What do combination videos usually include?

Narrative edited together with the artist's performance

In a narrative video the performer...

may appear as themselves or a character.

How can the narrative connect to the lyrics?

It gives an interpretation about the lyrics.

Why are close ups of the band used in the performance video?

Because they engage the audience creating direct interaction

In a performance video, why do you often see the band performing or relaxing?

To give the audience a feeling of personal access to them.

In Take That's performance what do you notice about the location?

It is an unusual location to add entertainment value.

What can iconography in a song suggest?

The genre or the theme of the music

Why are live stage performance clips used?

Because the audience get a sense of atmosphere / involvement

What is star persona?

A person who has a famous identity outside of their music

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1
What do combination videos usually include?
Narrative edited together with the artist's performance
Different songs from the same performer edited together
Dancing without the performer
Songs from different bands combined together
2
In a narrative video the performer...
always plays a character.
may appear as themselves or a character.
never appears in the video.
always appears in the video.
3
How can the narrative connect to the lyrics?
It makes the lyrics less boring.
It gives an interpretation about the lyrics.
It isn't usually related to the lyrics.
It tells you exactly what the lyrics mean.
4
Why are close ups of the band used in the performance video?
Because the band is so good-looking
Because the singers want to show off new hairstyles / makeup
Because it saves money on a fancy set
Because they engage the audience creating direct interaction
5
In a performance video, why do you often see the band performing or relaxing?
To give the audience a feeling of personal access to them.
The band are only interested in themselves.
To take the focus away from the song if it is not very good.
To show that the band are more important than the audience.
6
In Take That's performance what do you notice about the location?
It is a place where you would often see the band.
It is an unusual location to add entertainment value.
It isn't important to the performance.
It shows the band at home.
7
What can iconography in a song suggest?
The artist's level of interest in the song
How much money the artist spent on the video
The genre or the theme of the music
A real life situation connected to the song
8
What type of video is this?
Narrative
Performance
Combination
Private
9
Intertextuality means that one text connects to another. Which story does this video link to?
Cinderella
A current news story
The singers own love story
Beauty and the Beast
10
Why are live stage performance clips used?
Because it is a cheap way to fill up video time
Because the video is designed to tell a story
Because the band no longer perform live to the audience
Because the audience get a sense of atmosphere / involvement
11
What is star persona?
A person who likes to study the stars
A person who only stars in music videos
A person who follows famous music stars
A person who has a famous identity outside of their music
12
What sort of music video is this?
Performance
Narrative
Thematic
A combination
13
What do narrative videos do?
Focus only on the performance
Tell a story
Focus only on the song
Give factual events
14
What sort of music video is this?
a combination
narrative
thematic
performance

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