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==Types of expression==
 
==Types of expression==
Allan contends that one can group music videos according to ''types of expression'' -- separate from genres based on content. That is, genres such a rock, pop, rap, country and R&B are the most common way of grouping music videos, but cutting across those genres are certain expressive forms. Allan lists four of them:
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Allan contends that one can group music videos according to ''types of expression''—separate from genres based on content. That is, genres such a rock, pop, rap, country and R&B are the most common way of grouping music videos, but cutting across those genres are certain expressive forms. Allan lists four of them:
  
#Performance - '''Group 4'''
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#Performance - '''Group 1'''  
#Narrative - '''Group 1'''
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#*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0D9MdPh-Uhk U2, "Pride (In The Name Of Love)"]
#Nonnarrative - '''Group 2'''
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#Narrative - '''Group 2'''  
#Graphic - '''Group 3'''
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#*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuNIsY6JdUw Taylor Swift, "You Belong With Me"]
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#Nonnarrative - '''Group 3'''  
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#*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUT5rEU6pqM Shakira, "Hips Don't Lie", ft. Wyclef Jean]
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#Graphic - '''Group 4'''  
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#*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QR_qa3Ohwls Ke$ha, "Your Love Is My Drug"]
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#*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEJLuJyxLDE Doja Cat "Like That", ft. Gucci Mane]
  
Each group should be prepared to explain the characteristics of their "type of expression" to the class, and choose one video that exemplifies it. (The video must be available online: YouTube, mtv.com, Yahoo Music, etc.)
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Each group should find a video that exemplifies one "type of expression" and be prepared to explain how it does so. The video must be available online. '''No R-rated videos, please.'''
  
 
==All groups==
 
==All groups==
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|File:Replacements01.jpg|alt1=Frame capture from The Replacements' ''Left of the Dial'' music video.|Frame capture from The Replacements' ''Left of the Dial'' music video.}}
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File:Replacements01.jpg|alt=Screenshot from The Replacements' ''Left of the Dial'' music video.|Screenshot from The Replacements' ''Left of the Dial'' music video.
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#List four ways that the Replacements' ''Left of the Dial'' breaks the conventions of the music video? Be as specific as possible and draw examples from the video.
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#List four ways that the Replacements' [https://vimeo.com/345097884 ''Left of the Dial''] breaks the conventions of the music video. Be as specific as possible and draw examples from the video.
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#List the five principal antecedents of (or influences on) music television and explain the ''specific'' aspects they contributed to music TV.
 
#List the five principal antecedents of (or influences on) music television and explain the ''specific'' aspects they contributed to music TV.
#Aside from genres and types of expression, what generally characterizes the ''music'' presented in music videos? Allan calls it "The Sound of Video."
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#While discussing "The Sound of Video," Allan discusses the mix of music and nonmusical elements in music video.
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#*Aside from genres and types of expression, what generally characterizes the ''music'' presented in music videos?  
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#*How can nonmusical elements be used?
  
==Sample analyses==
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==Music video production==
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knII3S0MZtY Tom Waits - "Hold On"; on YouTube], [http://www.mtv.com/videos/tom-waits/100413/hold-on.jhtml#artist=943 on MTV.com]
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Each group will:
*[http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?vid=46988 Los Lobos - "Kiko and the Lavender Moon"] (directed by Ondrej Rudavsky, 1992)
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#Choose one well-known song.
*[http://youtu.be/IOu0DuxFAT0 Kina Grannis - "In Your Arms"] (directed by Greg Jardin, 2011)
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#Pretend you're video producers.
*[http://youtu.be/uh2-RJnDGgQ Raphael Saadiq - "Movin' Down The Line (Don't You Go Away)"] (2011)
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#Design two videos for that song that use the narrative, nonnarrative and graphic types of expression. Use a different type of expression for each of the two. Do not use the same concept that the real music video used.
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#*You may divide your group in half to work on these two videos.
  
#How do these videos use the ''types of expression'' discussed above? Is one type dominant?
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Paste pitches into [https://docs.google.com/document/d/17kDB2sWCI0oIZZqypBqMUon0mp6PVGkvl4L-DEwCoz0/edit?usp=sharing Google doc]:
#Do they fit the generalizations about the ''sound'' of video that Allan specifies?
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#A two-sentence pitch for your concept.
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#An explanation of which "type of expression" it is.
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#A link to real music video.
  
==Sample production==
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===The pitches and real videos===
Each group should choose one well-known song and pretend they're video producers.  Design three videos for that song that use the narrative, nonnarrative and graphic types of expression. You may divide your group into sub-groups to work on these videos. And you may want to storyboard your video.
 
  
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== Bibliography ==
 
== Bibliography ==
#Butler, Jeremy G. ''Television: Critical Methods and Applications''. New York: Routledge, 2012.
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#Butler, Jeremy G. ''Television: Visual Storytelling and Screen Culture''. New York: Routledge, 2018.
  
 
==External links==
 
==External links==
*[http://music.yahoo.com/ Yahoo online music videos]
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*[https://tvcrit.org/EO/DV/MusicVideos.php Sample music videos]
*[http://www.mtv.com/music/video/ MTV online music videos]
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*[https://www.youtube.com/ YouTube]
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Latest revision as of 19:26, 14 October 2020

Types of expression

Allan contends that one can group music videos according to types of expression—separate from genres based on content. That is, genres such a rock, pop, rap, country and R&B are the most common way of grouping music videos, but cutting across those genres are certain expressive forms. Allan lists four of them:

  1. Performance - Group 1
  2. Narrative - Group 2
  3. Nonnarrative - Group 3
  4. Graphic - Group 4

Each group should find a video that exemplifies one "type of expression" and be prepared to explain how it does so. The video must be available online. No R-rated videos, please.

All groups

  1. List four ways that the Replacements' Left of the Dial breaks the conventions of the music video. Be as specific as possible and draw examples from the video.

Bibliography

  1. Butler, Jeremy G. Television: Visual Storytelling and Screen Culture. New York: Routledge, 2018.

External links