Sunday 14 October 2012

Music and Music Video Theory

Music Theory is the language of music it explains what music is. It looks into how compositions are built and tries to identify questions such as why some pieces are liked and disliked and what makes it memorable? Active and passive listening are the two ways people listen to music, passive is when music is playing in the background and we do not give it our full attention where as active listening is when we are concentrating on the music.
Music video theory emphasises the common factors that make a music video. The video can usually is an illustration of the lyrics however it can also amplify or even contradict the video this usually depending on the genre/style.Music videos always feature a close-up this can be either of the artist of even an important element to the video. Most artists will include their star iconography within the video in order for the audience to recognise the star easily, it can also emphasise the artists style and genre they represent. Most music videos feature the use of voyeurism, usually of females as females are commonly objectified and sexualised from the use of camera work and styling.

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