Music Video Analysis Questions - Unfinished Sympathy & Titanium or Burn the Witch


Answer the following questions:
  • What are the songs about?
  • What message or messages do they convey to the audience?
  • How have the artists been represented in their respective videos?
  • Why have they been represented in such a way?
  • Do the videos represent the artists successfully?
  • What styles of filmmaking have been used? Why utilise such styles?
  • Why does the Radiohead video reference Trumpton and The Wickerman?
  • How does the David Guetta video reference the 80s and Steven Spielberg films?
  • How and why has 'the street' been used in the Massive Attack Video?
  • Do the visuals work well with the musical and lyrical content?
  • What 'pleasure' does the audience get from each video? Consider fans of the artists in question.
Give detailed answers for each question. Use your research to help you.

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