Riptide

Question 1

Aims of Riptide

Answer 1

Vance’s first song so the aim is to attract attention to him as a music artist.
Done through the use of enigmas allowing multiple different interpretations of the video

Question 2

Actress

Answer 2

We follow an almost narrative of the destruction of the woman potentially due to a toxic relationship that she continues to go back to.
Lipsyncing scene is the motif and shows this clear decline. Her eyes become more and more vacant whilst he make up begins to ruin she has bruising and blood on her hands
lipsyncing begins to et more out of line

Question 3

SONG

Answer 3

Contrapuntal sound - song sounds very upbeat but the visuals are quite sad seeing a girl decline and being trapped etc. 
synchronous sound (song says right hand we see a right hand)

Question 4

music video genre

Answer 4

Hybrid between a narrative and thematic.
Thematic: random scenes, lack of mise en scene, pure confusion it evokes
narrative- motif of the woman signing showing her deterioration

Question 5

Gender

Answer 5

Woman are sometimes presented as being vulnerable and weak (trapped with dentist thing in mouth) however they are also shown as being able to be independent and free themselves as she does with the tree.
They are also shown as being for the pleasure of men (takes off top at beach)
Women seen as being emotionally unstable but also independent and in wealthy elegant clothing
Video shows the move away from typical gender conventions

Question 6

Social issues

Answer 6

Could be depicting ideas of domestic violence and being engages in a passionate yet dangerous relationship

Question 7

Genre of the song

Answer 7

Indie folk and Indie pop