General textual analysis of music videos

Music video

1. Introduction
The music video: Stay with me.
Sung by: DJ Ironic.
The Genre: it is a pop type of music.
The character type: It’s a narrative type of music with expression.

The music your love is wicked
Sung by Brick and lace
The Genre Ragge music
The character narration/concept and focused on dance

The music promise me
Sung by Girls aloud
The Genre pop music
The character performances


2. What is the relationship between lyrics and visuals?
In the Dj Ironiks video I found out that the lyrics of the song dictates what we are sing in the video, he has made it clear that whatever he mention in the lyrics we see the picture of it in the video. For example when he mention of him being prayerful, we see the picture of him in the church praying. When he talks about him been caring we see him laying next the woman and comforting her.

3. What is the relationship between music and visuals?
“Love is wicked” is Ragge type of music sung by Brick and lace, in this video, the music and visual is connected in a way that the dancers follow certain beats and rhythm while dancing. They also try to connect the lyrics with the beats and vice visa. for example when its in chorus we see them dancing on the beats with different moves.

4. Are there close-ups of the artist and star image motifs?
In Girls aloud the song promise has been made on stage as a live performance. Where by we can see all the girls on the stage, but we can see many close up of each of them as each sings their lyrics. They have made it in black and white sparkly and flashy for more attraction, which might lead to more sell.

They have made the video in a femme vital type, empowerment of the women we can only see then while they try to twist around in there well fitted dress that describes their female features. In the video they have got special image presentation by always dressing in a sexy manner and style of dancing from the previous ones.
5. Is there reference to the notion of
Looking? In girls aloud there is body movement that suggest sexual display. For example when they twist their body waist putting their hand up while they breathe so hard with a smile on there faces. They have also involved the kind of cinema scene where the are watching themselves while dancing on the stage.
6. Are there intertextual references?
In all this music video they all have aspects of
Star image since their dressing co-ordinate with the way they life and character wise.
7. Is the music video performance-based, narrative-based or concept-based?
In the Dj Ironik video there is narrative –based while in bricks and lace is just concept and dance based. For girls aloud is more of performance –based.