music video theories Flashcards
1
Q
According to Goodwin, what is illustration in a music video?
A
where the visuals are a literal interpretation of the lyrics
2
Q
According to Goodwin, what is amplification in music videos?
A
• where the visuals focus on a key lyric from the song
3
Q
According to Goodwin, what is disjuncture?
A
where the visuals have no connection to the lyrics
4
Q
What is Avante Garde cinema?
A
• radical, ahead of its time, artistic rework of contemporary ideas
5
Q
What is Gilroy’s postcolonialism theory?
A
• colonial discourses continue to inform contemporary attitudes to race and ethnicity now
• constructed racial hierarchies in society create binary oppositions through otherness
6
Q
What are the three types of music video according to Simon Firth?
A
• performance
• narrative
• conceptual
