1) Black Eyed Peas - Where is the love?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpYeekQkAdc
This is one of my favourite music videos. I love how it involves the artists in the story. The video immerses the viewer and i feel as though watching the video results in you thinking about it after. I also like how the image on screen switches from the artist miming the song to the story.
2) David Guetta - Turn Me On.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVw7eJ0vGfM
This is another favourite music video. It captures your attention and holds it throughout. Although it doesn't portray the lyrics as well as it could have, i still feel as though it is successful. Again i like how there is a story involved in the video. I also think that the graphics are amazing and really life like, i think that this is what makes the video so good.
3) Katy Perry - California Girls.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ru7Og2-aeRo
My final favourite video is Katy Perry, California Girls. I like how the video relates to the 'sweet' image of California Girls portrayed in the lyrics. The producer has done this by creating a world completely made of candy. I like this video because its so different, and that you spot something different everytime you watch it. The graphics are really good too. I also like how the artists are miming the lyrics. Finally i like how its humorous, you see this alot in Katy Perrys videos.
Interesting mix of vids, Holly. If you research any of these further, look at intertextuality (esp in the BEP vid) - that's very much like a homage to the first Blues Bros film (1984).
ReplyDeleteKaty Perry - I agree with what you've put there, although it's clearly using sexuality to sell the vid (and so also the song). Where the ethical and moral grounds become blurred is when you consider the farget audience...
Snoop Dogg is usually aiming for an older teen demographic, but KP spreads her net a lot wider. You get young children liking her music (Radio 1 Chris Moyles fodder) so where does artistic responsibility come in to this video?
Is it even an issue to consider?