeat so it makes it
look like she is doing
the drum sounds.
The drum hit and
camera change
throughout the
music video for
Jesus of Suburbia
happens on a regular
basis. The camera is
shot are very fast
pace and tend to be
cut aways.
There are a lot of
Are there close-ups close ups on Jimmy
of the artist and star throughout the video
image motifs? this is done to

8. establish that Jimmy
is our main
character and he is
who we are
supposed to
associate with. The
start of the video
shows Jimmy in
close up it shows
that he is smoking,
we can see his rough
punk looking
hairstyle and his
black eyeliner which
is all typical for the
punk style.
Throughout the
video the main thing
which happens a lot
in the video is
smoking and drugs it
is seen in close ups
which could suggest
it is important.
There is an extreme
close up of Jimmy‟s
eyes which shows his
anger this is typical
for punk rock music.
There are a lot of
Is there any voyeuristic qualities.
reference to the For example there is
notion of a part in the music
looking/voyeuristic video where Jimmy
qualities? is sat on the bed
watching Mary Jane
in her underwear
getting changed
ready to leave. The
use of this is getting
to know the
relationship between
Mary Jane and

9. Jimmy because it‟s
as if he has asked her
to leave and he is
just watching her go.
Another example
which is strong in
this video is the TV
and Green Day
playing on it. Jimmy
may not have his full
attention on it but
the TV is being
watched partly by
Jimmy but mostly by
us. There is a part in
the music video
where Jimmy does
sit down and watch
the TV. He is looking
up at the TV as he is
sat on the floor as if
he admires/idolises
Green Day as if he
wants to be Green
Day.
The video is partly
Is the video both performance
performance, and narrative. There
narrative or concept is a performance on
based? How much of behalf of Green Day
each? as they are playing
on the TV
throughout the
whole video. It isn‟t
a direct performance
but it is there and we
do see Green Day as
a band performing.
The narrative of the
video does give the
song background
and feeling as it
shows how we are

10. supposed to feel
about the song.
Jimmy is designed to
represent us so the
way he acts is the
way we feel. The
narrative doesn‟t
flow at the beginning
for instance the start
goes “you meant
nothing to me you‟re
just a pair of tits”
then in the video we
see him and Mary
Jane together kissing
so it‟s like it‟s a
flashback and it is
also showing us their
relationship. The
rest of the video does
flow though in a
story like way, how
there‟s a beginning
and middle and an
end.
Gotye- Somebody I Used To Know – Indie Pop
Gotye is a multi musician singer and songwriter. Somebody I Used
To Know is directed by Natasha Pincus and shows Gotye and
Kimbra naked and as they sing their skins gradually get painted
into the backdrop via stop motion.
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Indie pop music
Genre characteristics
Characteristics include keyboards,

11. drums & guitars
instruments and the
singers to have long
wavy hair and like
pastel and bright
colors. There aren‟t
any instruments in
the video but the
video is full of pastel
and bright colors
due to the painted
backdrop with pale
colors such as the
pinks and greys but
there is also bright
colors with the
green.
The music video for
Relationship Goyte doesn‟t really
between the lyrics go with the lyrics.
and visuals There‟s one part in
the whole video
which does go with
the video and it‟s
when Kimbra joins
in the video and she
is singing to Goyte as
if what she is singing
is directed to him
personally “I don‟t
want to live that way
breathing into every
word you say, you
said that you could
let it go and I
wouldn‟t catch you
hung up on
somebody that you
used to know”.
The relationship
Relationship between music and
between music and visuals work
visuals together. The things

12. which do work
together in the video
in time with the
music is the
drawing. Besides
that there is very
little with the music
and visuals being in
time with each other
At the beginning of
Are there close-ups the video there are
of the artist and star close ups by using a
image motifs? tracking shot of
Gotye‟s body parts.
The use of this is to
understand that
Goyte is naked
which could mean
something to the
song and video.
Throughout the
video there is more
medium close ups
rather than close
ups. I think that they
have used more
medium close ups
because they happen
more before the
paint is on him and
after the paint is on
him there is more
close ups which
could want to show a
before and after.
They use mid shots
when him and
Kimbra are together
because it shows
both their bodies
with the paint but
also the distance
between them which

13. is what the song is
about how far apart
the two have become
when they used to be
so close before.
There are some
Is there any notion of looking but
reference to the only when Kimbra
notion of comes into the video.
looking/voyeuristic Her eyes low down a
qualities? lot he is also naked
which is why she is
looking down at him
where as he doesn‟t
look at her anywhere
besides looking into
the camera or having
his eyes closed.
The video is
Is the video definitely concept
performance, based rather than
narrative or concept performance and
based? How much of narrative based. I
each? think this because
there is no strong
narrative within the
music video and
there is no sign of
performance
because there are no
instruments being
played and no
audience. I think the
video is more
concept based
because I think that
the paint lines and
how their bodies fit
together with the
background is a
symbol of how Goyte
and Kimbra fit
together like a

