Textual Analysis: 5 Recommended Music Videos

In this song, the video is fast paced to match the song type, this is because it is a very alternative dance song and doesn't comform to mainstream conventions. The variety of colour is also used which is normally used in most dance genre songs as it shows happiness and positiveness. The song only uses primary colours in the slow pace parts of the song as it shows the tone of the singer.

The artist wanted it to be represented as an art gallery with the use of the frame and the handheld camera angle on the singer to show that she is the object of looking. In addition, it promotes the use of showing music as an art form.



This song is an indie song so it uses conventions from the genre such as slow motion shots in contrast to fast paces shots. The video also uses a narrative pause during the robbery which shows emphasis on the story within the music video more than the song itself.

The song uses the stereotypical rock cliches to make the band look edgy, this is used by the shots of alcohol and drug use within the video and the showing of sexual activity.



This is another indie styled song and uses conventions from an indie song from the time it was released such as a main focus on the band. The use of showing a record with The Smiths name on the front makes you instantly see who is playing. The song also uses counter types as it makes the male band seem feminine with the use of flowers everywhere.

The band is represented as a figure head as the handheld camera shots are used to make the band open and viewable and also the use of low angle shots and high angle shots makes it look like the band is even more open.



In this song, it uses a lot of dance conventions with the use of dance choreography and people dancing all over the place. There is a lot of high key lighting and bright vibrant colours as it is trying to promote happiness and make people ready for the summer.

The artist uses this song to represent love as an art form and that the wide use of camera shots shows that many people could view your self expression of love to someone else. The use of the country makes it shown as a place of summer and a place where people will go to relax and enjoy themselves which is what the song could have been made for.



In this song, the lyrics illustrate the visuals in the video and that the quick cuts shows exactly what the lyric is trying to say. As if to say it was a very simple idea the lyric was trying to promote. The song also uses a variety of intertextual references like the TV showing velocitie and the note from the Australian Space Research Institute.

The song uses montage to show the matching lyrics and video, the song also uses repetitive shots such as the woman singing but with differences on her face like smeared makeup to show the time process being accelerated.