Textual analysis of Avicii - Wake Me Up

Introduction
- The genre of this music video is alternative dance
- Not the typical dance music video

What is the relationship between lyrics and visuals?
- The actual title of the song links to the visuals because they wake up twice in the video
- When the lyrics 'when I'm wiser and I'm older' are sung, the camera focuses on older people
- Also the lyrics 'they tell me I'm too young to understand' are sung and at that same time they focus on the younger girl
- The lyrics 'hope i get the chance to travel the world' are sung and she is travelling on a horse

What is the relationship between music and visuals?
- When the music is slow at the beginning, the pace of the video is slower
- When the first beat of the music drops, the horse starts running in slow motion so it fits with the beat
- When it carries on with the dance music, they all dance at the concert

Are there close ups of the artist and star image motifs?
- There aren't any close ups of the artist but you see them at the end of the video when they are performing at a concert
- Their sign for their band is everywhere in the video, on the girls arms and on the stage when they perform

Is there reference to the notion of looking?
- When everyone is at the concert the camera shows the girls dancing and focuses on their arms with the logo on them
- There is a sense of voyeurism when this part of the video is being shown
- The Male Gaze theory can be seen in this video 

Is the music video performance based, narrative based or concept based?
- This video to start with is all narrative based
- At the end of the video it becomes mostly performance based with Avicii playing at the concert

Conclusion
- Overall this video is quite different for the type of music it is being played too but it works
- The relationship between the music and the visuals are very well done as well

Textual analysis of Disclosure - White Noise

Introduction
- The genre of this music video is electronic, deep house
- Dull colours used throughout
- Dance song, dancing used in the video

What is the relationship between lyrics and visuals?
- The only relationship i can see between the lyrics and the visuals is that the lyrics 'You got me washed out, washed out, colour drained' links to the colour of the whole video because it is very dull and there are no bright colours
- Other than that there is no connection between the lyrics and the visuals

What is the relationship between music and visuals?
- The music and the visuals have a very strong link
- When the first beat drops the man suddenly starts to dance in time with the music
- When the music slows down again the guy gets on with his everyday life again, it's almost as if when the music drops he drops his life for a few minutes and dances

Are there close ups of the artist and star image motifs?
- There are no close ups or any shots for that matter of the artists
- There are only actors in the music video
- The sign for Disclosure (the face drawn with white lines) comes up at one point in the music video which shows it is their song and them who made it

Is there reference to the notion of looking?
- There isn't really any reference to the notion of looking apart from the girl
- She is shown close up towards the end and this shows some voyeurism
- There is a little bit of the Male Gaze theory involved but not much at all

Is the music video performance based, narrative based or concept based?
- This music video i would say is completely narrative based
- There is no performance and it is a story of a security guard living another day of his life

Conclusion
- Overall, i like this music video because of the way the dancing fits to the beat
- I think its very well done with the deserted buildings as well 

Textual analysis of Coldplay - Paradise

Introduction
- The genre of this music video is R&B/pop
- A very modern music video
- Has titles at the beginning to make it like a film

What is the relationship between lyrics and visuals?
- When Chris Martin is dressed as an elephant and he has the pieces of cardboard this is showing the lyrics clearly and that links the lyrics and the visuals together
- The name of the song 'Paradise' is also a lyric and fits with the visuals because it's all about an elephant getting back home which is paradise
- However these are the only two links because the song is about a girl but this is not evident in the video

What is the relationship between music and visuals?
- When the song goes 'para para paradise' the shots are edited so that the next shot comes up at the beginning of the next 'para' which makes it fit the beat
- At 2 minutes into the song, Chris Martin buys a unicycle and the beat drops at the time the shot changes to him riding the unicycle
- At about 2.35 the song goes to a different tune and he becomes sad which fits with the music
- Then the pace picks up when he finds the rest of his 'family'
- When he runs up to the rest of them it is in slightly slow motion and this is the same for when they dance together as this goes with the music
- In the instrumental at the end it cuts to them doing a gig with the guitar solo which fits nicely with the music

Are there close ups of the artist and star image motifs?
- The only glance we get at the artists is when Chris Martin takes off his elephant head when riding the unicycle
- Throughout the rest of the video the band are all wearing the costumes
- They use their piano and guitars which have the neon paint all over them which means you can tell that it is them

Is there reference to the notion of looking?
- This is focused on the elephants and how sad this one elephant is
- There is no voyeurism
- No Male Gaze involved either