14. jigsaw.
The Prodigy - Smack my bitch up – Electronic Dance
The Prodigy are an English electronic dance music group who
formed in 1990. The Prodigy are said to make different genres of
music such as rave, hardcore techno and industrial with elements
of electro rock and punk vocals. Electronic Dance music tends to
be heard in nightclubs or dance based entertainment. The director
for Smack My Bitch Up was by director Jonas Akerlund.
Features Critical Observations Visual Examples
The characteristics
Genre of dance music is
Characteristics nightclubs, women
and dancing. This
music video does fit
in with the dance
characteristics
because in the music
video there are
scenes of a lot of
women. The women
are seen a lot more
than men in this
video and they are
seen to be less
dominant than the
person we are seeing
things through.
There is night club
scenes throughout
for example when
the person we are
seeing things though
is dancing we see

15. others around them
but also there is a
bar and drinks
around also the
costume others are
wearing suggests
that they are in a
club. Fight scenes
are also typical of
dance music videos.
Throughout the
video the fight
scenes play a big role
in the video because
it‟s how the person
gets from one place
to another but it also
tells us about what
the person we are
seeing things
through is like.
The relationship
Relationship between the visuals
between the lyrics and lyrics are a bit
and visuals uncertain. There is
only two lines
throughout the
whole music video
which are “change
my pitch up, smack
my bitch up” the
lyrics are hard to
work out what they
mean so the music
video needs to lets us
understand what the
song means. I had to
google what the
lyrics meant and
people think Smack
my bitch means to
do something
intensely, like being

16. on stage forthe
music video the
intense feeling is the
drugs and fighting in
the video which in
some ways gives
shock value to the
audience as we
watch the person do
drugs and fight a lot
which is what The
Prodigy want from
this video to shock
us.
The relationship
Relationship between the music
between music and and visuals is much
visuals more stronger than
the lyrics and the
visuals because the
genre of music is
dance there would
bound to be more
music than lyrics.
The music and
visuals do work
effectively together.
When the music
does a sound which
sounds like „pow‟
that‟s when the
scenes and
movements of the
person we are seeing
things through link
together. Also
sometimes when
that pow sound
happens there is like
a second black
screen as if the
person is blinking
because when this

17. does happen the
scene does change.
Before the pow
sounding noise
there‟s a sort of waga
waga in the sound of
the music those
scenes are a bit
longer than the pow
sounding scene
because they only
last seconds where
as the waga waga
sounds lasts for 4
seconds or a bit
more.
There aren‟t any
Are there close-ups close ups of the artist
of the artist and star because we are
image motifs? seeing everything in
first person and
there are no
members of the band
in the video.
The video for Smack
Is there any my bitch up is full of
reference to the voyeuristic
notion of references. Through
looking/voyeuristic out the video we are
qualities? seeing things in first
person and by the
way the person we
are seeing things
through is acting we
assume that the
person is a he
because he is going
to strip clubs,
drinking and
drinking to get with
girls. The ways he is
trying to get with
girls is by touching

18. the girls in
inappropriate areas
such as their boobs
and we see that he is
looking at
inappropriate areas
due to the p.o.v
camera style. Also
strip clubs are
designed to have the
notion of looking
and voyeuristic
qualities because en
go there to watch
women prance
around in little
clothing so again
there is strong
reference to looking
but also male
dominance.
I think the video is
Is the video partly concept based
performance, but also
narrative or concept performance based. I
based? How much of think this because
each? there is no
performance from
the band The
Prodigy themselves
but I think it is
concept based with
the we come up to
conclusions who we
are seeing things
through due to the
activities the person
is taking part in
which could be the
concept of don‟t
judge someone by
their actions perhaps
because at the very

19. end of the video the
actions which do
take place are all
done by a girl. There
is a element of
narrative too with
the process of
leaving home and
ending back at
home. It‟s like the
video is trying to
capture the events of
a night out, like the
getting changed and
ready, the eating, the
drinking and ending
back at home with
someone you don‟t
know.
Coldplay – The Scientist – Alternative Rock
Coldplay are a British Alternative Rock band that formed in 1996.
Jamie Traves directed the music video for Coldplay. Because the
video was set in reverse narrative the lead singer of Coldplay had to
learn the song backwards so when he was miming it would look
right.
Features Critical Observations Visual Examples
The genre of
Genre alternative rock
Characteristics music is that it‟s very
similar to indie
music. In the
21stcentury
alternative rock has
become popular

20. because it‟s
similarity to Brit
pop. Coldplay are
also said to be Brit
pop as well as
alternative rock
which I agree with
but I think that they
are more soft
alternative rock
because they aren‟t
heavy in comparison
to most bands in the
alternative rock
genre. To me I think
Britpop are being
commercially
sellable because it‟s a
popular genre here
in Britian and
Coldplay are a
British band so they
are more than likely
going to have more
British fans this is
why their music
video needs to suit a
British audience.
The music video is
soft and mellow just
like the genre of the
music and the song.
The video isn‟t heavy
and it is suitable for
all ages to watch
because it doesn‟t
have any themes in
the video that are
inappropriate.
Relationship
between the lyrics
and visuals

