Media Assignment 1 - Researching Range of Music Videos

ASSIGN 1Researching Range of Music Videos

Name of Video: All The Way

Artist: Timeflies

Genre: Pop/Electronic

Type of Video: Performance/Conceptual

Purpose of Music Video: If you dedicate yourself to something, you can do it.

What’s inspirational: The many different things shown such as surfing and snowboarding. They are difficult to reproduce but show one way we could go about recreating it.

Name of Video: Once in a While

Artist: Timeflies


Type of Video: Narrative/Electronic

Purpose of Music Video: Shows a regular lifestyle, very relatable

What’s inspirational: The scenes are fairly easy to recreate (party, in bedroom etc.)

Name of Video: Monsters

Artist: Timeflies ft. Katie Sky

Genre: Pop/Rock

Type of Video: Performance

Purpose of Music Video: Show the actors performing, much different to their other songs

What’s inspirational: Easy set to recreate, lyrics are also meaningful.

Name of Video: One Night

Artist: Timeflies


Type of Video: Performance/Conceptual/Somewhat Narrative

Purpose of Music Video: Relates to lyrics and also shows their performance skill (guitar and concert)

What’s inspirational: The use of all 3 types of video in one is somewhat unique.

Name of Video: We Found Love

Artist: Timeflies

Genre: Rap/Pop/Electronic


Purpose of Music Video: Show their success (concerts, fans etc.)

What’s inspirational: Use of many different settings, somewhat montage editing

Name of Video: Enjoy the Ride

Artist: Krewella

Genre: Electronic

Type of Video: Performance/Narrative

Purpose of Music Video: Show the artists performing

What’s inspirational: The unique costumes for some of the people involved

Name of Video: Party Monster

Artist: Krewella

Genre: Dubstep


Purpose of Music Video: Show the artists performing, strong horror concept.

What’s inspirational: The editing and the use of mise-en-scene

Name of Video: Under Pressure

Artist: Logic

Genre: Rap

Type of Video: Narrative

Purpose of Music Video: Link to the lyrics, he is a criminal ‘under pressure’

What’s inspirational: Very unique full PoV video.

Name of Video: The Greatest

Artist: Futuristic

Genre: Rap


Purpose of Music Video: He is singing his song to random people in a college, this shows his target audience.

What’s inspirational: Use of setting, normal clothing and MES

Name of Video: Too Easy

Artist: Futuristic

Genre: Rap


Purpose of Music Video: Similar to his other song. He is singing to his target audience, in a public area.

What’s inspirational: Easy MES and setting.

Name of Video: Bout the Business

Artist: Hopsin

Genre: Rap


Purpose of Music Video: Show him performing, and that he is now independent. Left his record label

What’s inspirational: Use of setting and lighting

Name of Video: Don’t

Artist: Bryson Tiller

Genre: Pop


Purpose of Music Video: Promotes his debut album. One of his first music videos. Shows his performance

What’s inspirational: The use of different coloured lights and the fairly easy use of settings.

Name of Video: Hotline Bling

Artist: Drake

Genre: Pop/Rap


Purpose of Music Video: Promote the Artists performance skills, promote album.

What’s inspirational: Unique use of setting and colour

Name of Video: La La La

Artist: Naughty Boy ft. Sam Smith

Genre: Pop


Purpose of Music Video: The meaning of the lyrics is linked to the video. It is a story.

What’s inspirational: Unique use of characters.

Name of Video: Stand by Me

Artist: Ben E King

Genre: Soul/Pop


Purpose of Music Video: To show the artists performance.

What’s inspirational: The use of simple settings and MES.

Name of Video: Smooth Criminal

Artist: Michael Jackson

Genre: Pop


Purpose of Music Video: Show the artists performance skills and dancing.

What’s inspirational: Use of group dancing, and lighting.

Name of Video: The Way You Make Me Feel

Artist: Michael Jackson

Genre: Pop

Type of Video: Narrative/Performance

Purpose of Music Video: Shows the dancing and performance of the actor.

What’s inspirational: Use of public setting and dancing.

Name of Video: Video Killed the Radio Star

Artist: The Buggles

Genre: Rock/Pop


Purpose of Music Video: It was the first ever music video. Song used to promote the new technology.

What’s inspirational: The unique use of MES.

Name of Video: Stovall

Artist: Microwave

Genre: Rock


Purpose of Music Video: Publicise their performance skills.

What’s inspirational: The use of setting.

Name of Video: Start a Fire

Artist: Stephen

Genre: Electronic

Type of Video: Conceptual

Purpose of Music Video: Explore ‘you need to lose yourself, to find yourself’

What’s inspirational: ^

Name of Video: One More Time

Artist: Jon Bellion

Genre: Contemporary Pop

Type of Video: Conceptual/Performance

Purpose of Music Video: Promote his album

What’s inspirational: The use of cutaways.

Name of Video: Money Go

Artist: Belly ft. Travis Scott.

Genre: Rap

Type of Video: Conceptual/Performance

Purpose of Music Video: Promote his mixtape/album

What’s inspirational: The use of editing

Name of Video: THat Part

Artist: ScHoolboy Q ft. Kanye West

Genre: Rap


Purpose of Music Video: Promotes his album. Also a very big collaboration so worthy of extra budget and a video.

What’s inspirational: The use of lighting

Name of Video: Stronger

Artist: Kanye West

Genre: Rap/Electronic

Type of Video: Narrative/Performance

Purpose of Music Video: A video for one of his popular songs, with a popular collaboration (Daft Punk)

What’s inspirational: Lighting and setting, also editing.

Name of Video: Love Lockdown

Artist: Kanye West

Genre: Rap/Pop


Purpose of Music Video: One of his more popular songs from his album turned into a video. The lack of detail in setting makes the lyrics more important.

What’s inspirational: Use of white setting makes it clean and simple.

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Media Assignment 1 - Researching Range of Music Videos