The Verve - Bitter sweet symphony Shot for shot recreation

Our task for the second half of the summer term was to recreate a famous music video shot for shot. Our class chose to recreate the first 2 minutes of the famous music video for Bitter sweet symphony by The Verve.
Below is the final result, as well as the original:

Bittersweet Symphony - Shot for shot remake by Isaac Winterburn on Scribd

Potential Artists to use #2

After much debate and deliberation, we have made a list of some of the songs/ Artists that we would like to produce a music video for and, if used, the brief would be achieved and fulfilled to a good standard.  These arent our final selection, but it is closer than last time to finalising a song to use.

1)

Strengths:
- Catchy and memorable riff.
- Variety throughout the song, including several different sections.
- Clear message in the lyrics that would be easy to explore and experiment with in a music video


2)
Strengths:
- Clear song structure
- Catchy and memorable chorus
- Different sections with the introducting of different instruments

Weaknesses:
- Perhaps quite repetitive with some, but not lots of variation

3)
Strengths:
- Introduction of different instruments and backing vocals
- Experiments with major and minor chords and tones
- Emotive and powerful lyrics - with a memorable lyrical phrase

Weakness
- Not many dramatic changes
- Not so many clear sections

How does this music video explore the conventions of Andrew Goodwins theory of music videos?

How does this music video explore the conventions of Andrew Goodwin's theory of music videos?

Andrew Goodwin writing in 'Dancing in the Distraction Factory' (Routledge 1992)

1) Music videos demonstrate genre characteristics

- E.g. stage performance in metal video, dance routine for boy/girl band).

2) There is a relationship between lyrics and visuals

- Either illustrative, amplifying, contradicting

3) There is a relationship between music and visuals

- use of irony

- either illustrative, amplifying, contradicting

4) The demands of the record label will include the need for lots of close ups of the artist and the artist may develop motifs which recur across their work

- (a visual style)

5) There is a frequent reference to notion of looking (screens within screens, telescopes, etc) and particularly voyeuristic treatment of the female body.

6) There is often Inter Textual References (ITR)

Ok GO - This Too Shall Pass

How does this music video explore the conventions of Andrew Goodwin's theory of music videos? by Isaac Winterburn

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