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Sunday, 27 March 2011

The communicative-aesthetic functions

Facilitating the comprehension of the lyrics, the most used means are subtitles and lettering

Prince - Sign 'O' the Times

REM - Everybody Hurts

Creating a further reading perspective of the song, generally used for dance/electro/techno music where the verbal text – if there is any – is repeated many times and thus remains extremely simple.

Radiohead - Just

Daft Punk - Revolution 909

To direct the expressivity of the song by creating a specific, guiding atmosphere. Images can bias the way the expressivity of a song is perceived, pushing its reception in the desired direction.

U.N.K.L.E. - Rabbit In Your Hedlights

Coldplay - The Hardest Part

Monday, 21 March 2011

Michael Jackson - Thriller

Although this is not the whole 13 minute song this supposedly one of the best music videos of all time. I think that is up to personal opinion, it’s alright.

Dire Straits - Money For Nothing

I love the guitar rift in this song and also it has some very old graphics in the video. What a leap forward the video industry has had since this was made!

Nina Simone - Feeling Good

I found this video on you tube, it was a project done by a graphic design student, who was set a brief just to make a music video using only letter faces. It quite nice, and I like the song.

The Beatles - Strawberry Fields Forever

This is I believe one of the first ever music videos ever made, so this is what started it all off! Filmed on the 30^th January 1967 in Knoll Park in Sevenoaks, directed by Peter Goldman.

Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody

I had to put this music video in, as I believe that it is the first music video I ever saw many years ago!

"Empire State of Mind" Jay-Z | Alicia Keys

Empire State of Mind - Jay-Z / Alicia Keys

The use of photos that are dropped in with the beat of this song works well, I’ve learnt recently how hard it is to get a video to work with the beat of the song. Another skill I would like to learn how to do well.