Thursday, 25 June 2015

Research into student made music videos


Rihanna - Disturbia

Majority of this music video is lip synced. As it is a student made video, some of the lip syncing does not match up perfectly with the soundtrack. This shows the difference between the quality of student-made and professional music videos. There is a narrative portrayed in the video, although at times it is unclear what message the video is trying to portray. However, what can be understood is that the narrative portrayed by the characters corresponds directly with the lyrics of the song. There is live performance within the narrative. There are two key characters, one of whom is telling the story and one who is assumed to be representing 'disturbia'. The characters show the relationships and concepts that are discussed through the lyrics in the song. There are three main locations: the woods, the dance studio and a garage-like scruffy location. The different locations may be used to show that 'disturbia' effects people no matter where they are. There are no credits in the music video.

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