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