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TEXTUAL ANALYSIS OF MUSIC VIDEOS

NAME OF TRACK: COCOON

ARTIST: CATFISH AND THE BOTTLEMEN

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FEATURES OBSERVATIONS EXAMPLES

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CHARACTERISTICS

THE CHARACTERISTIC OF THIS VIDEO IS EVERYONE IN THE VIDEO SHOWS NO EMOTION, THIS IS BECAUSE IT IS SET IN A MENTAL HOME, YOU CAN TELL DUE TO THE PATIENTS AND NURSES.

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LYRICS AND VISUALS?

IN THIS CLIP WE SEE THE YOUNG GIRL LEANING ON THE BOY, THE LYRICS TO THIS CLIP IS ‘REST ON ME’

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MUSIC AND VISUALS?

WHEN THE BOY OPENS HIS EYES IT IS IN TIME WITH THE HEAVY GUITAR BEAT.

ARE THERE CLOSE-UPS OF THE ARTIST AND STAR IMAGE MOTIFS?

THERE ARENT ANY CLOSE UPS OF THE ARTIST AS THEY ARE NOT IN THE VIDEO AS IT IS A STORY BEING TOLD ABOUT TWO PEOPLE.

IS THERE REFERENCE TO THE NOTION OF LOOKING?

THE GIRL IS THE ONLY CHARACTER IN THE THAT ALWAYS LOOK AT THE CAMERA EVERYONE ELSE LOOKS SLIGHTLY OFF CAMERA.

ARE THERE INTERTEXTUAL REFERENCES?

THERE ARE NO INTERTEXTUAL REFERENCES IN THE MUSIC VIDEO AS THEY ARE A NEW AND UPCOMING BAD THEY WANT TO BE AS ORIGINAL AS POSSIBLE.

IS THE VIDEO CATEGORY ILLUSTRATION, DISJUNCTURE OR AMPLIFICATION? HOW MUCH OF EACH?

THE CATEGORY THIS MUSIC VIDEO WOULD FIT UNDER IS ILLUSTRATIONAL, IT IS A SIMPLE VIDEO THAT IS TELLING A STORY ABOUT A GIRL IN A MENTAL HOME AND A BOY THAT VISITS HER AND COMFORTS HER, HENCE THE NAME ‘COCOON’. AS SHE FEELS SAFE WHEN AROUND HIM.

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TASK 4 – ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS BELOW – THIS IS EXACTLY THE SORT OF THING YOU’LL NEED TO DO WHEN EVALUATING YOUR OWN COURSEWORK.

1. Why did you choose the text you are analysing?2. In what context did you encounter it?3. What influence do you think this context might have had on your interpretation of

the text?4. Which conventions of the genre do you recognize in the text?5. To what extent does this text stretch the conventions of its genre?6. Where and why does the text depart from the conventions of the genre?7. What sort of audience did you feel that the video was aimed at (and how typical

was this of the genre/style of music)?8. What sort of person does it assume you are?9. What assumptions seem to be made about your class, age, gender and ethnicity?10. What interests does it assume you have?11. What relevance does the text actually have for you?12. What knowledge does it take for granted?13. To what extent do you resemble the 'ideal reader' that the video seeks to position

you as?14. Are there any notable shifts in the video's style (and if so, what do they involve)?15. What responses does the video seem to expect from you?16. How open to negotiation is your response (are you invited, instructed or coerced to

respond in particular ways)?17. Is there any penalty for not responding in the expected ways?18. To what extent do you find yourself 'reading against the grain' of the text and the

genre?19. How typical do you think this video is of Music Videos?

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