The redundant and entropic features of a selected music video – Jon Lajoie WTF Collective 2
· Both predictable and unpredictable representation of rappers. For example, the likes of “MC Confusing” wear typical rapper-style clothing. However, other MC’s such as “MC Historical inaccuracy” have a smarter look. This smarter look is predictable of academic men. This adds a comic element to the video.
· Redundant- Predictable in terms of set. Streets of working class, rough areas.
· Redundant in terms of video structure, the lyrics begin within the first few seconds of the video. There isn’t a strong storyline, like most rap music videos.
· Redundant- The camera angles are predictable in terms of a rap video- a wide and random variety of them.
· Redundant- In terms of editing, a lot of straight cuts, quite fast.
Jon Lajoie- Everyday Normal Guy
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· Redundant- Predictable costume- typical of the genre being portrayed, Setting is stereotypical of music genre- deprived, working class areas
· Entropic in terms of structure- cuts to a random clip of him complaining about his back half-way through.
· Again, predictable in terms of lyrics starting position, within the first few seconds of the video.
Arctic Monkeys - Fluorescent Adolescent
· Entopic; set, costumes, no performance based scenes or artists featured, some dialogue shows up on screen backing storyline and meaning
· Redundancy;
· Lyrics start/stop point is predictable of the majority of pop/rock music videos, start music/lyrics within the first few seconds, end music/lyrics at the end of the video.
· Bit of a storyline/meaning to the music video, typical of pop/rock genres.
The Verve – Bittersweet Symphony
· Entropic;
· Video action- just one of the artists walking down a long street with no change in camera angle.
· There isn’t much in the way of lyrics, making this video unpredictable- main focus is on the video and the music- which is adapted from a classic piece.
· Redundancy;
· Like most music videos it questions or carries a message- this video questions life “What’s the point?”
· In terms of setting, it is fairly predictable of the type of artists that they are. Rock/pop band- typical use of working class areas.