21. In the last minute of
Relationship the video there is
between music and some relationship
visuals and the visuals.
There isn‟t a strong
relationship with the
lyrics and visuals but
there is some, which
is when he goes “I‟m
going back to the
start”. That bit is a
connection between
the whole video and
that lyric because the
whole of the video
has been done in
reverse narrative so
I‟m going back to the
start relates to the
lead singer walking
backwards to the
start whereas when
the video started we
saw it from the end.
Throughout the
Are there close-ups video there isn‟t any
of the artist and star close ups of the lead
image motifs? singer of Coldplay
because most of the
shots are mid close
ups. In the video he
isn‟t playing himself
so he is acting. The
mid close ups in the
video are designed to
show his miming
backwards but also
show his facial
expression which
look like he is
worrying about
something but also

22. there is mid close
ups at the end when
he is in the car
because he is happy
again so it‟s showing
how he was sad at
the beginning but
happy again at the
end.
In this video there is
Is there any no reference of
reference to the looking or
notion of voyeuristic qualities
looking/voyeuristic at all. I think this
qualities? because it fits into
the genre of music
because it‟s Coldplay
are a mainstream
band they need to be
able to appeal to
most people of all
ages they don‟t want
it to be
inappropriate for
younger audiences.
The genre really
does effect what the
video can show but
the simple ness of
the video does let the
audience focus more
on the song which is
probably what
Coldplay want to
achieve with their
song and music
video.
Is the video
performance,
narrative or concept
based? How much of
each?

23. Slipknot – Duality – Nu Metal
Slipknot are an American nu metal band who formed in 1995.
Slipknot have worldwide success and have released 4 albums and
have won grammys. Nu metal music tends to be listened to by
everyone from teenagers to young adults and even to middle aged
adults. The director for Duality is Tony Pertossian.
Features Critical Observations Visual Examples
Slipknot fit into the
Genre Nu Metal genre. The
Characteristics characteristics of Nu
Metal is that the
shows they put on
get a crowd going
and that there is a lot
of anger in their
songs. In this music
video there is scenes
where you see clips
from live shows they
have done but the
anger is apparent
throughout the video
as the video is based
around a lot of anger
teenagers and a live
performance by the
band.
There isn‟t much
Relationship relationship between
between the lyrics the visuals and the
and visuals lyrics. There is one
lyric though the
whole video which

24. the visual scenes
follow through
which could suggest
that the lyric is the
main lyric in the
video and that is
what inspired the
video. The lyric
which I think
inspired this video is
“It works it‟s way
inside” in the video
is features Slipknot
in a house and there
are A LOT of people
teenagers and adults
trying to get inside
the house which
could be it works its
way inside means
because even when
the house is full in
the video there are
still loads more
people trying to get
into the house.
The relationship
Relationship between the music
between music and and the visuals is a
visuals lot more apparent
that the lyrics and
the visuals. Because
the music is fast
tempo the music
video has to be fast
tempo too so the
editing is quite fast.
The editing the that
has been used so
that it matches the
temp of the song is
slow motion editing
is a popular edit in

25. this music video to
match the slower
parts of the song. A
point in the video
where this edit is
effective is during
the scene where the
large mob of
teenagers are
running towards the
house because it
shows us the amount
of people running to
the house.
There are a lot of
Are there close-ups close ups of the band
of the artist and star but because the
image motifs? editing is quite fast
you don‟t see the
shot for very long
but you do notice
that the lead singer
Corey Taylor has a
lot more shots of
him compared to the
band to show his
significance in the
band. The close ups
in this video show
the band interacting
with the crowd and it
also shows the detail
in the masks worn
by Slipknot.
In this video there
Is there any are not many
reference to the references of looking
notion of or voyeuristic
looking/voyeuristic qualities in this
qualities? video. I believe it‟s
because the lyrics of
this song doesn‟t
have anything to do

26. with women it‟s
more of a personal
song so there is no
male gaze in this
music video. The
music video hasn‟t
got many women in
it also which could
suggest the audience
who listen to
Slipknot are. There
is looking qualities
in this video for
example the house
scene because the
angry mob style
people are all
looking at Slipknot
as if they are looking
up to them/wanting
to be Slipknot.
I think that this
Is the video music video is
performance, definitely more of a
narrative or concept performance video
based? How much of than a narrative
each? because the lyrics
don‟t match the
visuals loads and the
point of a music
video is to help the
audience understand
the song in greater
detail which I don‟t
think the music
video does but it
does show anger
which from the song
there is a lot of anger
within it. I think it‟s
more of a
performance based
video because the

27. band are playing
their instruments
and it‟s like we are
watching a private
show of Slipknot.