Unconventional! Doesn’t link to the lyric, random, hand held, and limited shots, bad lighting, broke the conventions, no performance at all
Nirvana “Smells Like Team Sprit”
Uses conventions of music video promos, Band shots, performance, crowd shots, matches the genre as its dark.
Peter Gabriel “Sledgehammer”
Extreme close-up, use of stop motion and green screening, quite arty which has influenced some areas of the video.
Radiohead “No Surprises”
Use of the some of the lyrics in the video however they aren’t that clear, extreme close up, rather unconventional with the use of one shots, however it is an performance.
Nirvana “In Bloom”
Performance, band shots, close up’s, unexpected style for the genre wouldn’t expect a video that is in the style from the 1950’s
R.E.M. “Everybody Hurts”
Uses text to help explain the person’s situation or what they are thinking, as well as shows some lyrics, matches the lyrics, depressing song with the match on the shots, many narratives, no performance until the band member gets out of the car and mimes. Slow cuts
Johnny Cash “God’s Gunna Cut You Down”
Extreme close ups and close ups, with a use of stop motion, features famous people.
Weezer “Pork and Bean’s”
Intertextuality from the most popular songs on Youtube, performance, whole video made out of Youtube stars
REM “Losing My Religion”
Dark shots, a lot of contract between background and foreground, close up’s, artistic shots, reference to religion.
Radiohead “Street Sprit”
Slow motion, black and white, simple location at an America trailer park, one object in the image slow motion other not. Close Up’s,
Eminem “Without Me”
Comic book references, references to chat show [like Jeremy Kyle], reference to Batman, Elvis on E!, and CNN [seen as ENN] [AMERICAN TV CHANNELS], close up’s, Girls wearing little.
A-ha “Take On Me”
Still images, Close Up are as drawing and real life.
Bjork “Human Behaviour”
Odd, Dark Shots looks lost, elements of fairytales, and dreams
Blur “Coffee and TV”
Uses a milk cartoon as a main character, use of narrative! Performance happens 3 minutes in,
Blur “Coffee and TV”
Uses a milk cartoon as a main character, use of narrative! Performance happens 3 minutes in,
