Genre Characteristics
- The band performs constantly throughout the video.
- Fairly basic music video, nothing extravagant.
- Simple black and white colour scheme with an everchanging bright colour.
What is the relationship between lyrics and visuals?
- No relationship between lyrics and visuals.
What is the relationship between music and visuals?
- The coloured wall behind them changes with every beat throughout the song.
Are there any close-ups of the artist and star image motifs?
- The lead singer of the band comes closer to the screen every so often, so he is making a connection with the audience.
- There are no star image motifs.
Is there reference to the notion of looking?
- No reference to the notion of looking.
Are there intertextual references?
- No intertextual references.
Is it performance-based, narrative-based or concept-based? How much of each?
- It is completely performance based as the video is the band performing the whole time.
As this is my last analysis of an Indie music video, through this research I have learned that it is essential for there to be performance aspects in an Indie music video. Furthermore, it is not entirely necessary to have a clear narrative although most videos of this genre comply to that idea. There seems to be some connection to Goodwin's theories such as association with lyrics and visuals, however, it is not all that obvious. The association of music and visuals is more common and clearer to the viewer. In my video, I will aim to take on these guidelines and information and thus produce a video that will be similar to these and will successfully concur with the Indie genre.
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