Goodwin analysis

Tribute music video

There is a relationship between the music and the visuals. The beginning of the song is very slow and there is only the sound of the guitar. This links to the visuals because there isn’t any cuts during this section. This highlights the genre of ‘Rock’ and is also reinforced due to the visuals of the guitar.

There is a relationship between the lyrics and the visuals. The singer speaks about him and his brother hitch hiking and this is clearly shown in the visuals. This also creates the effect of a rock genre as they seem to be quite care free and not bothered about their appearance much, which are seen as connotations of a rock band.

There is another relationship between the visuals and the lyrics. There is also intertextual references. The visuals of the devil could imply the ‘rock’ genre because it is quite a dark reference.

There is a relationship between the visuals and the music. As the song begins to speed up the cuts get quicker and relates to the visuals. The quicker pace of the visuals also relates to a montage type vibe adding to the conventions of rock videos.

The Music and Visuals here also show the speed of the music quickening and also match the sounds of the guitar. This becomes quite like a montage which has been seen in rock videos.

Close ups of the singers allow a more intimate feeling for the audience to watch it. The use of the background also demonstrate the genre characteristics due to the singing and the band performance.