Sunday 15 September 2013

Andrew Goodwin and Music Videos 2.Relationship Between Lyrics and Visuals

2. Relationship Between Lyrics and Visuals.
The Lyrics are represented with images is either Illustrative, Amplifying or Disjunctive

  • Illustrative: there is a direct link between the words of the song and the actions in the video
  • Amplifying: introduces new meanings/images/actions that do not conflict with the lyrics but that add/reinforce layers of meaning
  • Disjunctive: there is no direct relationship between the lyrics of the song and the events of the video

Examples:

Example of Illustrative:


Example of Amplifying:


Examples of Disjunctive:







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