Hybrid Genre: Amplification & Hybrid Genre: Disjuncture & “Fast-Paced

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Radiohead Disjuncture Amplification
Very abstract and unusual ideas and images Entire video is essentially a lego brick stop-motion -“Fell In Love With A Girl”
-“No Surprises” which are not directly linked to the song or the animation. Depicts duo performing song, and a
interpretations of it, but still not completely couple chasing each other around.
ract “disjunct” from song (artist is still shown singing it) Also has a large
Artistic, abst Brief “camera” s collection of everyday
hots images (cars, signs,
Start with minimal brightness, few
flashing lights increasing in number Continuous shot throughout. No camera movement or Video depicts two sea, water etc.)
cuts. Entire video shot in high-speed and played in slow- people chasing each represented. Cuts
and intensity to reveal more as the
song builds up. Expressive lighting. motion, gives a slow, lifeless aura which complements the other around, various quickly to different
mood of the song. Minimal editing. Lighting is most “locations” emulated locations, people,
expressive, changing according to mood of music (musical with lego bricks. objects etc.
synaethesia, music determines visual image).
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Short, “repeatable
TYPICAL CONVENTIONS: Very loose and
Entering 2nd verse, lights intensified, - Amplification or Disjuncture suggestive ideas and
singer is revealed to be inside an astronaut- narrative. No actual
- Artistic, interesting, daring to be different
esque dome contraption, water filling up. performance of song,
- Abstract and subtle images and ideas nothing explicitly or directly
“Weird” images - Meanings and ideas are usually unclear at first, links to the meaning or
“Calm” interpretation of the music.
leading to many interpretations
Lego bricks are often
- These points also means enhanced repeatability regarded as toys, yet the
use in this music video
Different, subtle Also shows brief shots of the duo seems to let them “spring
represented with bricks, playing the into life”. Very artistic, like
song. Very fast camera cuts, most videos from this duo.
Dome is filled with water, singer holds enhancing “repeatability”. Low degree
breath lifelessly for a sustained period of authenticity in performance.
of time. Meanwhile, lighting is left
unchanged and still.

Death Cab For Cutie Visually decentred. Many quick REM

“Soul Meets Body” shifts and jumps from location to
location, from band to music notes. -“Everybody Hurts”
Genre Category: Amplification “Lon
“Amplifies” the song and lyrics with creative Slight Narratives: esom
interpretations and ideas. “Mystical” - Shows band stuck in traffic jam e”
Music Videos - Alternative Rock - Everyone eventually gets out
- Subtitles are not merely lyrics, but reflect the Slow
Slight Narratives: thoughts of the characters in the video came pannin
“Dynamic” mod ra cuts, g, slow
- Singer meeting with band and performing song
- “Music notes” emerging and soaring through “Calm” “Powerful” moo erate tem suits
d of
song po and
Hybrid form:
skies, some getting caught and destroyed. “Magic
- High degree of authenticity when band performs al” “ABSTR - Singer and band are participants in the narrative.
song, various close-up shots of instruments. ACT” - Video delivers and amplifies ideas and interpretations (e.g.
subtitles), but still relatively straightforward.
Relativ - Hybrid of illustration (straightforward visualization) and
ges camera ely slow
g i c al ima Close shot of “Music Notes” emerging amplification)
al, ma casual, cuts, dynamic,
Mystic “shaky” from ground.
shots.
Subtitles revealing characters’
Mid-shot of “Music Notes” thoughts and feelings
caught and killed off one by
one.
At the end, video switches to point of
view of a news reporting, describing
the event.

Climax of the song, all spontaneously

exits their vehicle and joins the band
walking forwards. Musical synaethesia.
Shot from crane -amplifies number of
Singer walks through woods to people and size of traffic jam.
find band and performs song