Goodwin's Points

Goodwin’s points

1.      Music Video demonstrates genre characteristics (e.g stage performance for metal video, dance routine for boy/girl band)

Our Video demonstrates its comical genre with its contrast of political mise en scene and humorous lyrics and dancing.

2.      There is a relationship between lyrics and visuals (either illustrative, amplifying or contradicting)

This is a shot of me holding cheese and wine as the lyric ‘We’ll welcome you with cheese and wine is heard.

3.      There is a relationship between music and visuals (either illustrative, amplifying or contradicting)

The music is upbeat and reflects our dancing.

4.      The demands of the record label will include the need for lots of close ups of the artist and the artist may develop motifs which recur across their work (visual style. eg Michael Jackson's single white glove)

We do not have any recurring motifs as this is our first video, but there are close-up shots of us as the artists.

5.      There is frequently reference to notion of looking (screens within screens, telescopes ect) and particularly voyeuristic treatment of the female body

We have many shots of Paige dancing throughout the video.

6.      There is often inter-textual reference (to films, TV programmes, other music videos ect)

The whole video if a reference to the real life political system, this is shown though our costume and locations. We also reference the Midnight Beast’s original music video by putting their name on many of the computer screensavers.