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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 - '''Groups 5 & 1'''  
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#Performance - '''Group 1'''  
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#*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0D9MdPh-Uhk U2, "Pride (In The Name Of Love)"]
#Narrative - '''Groups 6'''  
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#Narrative - '''Group 2'''  
#*
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#*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuNIsY6JdUw Taylor Swift, "You Belong With Me"]
#Nonnarrative - '''Groups 7 & 3'''  
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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]
#Graphic - '''Groups 8 & 4 & 2'''  
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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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==Music video production==
 
==Music video production==
Each group should choose one well-known song and pretend they're video producers. Design two videos for that song that use the narrative, nonnarrative OR graphic types of expression. Use a different type of expression for each of the two, but do not use the same concept that the real music video used. You may divide your group in half to work on these two videos. And you may want to storyboard your video.
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Each group will:
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#Choose one well-known song.
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#Pretend you're video producers.
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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.
  
Be prepared to pitch your ideas to the class.
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Paste pitches into [https://docs.google.com/document/d/17kDB2sWCI0oIZZqypBqMUon0mp6PVGkvl4L-DEwCoz0/edit?usp=sharing Google doc]:
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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.
  
#Two-sentence pitch for each version.
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===The pitches and real videos===
#Label which "type of expression" each is.
 
#Provide link to real music video.
 
  
===The pitches===
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#'''Group 5'''  
Pick one on this Google form, but do not vote for one your group created. The pitch receiving the most votes will earn that group a ''fabulous'' prize.
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#'''Groups 5 & 1'''  
 
#*"Hotline Bling," Drake ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxpDa-c-4Mc Actual video])
 
#*Narrative: Drake follows this girl around a city. Multiple action shots of him chasing this girl around a cityscape.
 
#*Graphic: Retro phones ringing. Multiple Shots of phones ringing but no one answering.
 
#*"Bohemian Rhapsody," by Queen ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJ9rUzIMcZQ Actual video])
 
#*Narrative- A court scene where a man is on trial for murder and when the music picks up, he's found guilty and begins trying to defend himself from the guards and bailiffs. As the song ends, he's in jail and the bars of his cell slide across the screen.
 
#*Graphical- A person's eye is shown, with hands in the reflection of the eye mimicking the singing in the song. When the music crescendoes it explodes into a tsunami of psychedelic imagery.
 
 
#'''Group 6'''  
 
#'''Group 6'''  
#*"Closer," by the Chainsmokers feat. Halsey ([https://youtu.be/PT2_F-1esPk Actual video])
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#*Narrative: An actor and an actress will be portraying a Bonnie and Clyde-esque crime couple on the run from the law. They're eager to escape punishment for their actions while also falling deeper into their doomed romantic relationship.
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#*Graphic: Because a key visual in the song is the backseat of a Range Rover, we picture an animated range rover that changes colors/patterns/dimensions driving through several colorful landscapes. The transitions should fall in time with the beat of the song.
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#'''Group 1'''
#'''Groups 7 & 3'''  
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#*"Dixieland Delight" by Alabama ([https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHZ-pD5LlyQ Actual video])
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#*Non-Narrative: Kid walking down the dirty road wondering with no where to go. Kid sees a Tin can and begins to kick it down the road the rest of the video.
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#'''Group 2'''
#*Narrative: Video shows a boy coming to Bryant Denny Stadium as a young kid, as a student singing the song in the student section, and as an adult with his kid. The video will go full circle of the boys life highlighting UA and the tradition of the campus on gameday.
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#'''Groups 8 & 4 & 2'''  
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#*"Ain't No Rest for the Wicked," by Cage the Elephant ([https://youtu.be/HKtsdZs9LJo Actual video])
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#'''Group 3'''  
#*Narrative: A man drinks coffee and traverses the dirt roads of his Texas town observing the decay of the moral culture.
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#*Graphic: A man is woken each night by a spirit which encourages him to indulge in a surreal night life of sin.
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#'''Group 4'''  
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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==
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*[https://tvcrit.org/EO/DV/MusicVideos.php Sample music videos]
 
*[https://www.youtube.com/ YouTube]
 
*[https://www.youtube.com/ YouTube]
*[http://music.yahoo.com/ Yahoo online music videos]
 
*[http://www.mtv.com/music/video/ MTV online music videos]
 
  
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#*<!-- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGqdIPer-ms Migos - Walk It Talk It ft. Drake] -->
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#*<!-- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6okxuiiHx2w Breakbot - Baby I'm Yours feat. Irfane] -->

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