Showing posts with label music video. Show all posts
Showing posts with label music video. Show all posts
Sunday, March 9, 2008
"S.O.S."
Context -- I'm trying to find a boy version of "Teardrops on My Guitar," and I think this is it. The boys may be a little older and the setting is not high school, but I think it works. Now students can contrast these two videos.
How I would use it in class -- How are the boys portrayed in this video? Is this a realistic portrayal? Consider the setting here. The whole video is on a cruise ship. Does this seem realistic to you? How are the girls in the video portrayed? Is this portrayal realistic? What values are embedded in this video? How to they correspond to your values? The boy in this video has been rejected by the girl. How does he respond to the rejection? Compare this to the "Tears on My Guitar" video. Does this seem realistic in a boy? Pick a favorite "torch song" and create a storyboard for a music video. Will the protagonist be male or female? What will be the setting?
Teardrops on my Guitar
Context -- Taylor Swift's music video was one of the tops in 2007. How is she, a high school girl, portrayed in the video? There is a definite difference between the two Taylors in the video. What would account for that?
How I would use this in class -- There is something fishy going on in this video! Here are the questions I would ask after showing the video: This video certainly represents a high school girl's feelings. We have two stories going on - one in the memory of the girl who thinks about her interactions with Drew, the boy she loves; and one in the present while she is crying over his rejection of her. How is the girl dressed in the memory? How is she dressed in the present? What accounts for the difference? What it the setting of the present? How does this relate to a teenage girl? Consider her clothing. She is dressed in normal school clothes in the memory, but what is she wearing in the present? Why? Do you think the girl is prettier in one time frame over the other? Which one? Why? Trey Fanjoy is the director of the video and a woman. She has won many awards for her music videos and has worked with many country/western stars. How does a woman director influence this video? Do you think the video captures the meaning and mood of the song? What values are embedded in this video? How do they correspond to your values? If you could make a music video for this song, what would it be about?
Saturday, January 19, 2008
AHa
Context. Amy and Sharon have gotten me interested in music videos again. So I have spent about 2 hours looking at videos on iTunes and Limewire. I tried to find the one we watched again in class last week, and it took me over an hour to remember who it was (Phil Vassar, "This is My Life"). While I was looking, I found one of my absolute favorites -- "Take On Me" by AHa. I love the love story they develop and the intersection of animation and live action. I am always so sad for the girl that gets shoved back to life only to read the comic and see the boy get hit with the wrench and then struggle to get through to life again. It's hard to describe, but if you are familiar with the video, you understand.
How I would use this -- I guess I could use this video as an intro to comics. It would be an interesting study of special effects and editing as well. The plot might be used to show exposition, inciting moment, rising action, climax and resolution.
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