Is the music video performance based, narrative based or concept based?
- This music video is mostly narrative based with the story of the elephant getting back to the wild but at the end it turns to performance based because they are singing and playing their instruments at the gig

Conclusion
- Overall, i think this music video is very good and well thought out
- It is modern so it has lots of different shots in it and i think that makes it look very effective

Textual analysis of Radiohead - Lotus Flower

Introduction
- The genre of this music video is electronic rock
- It's a very minimalistic video
- All in black and white

What is the relationship between lyrics and visuals?
- There are so many links between the lyrics and the visuals
- Thome Yorke acts out the lyrics throughout the song
- Examples of this are at the beginning when he sings 'i will shake myself into your pocket' he acts this out and puts his hands in his pockets
- Then he also sings 'i will sink and i will disappear' at which point he gets lower to the floor
- Another example is when he sings 'there's an empty space inside my heart' and he clutches his heart
- When he sings about the lotus flower he makes a shape like a flower

What is the relationship between music and visuals?
- The beat of the music very much fits with Thome Yorke's dance movements
- He gets faster when the music gets faster and he slows when the music gets slower

Are there close ups of the artist and star image motifs?
- There are lots of close ups of the artist
- In these close ups you see him singing or making facial expressions which fit with the mood of the song
- There are no star image motifs

Is there reference to the notion of looking?
- Very much focused on Thome Yorke and look at him from all different angles
- No voyeurism
- No Male Gaze involved

Is the music video performance based, narrative based or concept based?
- This music video is performance based because he is singing and dancing to the music
- It may have a slight bit of narrative in there because he is acting out the words but i wouldn't say it was a lot at all

Conclusion
- Overall i think this music video is very well done as it is minimalistic and it is very effective
- It grabs your attention because it is quite a strange way of doing a music video  

Textual analysis of Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody

Introduction
- The genre of this music video is rock
- Almost as if it is two songs put together as the two sections of the song have very different sounds

What is the relationship between lyrics and visuals?
- There isn't actually a relationship between the lyrics and visuals apart from the fact that they are singing and their emotions when they are singing the lyrics is sad
- In the second part of the song, there are the lyrics 'i see a little silhouette of a man' and he sings this, this is what you see on the screen, this is the only relationship between lyrics and visuals in the video 

What is the relationship between music and visuals?
- They are moving around to the beat and rhythm of the music when they are performing with the instruments
- Also when they are singing in the formation of four the shots are edited together to the beat of the song as well

Are there close ups of the artist and star image motifs?
- There are close ups of the artists pretty much all the way through the video and the lighting is done so that you can't see their faces properly when they are in the quartet.
- There are no star image motifs

Is there reference to the notion of looking?
- I wouldn't say there was reference to the notion of looking apart from maybe when they were singing on the stage and performing
- No voyeurism involved
- No Male Gaze theory in the video either

Is the music video performance based, narrative based or concept based?
- This video is purely performance based as they are constantly singing and performing and there is no narrative or anything more to the video

Conclusion
- Overall, this video only has two scenes and this makes it simple
- It is an old music video so it actually fits in with Firth's theory of only having performance in there and nothing else

Textual analysis of Michael Jackson - Thriller

Introduction
- The genre for this music video is funk/disco
- It has many different scenes (the movie, real life and the dream)

What is the relationship between lyrics and visuals?
- The relationship between the lyrics and the visuals are huge
- When Michael Jackson sings 'it's close to midnight' they are outside in the dark with the moonlight on them which links hugely
- He also acts out most of the lyrics that are being sung for example when he says 'now's the time for us to cuddle close together' he hugs the girl as he sings it so the relationship between the lyrics and visuals is very close

What is the relationship between music and visuals?
- When all the zombies come out and Michael Jackson turns into a zombie and they start dancing, that is to the beat of the music
- When the lyrics 'thriller' are being said the zombies are all doing the famous thriller dance move which fits with the song

Are there close ups of the artist and star image motifs?
- There are many close ups of the artist as Michael Jackson is in almost every scene in the video
- He is shown as a normal person and a zombie
- There are close ups of his face singing and also of his dance moves

Is there reference to the notion of looking?
- The girlfriend is shown as good looking and has make up on, this shows some voyeurism involved
- She is also shown as strutting through the street with heels on
- There is an element of the Male Gaze when the girlfriend is in shot

Is the music video performance based, narrative based or concept based?
- This music video is both narrative based and performance based
- Narrative when the film is showing and also when the zombies come out and performance when he is singing

Conclusion
- Overall, this music video is very much showing what is being sung which means it is very narrative based
- I like the way this is done and that he is pretty much acting out what he is saying

Textual analysis of Red Hot Chili Peppers - Universally Speaking

Introduction
- Festival music video, all shot in one place
- Genre is alternative
- Has a funny element to the video

What is the relationship between lyrics and visuals?
- There isn't actually a link between the lyrics and the visuals
- The lyrics are about love and the video is about a guy trying to get into a festival and get on stage with The Red Hot Chili Peppers without a ticket

What is the relationship between music and visuals?
- The relationships between the music and the visuals mostly happen at the end of the video, for example when he gets into the golf buggy and the music picks up
- When he goes on stage with the band, the song is in the middle of a guitar solo and this is what you see on the screen 

Are there close ups of the artist and star image motifs?
- The whole video is of an actor in a festival but at the end the band on stage are The Red Hot Chili Peppers and there are shots of all the members but they are very brief so you can't actually see them properly
- On the drum in the band you can see the words 'Red Hot Chili Peppers' which shows who they are

Is there reference to the notion of looking?
- There are parts in this music video when there is voyeurism involved such as when he throws the frisbee on the girl in the bikini but that is very slight and so there isn't much there
- There is no real link to the Male Gaze theory either

Is the music video performance based, narrative based or concept based?
- This music video is purely narrative based until the very end where there is performance of The Red Hot Chili Peppers on stage
- There is no concept based part in this video

Conclusion
- Overall, i think this is a good music video that involves humour and although it could get away with more voyeurism they have decided not too which i think is good
- I also like the way the artists are only in it for a short period of time at the end rather than the whole way through

Textual analysis of Four Tet - Smile Around The Face

Introduction
- Video for song with no lyrics
- Type of sound that the music gives out matches the emotions of the man
- Genre is a sort of electronic style


What is the relationship between lyrics and visuals?
- There are no lyrics in this music video so it makes it very different to all the others except you could easily find this music video to fit with music with lyrics

What is the relationship between music and visuals?
- There is quite a lot of relationship between the music and the visuals as those are the only two components of the music video as there are no lyrics
- When the man falls over on the bus the music gets dramatic and once he is up the music gets woozy and all over the place just like him and how he feels
- As soon as you see the daughters the music lightens up again as this is the highlight of his day
- At the end when he goes into the bath the music is still slightly up beat and then when he puts half of his face underwater the music gets very calm and you see him happy

Are there close ups of the artist and star image motifs? 
- There are absolutely no close ups or shots of the artist and this is what makes the music video interesting
- All the way throughout the video it is a camera facing this man and what he does in everyday life, there are no other shots used

Is there reference to the notion of looking?
- There isn't a notion to the reference of looking
- No Male Gaze theory involved
- No voyeurism used

Is the music video performance based, narrative based or concept based?
- This music video is purely narrative based
- It is a story of this mans day
- No performance of the artist and it all makes sense and links with the pace of the music

Conclusion
- Overall, this video is a very simple one as there is only one kind of shot and there are no lyrics involved so it makes you think more about the meaning of the song and the video

Textual analysis of Ultraista - Smalltalk

Introduction
- Simple music video
- Genre is pop even though music video may not show this
- Different paces at which the music video plays at which fits with the music

What is the relationship between lyrics and visuals?
- There is no real relationship between the lyrics and the visuals
- Only slight relationship would be the lyrics 'sharp memory talks i hear around the room' and you get the feeling in the music video that she is in one room all the time so that fits with the lyrics.

What is the relationship between music and visuals?
- The relationship between music and visuals is quite obvious
- As the music gets faster or slower the coloured lights on the singers face become slower or faster depending on the pace of the song at that moment in time
- Also when there is an instrumental, a few of the times the visuals move to a drum stick being used on a drum to show the instrumental part

Are there close ups of the artist and star image motifs?
- The whole music video, apart from the drum part, is a close up of the artist singing
- There are no changes in the distance from the music artist even though the shots do change slightly so it is not done on one big uninterrupted video

Is there reference to the notion of looking?
- There is huge reference to the notion of looking all the way through this video
- The singer is constantly being looked at close up and she has make up on the make her more sexualised
- It is particularly her lips that are the reference to the notion of looking
- Laura Mulvey's male gaze theory
- Voyeurism  is used

Is the music video performance based, narrative based or concept based?
- This music video is performance based
- The whole way through the music video there is just performance and nothing else

Conclusion
- Overall this is a very simple yet effective music video
- The music fits with the visuals with the beat but there is no real link between the lyrics and the visuals
- It is a purely performance based music video as there is no narrative and it is not concept